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Police officer dies in West Auckland shooting

A police officer has died after two officers were shot and another person was hit by a fleeing car in West Auckland. According to Stuff.co, the two officers were seriously injured after being shot at during a routine t

Vijay Narayan 1 min read
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John Bolton: Trump sought Xi's help with re-election

A new book by the former US National Security Adviser John Bolton says US President Donald Trump tried to get China's President Xi Jinping to help him secure re-election. In details of the forthcoming book in US media,

Semi Turaga 1 min read
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India to use 500 train carriages as wards in Delhi

India is to convert another 500 railway carriages to create 8,000 more beds for coronavirus patients in Delhi, amid a surge in infections. Home Minister Amit Shah announced a package of new emergency measures for t

Naveel Krishant 1 min read
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Atlanta Police shooting of black man condemned

The shooting of another African-American man during a US arrest has prompted fresh condemnation of the use of deadly force by Police. 27-year-old Rayshard Brook was shot dead as he fled officers in a restaurant car

Semi Turaga 1 min read
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Rare silverback mountain gorilla killed by hunters

One of Uganda's best-known mountain gorillas, Rafiki, has been killed. Four men have been arrested, and they face a life sentence or a fine of US $5.4 million if found guilty of killing an endangered species.

Naveel Krishant 1 min read
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Man arrested after 40 rapes in a Nigerian Town

Nigerian police say they have arrested a man after 40 people were raped in one town over the period of a year. BBC News reports a mother in the northern town Dangora caught the man in her children's bedroom. .

Semi Turaga 1 min read