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Gun deaths were the leading killer of US children in 2020

Guns overtook car crashes to become the leading cause of death for US children and teenagers in 2020, new research shows.

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Mike Tyson punched plane passenger 'after bottle thrown'

Former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson punched a fellow airline passenger after the person "threw a water bottle at him," Tyson's spokesperson has… Read more

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Afghanistan: Kunduz mosque attacked during Friday prayers

A bomb attack on a Sunni mosque in the city of Kunduz in Afghanistan has killed 33 people and injured 43 others, including children, officials say.

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Madeleine McCann: Christian Brueckner declared formal suspect

A German man has been declared an official suspect by Portuguese prosecutors investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

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Afghanistan: Taliban orders TikTok PUBG ban for misleading youths

The Taliban has ordered a ban on video-sharing app TikTok and online multi-player game PUBG, insisting they were leading Afghan youths "astray".

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Ukraine war: Russia plans to seize southern Ukraine

Russia aims to seize southern Ukraine and to open a route to the separatist region of Transnistria in Moldova, a senior Russian general says.

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Mariupol: Driving into the apocalypse to save mum and dad

As Russian forces encircled Mariupol, a Ukrainian woman undertook an extraordinary journey into the besieged city to rescue her parents. She is among… Read more

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Ukraine war: The Russia I knew no longer exists - Steve Rosenberg

There are no shells exploding in Moscow. There are no foreign forces encircling the city. What Muscovites are experiencing now is nothing compared… Read more