Qatar Airways cancels Doha-Riyadh flights on Oct. 9-10
Qatar Airways announced Friday the cancellation of several flights between Doha and the Saudi capital Riyadh on Oct. 9 and 10 due to operational reasons, according to a travel advisory issued by the airline.
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SCO members hold joint counterterrorism drills in Belarus
A joint counterterrorism exercise involving competent authorities from Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states was held in Minsk, Belarus, from Oct 4 to 8, with Chinese police forces participating, the Ministry of Public Security said on Saturday.
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36 injured after part of ceiling collapses at S. Korea's grocery store
Part of the ceiling collapsed at a South Korean grocery store, leaving 36 people injured on Saturday, according to Yonhap news agency.
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10 killed, 16 injured in Mexico prison riot
A Mexican prison is now under control after a riot killed ten people and injured 16 during visitor hours on Oct. 8.
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Powerful earthquake strikes Panama
A powerful earthquake struck Panama on Friday, Oct. 9, damaging buildings and triggering tsunami alerts along parts of the Pacific coast.
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Pentagon to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the execution of the convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan convicted for the Nov. 5, 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas will be live streamed to the public.
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El Niño to intensify across the Americas
A strengthening El Niño is expected to intensify in Latin America, bringing heavy rainfall and record sea surface temperatures that will impact agricultural production and water availability across the Americas in the coming months.
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NYPD bodycam shows officers helping man shot by ICE agent
NYPD bodycam footage shows officers helping Oscar Belgal and transporting him to a hospital after an ICE agent shot him in the neck during an enforcement operation in Manhattan's Marble Hill neighborhood on Oct. 8.
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Lesotho confirms measles outbreak in two northern districts
Lesotho has confirmed a measles outbreak in its northern districts of Butha-Buthe and Leribe, with 12 confirmed and 20 suspected cases as of September 30, according to health authorities.
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13 children rescued, assailant dead in Brazil day care center hostage incident
SAO PAULO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian police killed a man on Friday after he held 13 children hostage with a knife at a day care center in Curitiba, the capital of the southern state of Parana, authorities said.All the children were rescued unharmed. The state's public security department said police had tried to negotiate with the man for more than two hours before he was killed.Police said the man broke into a municipal day care center in the Sao Braz neighborhood and held the children inside a classroom.Officers cordoned off the surrounding area, while a special operations unit attempted to negotiate with him. A police helicopter supported the operation.Police said children in other classrooms were evacuated safely.Authorities did not specify whether the man had any connection with the children at the center. Local broadcaster Bandeirantes reported that he had written a letter about the attack.City authorities said teams had been mobilized to provide psychological and medical support to the children and their families.
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UN chief calls for cessation of hostilities in northern Ethiopia
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is gravely concerned about renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia and calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities, said his spokesman on Friday.
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South Africa withdraws asylum directive after anti-migrant violence
Violent anti-migrant protests erupted in Johannesburg's Soweto township and Durban on Thursday, with 24 vehicles torched and foreign-owned shops looted.
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ICC says US sanctions 'obstruct course of justice'
The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Friday that U.S. sanctions against the court were "an attempt to obstruct the course of justice," calling on states to take concrete measures to ensure that the court has the necessary means to continue its work.
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US sanctions International Criminal Court
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday added the International Criminal Court (ICC) to its sanctions list, extending U.S. sanctions against the Hague-based court from individual officials to the institution itself.
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