Bus plunges off South Africa bridge killing 45

A bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine and caught fire on Thursday in South Africa, killing 45 of the 46 people on board, the transport ministry said

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Israeli strike kills 36 Syrian soldiers near Aleppo: war monitor

An Israeli air strike on Syria's Aleppo province killed at least 36 Syrian soldiers on Friday, according to a war monitor, which added that Hezbollah weapons depots were located in the area

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24 out of 36 hospitals in Gaza non-functional: UN

At least 24 out of 36 hospitals in the Gaza Strip are non-functional, according to a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

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LIQUOR POLICY CASE / Delhi court extends Kejriwal’s custody until April 1

An Indian court yesterday extended the custody of opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal until April 1 in a graft case related to the national capital territory’s liquor policy, local media said.

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CONCERT CARNAGE / Evidence links attackers to Ukrainians

Russia’s Investigative Committee said yesterday it had uncovered evidence that the gunmen who killed 143 people in an attack on a concert hall last week were linked to “Ukrainian nationalists”.

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China ships Tibetan glacier water to Maldives

China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said yesterday, a gift from the world’s highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas.

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$8 BILLION FTX FRAUD / Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge yesterday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the last step in the former billionaire wunderkind’s dramatic downfall.

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World court orders more aid to Gaza

The world’s top court yesterday ordered Israel to “ensure urgent humanitarian assistance” in Gaza without delay, saying “famine has set in”. 

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Fallen crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried gets 25 years jail

Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Thursday following his conviction in one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history

Bangladeshi teen shot dead by police at home in New York

Police were responding to his mental distress call, reports The New York Times

‘Everyone is hungry’

Gazans waited again Tuesday in their hundreds for food to fall from the sky at beaches in the famine-stalked north, a day after nearly 20 died trying to get to parachutes carrying aid.

Trump faces gag order in New York hush money criminal case

Donald Trump was issued a judge's gag order on Tuesday barring him from publicly commenting about witnesses and court staff ahead of his April 15 criminal trial involving hush money paid to a porn star

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Search suspended in Baltimore bridge collapse, 6 presumed dead

Authorities on Tuesday suspended their search for six people missing after a packed cargo ship slammed into a Baltimore bridge, causing it to collapse and blocking one of the busiest US commercial harbors

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Syria strikes kill 15 including Iran Guard, WHO worker

At least nine pro-Tehran fighters, including an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, were among 13 people killed in air strikes in eastern Syria on Tuesday, a war monitor said

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Assange wins temporary reprieve

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange can continue his fight against extradition to the United States after the High Court in London ruled yesterday he should be allowed to appeal against it unless the US promises he will not face the death penalty.

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NZ accuses China of hacking parliament

The New Zealand government said yesterday it had raised concerns with the Chinese government about its involvement in a state-sponsored cyber hack on New Zealand’s parliament in 2021, which was uncovered by the country’s intelligence services.

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US encourages ‘fair, transparent legal process’

The US is closely following reports of the arrest of Indian opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal and encourages a fair legal process, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday

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UN expert accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza

A UN rights expert on Monday said there were “reasonable grounds” to determine that Israel has committed several acts of “genocide” in its offensive in Gaza, also warning of “ethnic cleansing”.

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No let-up in Gaza attacks despite UN resolution

Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip yesterday, with no sign of a let-up in the offensive despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an “immediate ceasefire”.

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Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision

A 948-foot container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the US port of Baltimore in darkness early yesterday, causing it to collapse and sending cars and people plunging into the river below.

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Planting trees in wrong places heats the planet: study

Planting trees in the wrong places can actually contribute to global warming, scientists said yesterday, but a new map identifies the best locations to regrow forests and cool the planet.

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