Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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At least eight people have lost their lives in a cable car incident in Italy. Per the BBC News, Italy's Alpine rescue service confirmed the tragic news, revealing that a cable car had fallen near the summit of the Mottarone mountain in northern Piedmont. The car is said to have…
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A "tragic mistake" has occurred when doctors accidentally amputated the wrong leg of an elderly man. The Freistadt Clinic in Austria said in a statement cited by Reuters that the man, 82, is suffering from various medical conditions after the horrific blunder, especially after medics didn't realize their mistake for…
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A long-lost Italian village has remerged after over 70 years underwater. Curon, in the province of South Tyrol, was submerged in 1950 when a dam and a merge were built by authorities so that hydroelectric power could be established in the area. However, it resulted in 160 homes being submerged…
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A 1,000-foot skyscraper began shaking in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, sending people fleeing for safety. Per BBC News, SEG Plaza was captured in footage swaying from side to side on Tuesday, seemingly for no apparent reason. The video, which was posted to Chinese social media platform Weibo, also…
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US President Joe Biden has asked the Israeli Prime Minister to ceasefire amid the deadly conflict with Palestine. The POTUS made the request on Monday, May 17, during a call with PM Benjamin Netanyahu after the violence at the weekend, including an airstrike that claimed the lives of at least 42…
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The Israeli military says it has destroyed the home of Gaza's top Hamas leader after a week of intense violence in the region. Violent clashes broke out after the Israeli Supreme Court upheld plans to evict Palestinians from Jerusalem, leaving 26 Palestinians dead as a result of the attack, BBC…
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Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are "optimistic" they're on the cusp of cracking the case. According to The Sun, German prosecutors claim that they have new evidence against Christian B, a convicted rapist and the current prime suspect behind the disappearance of the girl in 2007. [caption id="attachment_1263107784"…
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Isreal has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod as tensions with Gaza continue to escalate. Violence broke out after the Israeli Supreme Court upheld plans to evict Palestinians from Jerusalem. Per Al Jazeera, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared an emergency in Lod, southeast of…
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Violence continues to escalate between the Israeli military and Gaza - leaving the death toll at 35. Among those 35 casualties are 12 children. Violence broke out after the Israeli Supreme Court upheld plans to evict Palestinians from Jerusalem. And tensions rose on Tuesday, May 11, after a huge 13-storey…
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Eleven people have been injured after a balcony collapsed in a freak accident in California. Per KCBS News, the ordeal took place in Malibu after 15 people packed themselves onto a balcony area at a rented beach house, which led to it collapsing and dropping 15 feet down onto the…
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"At least" 11 people have been killed in a school shooting in Russia. BBC News reports that the victims - including a teacher and several students - have died as a result of the mass shooting incident, which occurred in Kazan in the predominantly Muslim region of Tatarstan. There have…
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Remnants from the Chinese rocket that had started to hurtle back towards Earth have landed in the Indian Ocean. Per BBC News, China's space agency confirmed that debris from the 18-ton rocket had landed just west of the Maldives on Sunday, May 9, following speculation about where on Earth it…
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Starbucks has issued a formal statement in response to a staff member's complaint about a customer's order. According to Fox News, the controversial post was made by a barista going by the handle @ProjectJoisee, who took to Twitter to share a picture of a customer's extremely specific beverage request which…
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At least 23 people have died following a metro overpass collapse in Mexico City, the mayor has confirmed. As reported by BBC News, two train carriages could be seen hanging from the collapsed structure, as it gave way on Monday at around 10:00PM local time. More than 70 people have…
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Prince Harry made quite the impact last night during his appearance at Global Citizen's Vax Live concert. The event marked the Duke of Sussex's first public appearance since his grandfather's funeral last month, and saw the 36-year-old prince receive a standing ovation from the crowd of vaccinated frontline workers. As…
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Two cash-in-transit drivers have been praised on social media after dashcam footage went viral showing the moment they were attacked by armed robbers. The heart-stopping footage was shared to various social media platforms, and shows the moment a driver and his colleague were bombarded with bullets on a South African…
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A touching video showing the crew of a doomed submarine has emerged - leaving the world heartbroken. The clip shows a group of men aboard a sunken Indonesian vessel singing together just weeks before the KRI Nanggala-402 went down and resulted in all 53 men losing their lives, BBC News…
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April's Pink Supermoon lit up the night's sky last night - with photographers around the globe capturing some breathtaking shots. In the US, perhaps the most iconic shot was captured in New York City, as photographer John Angelillo captured the supermoon creating a celestial halo around the iconic Statue of…
