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11-07-2023 BEIJING: A stabbing rampage in a kindergarten in the Chinese province of Guangdong left at least six people dead and one injured, authorities said Monday, sparking fears about the safety of children’s schools. The 25-year-old suspect with surname Wi was arrested and authorities have started an investigation into the …

11-07-2023 BEIJING: A stabbing rampage in a kindergarten in the Chinese province of Guangdong left at least six people dead and one injured, authorities said Monday, sparking fears about the safety of children’s schools. The 25-year-old suspect with surname Wi was arrested and authorities have started an investigation into the …

11-07-2023 NEW YORK: Flash flood warnings were issued for New York City overnight, with officials asking residents of basement apartments to move to a higher floor and for all New Yorkers to stay off roads. Heavy rainfall, the city said in a statement, could be dangerous for low-lying areas and …

10-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: On a cold January night in 1876, two weary travelers knocked at Mohammed Khan’s house in Delhi’s Sabzi Mandi, a thriving labyrinth of narrow alleys in India’s capital – and asked if they could stay the night. Khan graciously decided to let the …

10-07-2023 DAMASCUS/ LONDON: The Syrian government has cancelled the BBC’s media accreditation over what it called “biased and misleading reports”. Syria’s information ministry said the broadcaster failed to adhere to “professional standards”. A recent BBC story linked the trade of an amphetamine called Captagon with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s family. …

10-07-2023 PARIS: France has banned the sale, possession and transport of fireworks during the July 14 national holiday weekend, following protests sparked by the killing of a teenager by the police. Fireworks were used in some protests that erupted in France after a police officer shot dead 17-year-old Nahel M …

10-07-2023 MEXICO CITY: The body of a Mexican journalist missing for days has been found in the state of Nayarit, according to the state public prosecutor’s office. Luis Martín Sanchez Iniguez worked for the newspaper La Jornada. He had been missing since Wednesday and his wife filed a missing person’s …

10-07-2023 JERUSALEM: Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters have demonstrated in Tel Aviv and other cities against proposed changes to the judicial system they say could mean a more authoritarian government. Demonstrators have kept up the pressure with weekly rallies against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who returned …

10-07-2023 LONDON: After an unnamed BBC presenter came under fire for soliciting sexually explicit photos from a teenager, the alleged victim’s mother Sunday levelled fresh accusations against the perpetrator. In an interview, she told The Sun that she had seen a photograph of the star in his underwear “from some …

10-07-2023 WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump criticized incumbent President Joe Biden and accused him of corruption and incompetency in Las Vegas Saturday before he left to attend a UFC event meeting Dana White, actor Mel Gibson, and others. While speaking to the Republican volunteers, the 2024 presidential candidate commented on …