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At least 11 people were injured this Monday, January 8 in a hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, due to an explosion, possibly due to a gas leak, local authorities said, cited by several American media. According to initial information communicated by firefighters on site, at least 11 people were injured. …

Spanish police opened on Thursday an investigation into the alleged poisoning of nearly 50 cats, a criminal offense which could earn its perpetrators several years in prison. The incident took place in the village of La Carlota, located near Córdoba, in the south of the country, where residents discovered the …

They are twin brothers but they were born on different days and especially in different years. Their names are Ezra and Ezekial and they were born in New Jersey, USA, 40 minutes apart. Ezra was born first, at 11:48 p.m. on the night of December 31, 2023 and his brother …

An imam from Newark, near New York, was seriously injured by gunfire this Wednesday morning, January 3, and was hospitalized in critical condition, the police announced. According to an email from the Newark Public Safety Press Office, police responded at dawn after imam Hassan Sharif was shot in one or …

A passenger plane caught fire Tuesday on a runway at Tokyo-Haneda International Airport after colliding with another plane. All 379 passengers and crew members were evacuated, but five of the six occupants of a Japanese coast guard plane died, the Transport Minister announced. Videos posted on X showed passengers escaping …

The city council of St. Louis Park in the US state of Minnesota has sworn in 27-year-old Nadia Mohamed as mayor, two months after she made history as America’s first Somali-American elected mayor by voters. Ms Mohamed secured 58% of the vote to win last November’s mayoral poll. She is …

Joe Biden’s presidential motorcade was involved in an incident while leaving their campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. The U.S. President and First Lady Jill Biden were leaving their campaign headquarters when a Secret Service vehicle in the presidential motorcade was struck by a car in Wilmington, Delaware in United …

In the United States, President Joe Biden’s 53-year-old son was the target of a second federal indictment on Thursday, December 7, this time for tax fraud. It’s an accusation that is likely to fuel criticism from the Republican opposition a year ahead of the US presidential election. The US president’s …

Air New Zealand announced on Wednesday its plan of becoming the first airline to fly an electric plane, by integrating a battery-powered plane into its fleet from 2026 for freight transport. New Zealand’s national airline has ordered an Alia electric plane from American aerospace manufacturer Beta Technologies. The device is …

A total of 19 South Africans have crossed into Egypt from war-hit Gaza, South Africa’s foreign ministry spokesman Clayson Monyela has said. “Our missions in Palestine & Egypt led by Ambassadors Shaun Byneveldt & Ntsiki Mashimbye worked with authorities to facilitate this,” Mr Monyela said on X. “We are grateful …