Criminals kill 8 cops in north India, over 12 injured

09:31, July 03, 2020

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  At least 2 killed, 4 injured in California shooting

  LOS ANGELES, June 27 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and four others injured Saturday afternoon in a shooting in Red Bluff, a city in Tehama County in California, according to local media.In this file photo taken on May 23, 2019 a Walmart store logo is seen on the building of a Walmart Supercenter in Rosemead, California. (Photo: AFP)The shooting happened at a Walmart distribution center right when a new group of workers started their shift. There was also a fire at the location, and the suspect appeared to have rammed a vehicle into the building, reported the Record Searchlight, a local news outlet in nearby city of Redding, citing emergency dispatchers.Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said the deputies have determined that the shooter circled the parking lot four times before crashing into the building and opening fire with a semiautomatic long gun. Police engaged in gunfire with the suspect shortly after, and he underwent surgery for a gunshot wound, according to the Record Searchlight.Scott Thammakhanty, an employee at the facilitys receiving center who unloads trucks, told the news outlet that he and others started running for their lives after he heard gunshot and he saw people lying on the ground.Officials at the St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff told local news outlets that four injured patients were in fair condition.

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  Banning Chinese goods will “badly hit” electronics industry: Indian media

  Screenshot of the report by The Times of India. India’s electronics industry is facing a great challenge as the country starts its economic crackdown on Chinese goods and services, wrote The Times of India on July 5. In the article, titled “Lamington Road market sweats over deleting its dependence o

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  Over 130 killed in lightning strikes, rain-related incidents across India in 24 hrs

  NEW DELHI, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Over 130 people have been killed in lightning strikes and rain-related incidents in Indias Bihar and Uttar Pradesh during the past 24 hours, local media reported on Friday.File photo by CFPAmong them, 106 were killed and 56 others injured in Bihar while 26 died in Uttar Pradesh."Most of the casualties are farmers who were doing agriculture related works in fields," the state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said.In adjacent state of Uttar Pradesh, at least 24 people were killed and 12 others injured due to lightning."Those who lost their lives were either working in their farms or had taken shelter under trees during lightning strikes," an official at state disaster management office said.The local government has announced a monetary relief for the families of the deceased.Meanwhile, the meteorological department has forecast heavy rain and lightning in the next three days in different parts of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, advising people to remain inside their houses and avoid moving out during turbulent weather.Meanwhile, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives.India is in the grip of southwest monsoon and most parts are experiencing heavy to very heavy rainfall, besides extremely heavy spells at isolated spots.