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Train crash kills at least 32 in southern Egypt

TAHTA, Egypt (AP) – Two trains crashed in southern Egypt on Friday, killing at least 32 people and injuring 165, officials said, citing a series of fatal accidents on the country’s troubled railways. Someone apparently activated the emergency brakes in the passenger train, and it was later overturned by another …

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No regrets for rejecting the new virus lockdown

PARIS (AP) – France’s president says he has no regrets about refusing to impose a third national lockdown earlier this year, despite the fact that the country’s hospitals are being infected with the acute coronavirus and more than a thousand people die every week. President Emanuel Macron’s government has stressed …

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Large cargo ship turns sideways, blocking Egypt’s Suez Canal

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A huge cargo ship capsized in Egypt’s Suez Canal, blocking traffic on a crucial east-west waterway for global shipping, according to satellite data. The Panama-flagged container ship, MV Ever Given, with a listed owner in Japan, closed to traffic on Tuesday on a narrow …

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Ejection system accidentally kills 3 Russian bomber pilots

MOSCOW (AP) – Three members of a Russian bomber’s air crew died Tuesday when their ejection seats were accidentally activated during a preflight check, the military said. The Russian Defense Ministry said the incident took place at an airbase in the Kaluga region, 145 kilometers (90 miles) southwest of Moscow. …

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AstraZeneca vaccination resumes in Europe after fear of clotting

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Countries across Europe resumed vaccination with the Astrazeneca pill on Friday, as leaders sought to reassure their populations, briefly suspending those who suspect the vaccine, which aims to end the coronavirus epidemic. Is important. The British and French prime ministers tied their hands like some other …

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