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Death toll in Russian Federation fire reaches 64
Investigators and witnesses said emergency exits were locked shut - notably at a multiplex cinema where children were watching cartoons - and alarm systems were not working at the Winter Cherry shopping centre in the Siberian city of Kemerovo . [Full Article...]
The best attention-grabbing signs from the March For Our Lives protests
At least 23 marches were scheduled across the state, from Woodstock to Carbondale. "The activism of these young people is actually changing the equation", Senator Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, said a day after hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied in Washington . [Full Article...]
Poll dates for Karnataka announced, voting to take place on 12 May
Last date of nomination: April 24 , 2018. The tenure of Karnataka assembly ends in May 2018. The counting of the votes will be done on 15 May, 2018. For the Congress, incumbent chief minister Siddaramaiah remains the candidate for the top post. Altogether 49,682,357 voters are expected to exercise their franchise to elect the next Legislative Assembly of the state, Rawat, flanked by Electi... [Full Article...]
India should have learnt lessons from Doklam: China
Bambawale said that communication on the ground between both sides "has resumed to a certain extent" and "the troops on the ground can talk to each other", however "communication between the headquarters - say the Central Military Commission in Beijing and the Military Headquarters in Delhi - that communication has not yet resumed and we would like it to resume as soon as possible". [Full Article...]
French officer remembered for 'act of devotion'
Lakdim, 25, shot two occupants of a auto in Carcassonne, hijacked the vehicle and opened fire on police officers before storming a supermarket in Trebes and taking several people hostage . The other person in police custody is a 17-year-old friend of Lakdim. But investigators have found notes at his home in Carcassonne referring to the Islamic State group, a legal source said, including a han... [Full Article...]
Safety violations before mall tragedy in Russian Federation
Several people are still missing, and at least 11 have been hospitalized. The investigative committee, which looks into high-profile crimes and reports directly to the president, Vladimir Putin , said as many as 35 people could be missing. [Full Article...]
Woman at center of Brown v. Topeka BOE case dies at 76
Linda's father, Oliver, was actually the plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education . The lawsuit led to the famous 1954 Supreme Court case of Brown v. Bush signed the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Act of 1992 on October 26, 1992 , which established Monroe as a national park. [Full Article...]
Germany expels four Russian diplomats over Skripal case
Moscow has denied any involvement in the incident and insisted on participating in direct investigation into the case. Speaking to reporters under condition of anonymity, a senior U.S. Meanwhile, Estonia, Croatia, Finland and Romania said they have asked one diplomat to leave. Britain and Russian Federation have expelled 23 of each other's diplomats in tit-for-tat exchanges, while Moscow has... [Full Article...]