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US: Supreme Court retains access to abortion pills
22, April, 2023

The Supreme Court in US has ruled that abortion pills will remain accessible while legal case continues. In a split decision, it also rejected restrictions on mifepristone implemented by a lower court, essentially maintaining the status quo. The future of the drug was called i

Six-year-old and parent shot by neighbour in North Carolina
21, April, 2023

In North Carolina, a man accused of shooting a six-year-old girl and her parents after a basketball rolled into his yard has been arrested in Florida. Police say Robert Louis Singletary, 24, turned himself in to authorities in Tampa on Thursday evening after a two-day manhunt.

Alabama shooting: Brothers among six charged in party killings
21, April, 2023

A 15-year-old, three men and two brothers have been arrested for the shooting at a party in Alabama last Saturday. The shooting at a 16th birthday party celebration left four people dead and 32 others injured. The first arrests were made on Tuesday. All six suspects have been

South Africa: Family of ten killed in mass shooting
21, April, 2023

Police say that gunmen have shot dead ten members of the same family during an attack outside the city of Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Police were called to the house in the township of Imbali by neighbours who heard shooting in the early hours of the mornin

Refugees: Migrant boat sinks off the coast of Greece
21, April, 2023

A boat carrying migrants and refugees has capsized off the coast of Greece. According to the Greek Coast Guard, one person has died, 47 people, including 16 women and 16 children, were found on a beach close to a small vessel which was seen submerged in shallow waters. Over 50

Ukraine war: Russian city of Belgorod hit by a bomb
21, April, 2023

A fighter-jet identified as  Sukhoi-34 belonging to Russia  has accidentally bombed the city of Belgorod, 40km from the border with Ukraine. The bomb left a 20m (60ft) crater and caused an explosion so large it blew a car on to the roof of a nearby shop. Regional gov

High school cheerleaders shot in Texas
20, April, 2023

Two high school cheerleaders were shot after one of them apparently approached the wrong vehicle in a car park near Austin, Texas. One of the athletes, Payton Washington, 18, remains in hospital in a critical condition, according to family. The other victim was treated at the scene.

Yemen: At least 78 people have died in Ramadan crush
20, April, 2023

At least 78 people have died in Ramadan crush at a school in the Yemeni capital Sanaa during a distribution of charity. TV footage shows a crowd of people unable to move and many in distress in the Bab al-Yemen area of the city. Hundreds of people reportedly crowded into Maeen

Multi-storey car park collapses in NYC
19, April, 2023

Officials say that one person has died and five others were injured when a multi-storey car park partially collapsed in New York City. The second floor of the four-storey structure in Manhattan's Financial District collapsed first, reports CBS, the BBC's US partner. Au

Sudan: Death toll rises as war rages
19, April, 2023

According to the non-governmental Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors,  death toll in Sudan has reached 144. The clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed 144 civilians and as many as 1,400 people have been injured, including civilians and m

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