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US stabbings leave 4 dead, 7 wounded

ROCKFORD, Mar 28 (AP): Four people were killed and seven were hurt when a man went on a stabbing rampage Wednesday across multiple locations in a northern Illinois community, authorities said.A 22-year-old man is in police custody and was being questioned, according to Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd. She said...

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Gaza starvation amounts to war crime

GAZA, Mar 28 (BBC/AFP/AP): After months of warnings, a recent UN-backed report offered hard statistical evidence that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is turning into a man-made famine.It has increased the pressure on Israel to fulfil its legal responsibilities to protect Palestinian civilians, and to allow adequate supplies of humanitarian...

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Marcos vows counter steps to Chinese S China Sea 'attacks'

MANILA, Mar 28 (Reuters): The Philippines will implement countermeasures against "illegal, coercive, aggressive, and dangerous attacks" by China's coastguard, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Thursday, upping the stakes in an escalating row in the South China Sea.The Philippines is furious over what it calls repeated hostilities by Chinese vessels...

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France to sue teen for falsely accusing headteacher in headscarf row

PARÍS, Mar 28 (BBC): France's prime minister says a teenage girl will be sued by the state for falsely accusing her headteacher of striking her in a heated exchange over her wearing an Islamic head-covering.The headteacher insisted that the pupil remove her head-covering inside the school, in accordance with French...

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World wastes 19pc of its food, UN says

NAIROBI, Mar 28 (AP): The world wasted an estimated 19% of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report.The U.N. Environment Programme's Food Waste Index Report, published Wednesday, tracks the progress of countries to halve food waste by 2030.The...

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Delhi CM's custody extended until Apr 01 in graft case

NEW DELHI, Mar 28 (Reuters): An Indian court extended the custody of opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal until April 1 on Thursday in a graft case related to the national capital territory's liquor policy, local media said.India's financial crime-fighting agency arrested Kejriwal last week in connection with...

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Ukraine downs 26 drones overnight

KYIV, Mar 28 (AFP): Ukraine downed 26 drones overnight as Russia launched its latest salvo of aerial attacks, a senior Ukrainian military official said on Thursday."On the night of March 28, 2024, the enemy launched a missile air strike against Ukraine using three Kh-22 cruise missiles and an Kh-31P anti-radar...

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