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Gun violence claims 14 lives over July 4 weekend in Chicago

Independence Day sees 88 people shot, 14 of them fatally

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Chinese city on Myanmar border closes to curb Covid-19 outbreak

This is second lockdown in 4 months for Ruili, which is home to more than 210,000 people

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Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant back online after 2-week pause

Authorities urge population to reduce consumption to reduce overburdened power grid

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Storm Elsa cuts through Caribbean after claiming 3 lives

Tempest remains deadly even downgraded from hurricane status, packing 95kph winds

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Powerful landslide in Atami, Japan, leaves 3 dead

23 people saved, but one more woman succumbs to injuries, says NHK report

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[UPDATED] Firefighter dead, dozens hurt in Thai factory blast and blaze

500 residents evacuated so far; cause of explosion remains unknown

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Pope Francis undergoes colon operation: Vatican

Catholic leader goes for surgery hours after weekly prayer in St Peter’s Square

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Biden marks ‘independence’ from Covid-19, but pandemic remains a threat

US roaring back to post-pandemic life, even if virus yet to be fully ‘vanquished’

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Philippine military plane crash fatalities hit 50

Bodies of remaining 5 missing soldiers found

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‘Learn to live with’ Covid-19, Johnson tells Britons

British PM to unveil plan lifting coronavirus restrictions from July 19

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Philippines on alert for another volcano eruption ‘anytime soon’

Taal emits toxic gas, as thousands in vulnerable communities evacuate their homes

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11 die in Cambodia after drinking toxic hooch at funeral

Death toll from unsafe home-made alcohol in kingdom rises

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[UPDATED] 45 killed as Philippine military plane crashes after ‘missing runway’

Among dead are 42 soldiers, 3 civilians, according to armed forces