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Explosion of WWII bomb in Munich injures 4, disrupts trains

Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 17:35 Last update: about 6 years ago

A World War II bomb exploded at a construction site next to a busy railway line in Munich on Wednesday, injuring four people, one of them seriously, German authorities said. A column of smoke was...

Austria to enter lockdown, bring in mandatory vaccinations

Friday, 19 November 2021, 11:46 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said Friday that the country will go into a national lockdown to contain a fourth wave of coronavirus cases. Schallenberg said the lockdown will start...

Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny wins top EU prize

Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 18:22 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was awarded the European Union's top human rights prize Wednesday in a clear slap at President Vladimir Putin for his actions against his biggest...

UPDATED: UK lawmaker stabbed to death in eastern England

Friday, 15 October 2021, 15:31 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

British police say a man has been arrested after a stabbing in eastern England on Friday. Multiple media reports say the victim is a Conservative lawmaker attacked during a meeting with...

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage

Monday, 4 October 2021, 21:02 Last update: about 6 years ago

Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world Monday. Facebook's internal systems used by employees also went down. The company said it was aware...

Trudeau's Liberals win Canada election, but miss majority

Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 08:56 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Canadians gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party a victory in Monday's parliamentary elections, but his gamble to win a majority of seats failed and nearly mirrored the result of two years...

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