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North Korean troops killed missing South Korean official, burned body, Seoul says
World
September 24, 2020
North Korean troops killed missing South Korean official, burned body, Seoul says
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean troops shot dead a South Korean fisheries official who went missing earlier this week, before…
Police death toll in failed Tora Prison escape attempt rises to 4
Egypt
September 24, 2020
Police death toll in failed Tora Prison escape attempt rises to 4
A fourth policeman wounded during an unsuccessful escape attempt from Egypt’s Tora Prison on Wednesday has died after succumbing to…
In mock funerals and ’42′ jerseys, kids mourn Black Panther
Culture
September 6, 2020
In mock funerals and ’42′ jerseys, kids mourn Black Panther
NEW YORK (AP) — In their driveways or in their bedrooms, using little cardboard boxes or piles of backyard dirt,…
‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43
World
August 29, 2020
‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chadwick Boseman, who played Black American icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before…
Land dispute in Fayoum leaves 6 dead and 35 injured
Egypt
August 12, 2020
Land dispute in Fayoum leaves 6 dead and 35 injured
A bloody night in the village of al-Agamiyin in Fayoum governorate left six people dead and 35 others injured after…
Families of Italy’s virus dead seek answers, solace, justice
World
July 13, 2020
Families of Italy’s virus dead seek answers, solace, justice
ROME (AP) — It started out as way for grief-struck families to mourn their coronavirus dead online: a Facebook group…
Alexandria University quarantine hospital shuts down after low number of cases
Egypt
July 11, 2020
Alexandria University quarantine hospital shuts down after low number of cases
The General Director of the Abu Qir General Hospital in Alexandria Ahmed Ibrahim announced that the temporary field hospital established…
Egypt’s Military production minister dies after struggle with cancer
Egypt
July 7, 2020
Egypt’s Military production minister dies after struggle with cancer
Egypt’s Minister of Military Production Mohamed al-Assar passed away on Monday after a battle with cancer. On June 26, 2020,…
‘Senseless crime’: The victims of July Fourth shootings
World
July 7, 2020
‘Senseless crime’: The victims of July Fourth shootings
A six-year-old computer whiz. A young mother working for a better home for her kids. An eight-year-old who loved to…
Oldest person in Egypt’s isolation hospitals dies of coronavirus
Egypt
July 6, 2020
Oldest person in Egypt’s isolation hospitals dies of coronavirus
The oldest person in Egypt’s quarantine hospitals, 106-year-old Ibrahim al-Attar, has passed away from a blood clot caused by a…