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- Half Moon Bay Immigrant Community Reels From Mass Shooting of Farmworkers January 26, 2023A 66-year-old man is facing seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
- Newport News School Was Warned 3 Times That 6-Year-Old Had a Gun, Lawyer Says January 26, 2023Under pressure, the school board voted to end the superintendent’s contract. Other administrators have also left the elementary school.
- Oil Drilled in the Amazon Rainforest Ends Up in California January 25, 2023“One in every nine tanks of gas, diesel or jet fuel pumped in California comes from the Amazon,” one researcher said.
- A Mass Shooting in California Targeted an Entire Family January 25, 2023Amid an escalation in gang violence in small California towns, families have usually been spared. But gangs there are increasingly working with violent Mexican cartels.
- A Federal Court Blocks California’s New Medical Misinformation Law January 26, 2023California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19.
- Memphis Police Enacted Reform Measures in 2020 January 26, 2023The changes came after the high-profile killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by law enforcement officers.
- Newly Discovered Asteroid to Pass Close to Earth Tonight January 26, 2023First detected just days ago, 2023 BU will approach within 2,200 miles of our planet’s surface before moving on.
- A Timeline of Events in the Tyre Nichols Case January 26, 2023Mr. Nichols was pulled over by the Memphis police on the evening of Jan. 7 and died three days later. Five officers were charged with murder on Thursday.
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- US military raid kills key Islamic State regional leader in Somalia, officials say January 26, 2023Bilal al-Sudani, ‘responsible for fostering the growing presence of IS in Africa’, was killed in strike approved by Joe BidenA US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden this week killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani, according to US officials.Sudani was killed on Wednesday during a gunfight after US troops […]
- Archaeologist hails possibly oldest mummy yet found in Egypt January 26, 2023The 4,300-year-old mummy was found at the bottom of a 15-metre shaft near the Step Pyramid at SaqqaraEgyptologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near the capital, Cairo, containing what may be the oldest and most complete mummy yet to be discovered in the country, the excavation team leader has said.The 4,300-year-old mummy was found at the bottom of a 15- […]
- Africa has become ‘less safe, secure and democratic’ in past decade, report finds January 26, 2023Progress in key areas has stalled because of Covid, conflict and the climate crisis, but peaceful nations are performing betterAfrica is less safe, secure and democratic than a decade ago, with insecurity holding back progress in health, education and economic opportunities, according to an assessment of the continent.The Ibrahim index of African governance, […]
- Children go hungry at Kenya refugee camp as malnutrition numbers soar January 26, 2023MSF charity reports 33% rise in malnourished patients at giant Dadaab complex after influx from drought-stricken SomaliaMalnutrition among children in one of the world’s largest refugee camps has surged over the past year as concerns grow at worsening conditions at the site in Kenya.Médecins Sans Frontières said its health facility in Dagahaley, a camp in th […]
- EU toughens stance on non-EU countries taking back citizens denied right to stay January 26, 2023Campaigners say bloc’s plan to use development aid, trade policy and access to visas as ‘leverage’ fails to put human rights firstThe European Union could use development aid, trade policy and access to visas as “leverage” over non-EU countries that are deemed to be failing to take back their citizens denied the right to stay in Europe, according to a draft […]
- Asylum-seeking families with children could face removal from UK to Rwanda January 25, 2023Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says ‘not necessarily a bar’ to families being sent to African countryFamilies with children seeking asylum in the UK are being considered for forced removal to Rwanda, according to a Home Office minister.Immigration minister Robert Jenrick told an evidence session at parliament’s women and equalities committee on Wednesda […]
- Rebel Haiti police rampage through capital to protest cop killings by gangs January 26, 2023Police storm airport and surround prime minister after 10 officers killed in past week amid escalating violence and political chaosExplainer: How did the Haiti crisis get so bad?Disgruntled police officers have rampaged through the streets of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, blocking roads and forcing their way into the country’s main airport where they br […]
- Toronto public transport to get more police as random attacks hit ‘crisis level’ January 26, 2023Police chief says 80 officers will be immediately dispatched to subways and stations as attacks bring city to ‘crisis point’Toronto police has announced plans to deploy more officers on the city’s public transport system as a transit workers’ union warned that a string of random attacks on passengers had brought Canada’s largest city to “crisis point”.The ci […]
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- Tyre Nichols: Five Memphis police officers charged over death January 26, 2023The 29-year-old's family lawyers say he was beaten non-stop by Memphis police like "a human piñata".
- Israel-Palestinian conflict: Fears of wider flare-up after deadly Jenin raid January 26, 2023What's behind the raid on the West Bank city, which led to nine Palestinian deaths on Thursday?
- Haiti police riot after crime gangs kill 14 officers January 26, 2023Fourteen police officers have died since the start of 2023 amid a huge surge in gang violence.
- Egypt archaeology: Gold-covered mummy among latest discoveries January 26, 2023The mummy was found inside a sarcophagus that has remained unopened for 4,300 years.
- Spain church attacks: Suspect was facing deportation January 26, 2023A 25-year-old Moroccan is detained after a church caretaker is killed and a priest injured.
- US hacks back against Hive ransomware crew January 26, 2023The US Department of Justice says its operation against the cyber gang was a 21st Century stakeout.
- Man smashes vehicle into Colorado police station January 26, 2023The driver has been charged with several offences, including attempted murder.
- Ukraine hit by Russian missiles day after West's offer of tanks January 26, 2023Eleven people have been killed and 11 others injured after strikes hit buildings in several regions.
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