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South African commuter train crash injures 300

Two passenger trains packed with school kids and rush-hour commuters collided near the South Africa capital Pretoria on Thursday, injuring up to 300 people, medics said. The accident took place before 8am when a commuter train heading from the suburbs … read more »

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Canada: Three dead in Midnight shooting at the University of Alberta

EDMONTON – Three employees of an armoured vehicle company were shot and killed at the University of Alberta early Friday morning, Edmonton police confirm. A fourth victim is in hospital with critical injuries, said Staff Sgt. Erik Johnson with Edmonton … read more »

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Lockerbie bomber ‘critical in hospital’

Tripoli – Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie plane bombing, has been hospitalised in Tripoli in critical condition, a source close to his family said on Saturday. “Abdelbaset has been in hospital since yesterday and his … read more »

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Ethiopian shopkeeper wounded in robbery

Johannesburg – An Ethiopian man was wounded in the neck in an armed robbery at his shop in Ratanda extension six, in Heidelberg, on Wednesday, said police. “Three suspects came into the shop and demanded money, cigarettes and airtime vouchers,” … read more »

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Australian man saves woman from shark by grabbing tail

Elyse Franckom was attacked by a shark as she led a swim with dolphins A swimmer saved a young woman who was attacked by a shark, off the coast of western Australia, by grabbing it by the tail, rescuers have … read more »

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