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Car crashes into crowd at Germany Christmas market in suspected attack; at least 2 dead and dozens injured, according to authorities Blogging Sole

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At least two people were killed and dozens injured after a car crashed into a busy Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday. Authorities said it appeared to be a deliberate attack. The driver of the car was arrested, according to Magdeburg police confirmed. Saxony-Anhalt State Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff told a news conference in … Read more

Dominican Republic authorities seize record amount of cocaine, found hidden in bananas Blogging Sole

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Authorities in the Dominican Republic have confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine from a shipment of bananas at the country’s most important seaport. The drugs were found in a shipment from Guatemala that arrived at the port of Caucedo in Santo Domingo, the nation’s capital, said Carlos Devers, spokesman for the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Drug Agency. … Read more

In Congo, a mysterious flu-like illness kills dozens and puts authorities “on general alert” as cases are investigated Blogging Sole

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In Congo, a mysterious flu-like illness kills dozens and puts authorities “on general alert” as cases are investigated Blogging Sole

Kinshasa, Congo – Congo’s health minister said Thursday the country’s government is on alert over a mysterious flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in recent weeks, nearly half of them children. Authorities have so far confirmed 71 deaths, including 27 people who died in hospitals and 44 in the community in southern Kwango … Read more

10 newborns killed after fire engulfs hospital ward in northern India, injuring 16 others, authorities say Blogging Sole

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A fire ripped through a neonatal intensive care unit at a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborns and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The fire occurred Friday evening at a hospital in the town of Jhansi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Authorities said the fire spread quickly through the ward, where 55 … Read more