51 workers killed in Iran
TEHRAN, Sept 22 (AFP): A blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said Sunday, in one of the country's deadliest work accidents in years."The number of dead workers increased to 51" in the explosion at the Tabas mine...
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Three killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon
BEIRUT, Sept 22 (AFP): Lebanon's health ministry said three people were killed in separate Israeli strikes on south Lebanon on Sunday, as Israel said it was striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.In separate statements, the health ministry said one person was killed in "Israel enemy" strikes in three different south Lebanon...
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Israeli attack on Gaza shelter leaves seven dead
GAZA STRIP, Sept 22 (AFP): Civil defence rescuers in Gaza City said an Israeli strike Sunday on a school-turned-shelter killed at least 7 people, with the Israeli military saying it had targeted Hamas militants.The vast majority of the besieged Gaza Strip's 2.4 million people have been displaced at least once...
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Trump 'staged assassination attempts'
NEW YORK, Sept 22 (BBC/Reuters): Wild Mother - the online alias of a woman called Desirée - lives in the mountains of Colorado, where she posts videos to 80,000 followers about holistic wellness and bringing up her little girl. She wants Donald Trump to win the presidential election.About 70 miles...
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Germany's far-right AfD on track to win another state polls
BERLIN, Sept 22 (Reuters): The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is predicted to come first in an election in Brandenburg on Sunday, seeking to build on gains in other eastern states this month and beat Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats in a traditional stronghold.The AfD became the first far-right party...
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Four dead, 18 hurt in US mass shooting
ALABAMA, Sept 22 (BBC): At least four people have been killed and 18 injured in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, police say."Multiple shooters fired multiple shots on a group of people" late on Saturday in the Five Points South area of the city, Birmingham police officer Truman Fitzgerald said.Officers...
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Macron appoints new govt in shift to right
PARIS, Sept 22 (AFP): France finally got a new government Saturday in a shift to the right, as left-wing protesters took to the streets to denounce what they say is a denial of July's election results.The cabinet announced by French President Emmanuel Macron and led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier...
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