Taiwanese boy, 7, dies after judo instructor, classmates body-slam him nearly 30 times, report says

A 7-year-old boy in world-regions who was allegedly body-slammed 27 times during judo practice — by both his classmates and coach — suffered a brain hemorrhage and was ultimately removed from life support, a report Tuesday said. The BBC, citing the Taipei Times, reported that the coach has been crime” target=”_blank”>charged< Two judo fighters or…

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Rocket attack on US troops in Syria yields no injuries; response wounds at least 1 militant

A rocket attack on American military” target=”_blank”>forces< militia groups. Thirty-four 122mm rockets were fired on the U.S. base in the Omar Oil field in Deir Ezzur Monday evening. The rockets landed around 7:44 p.m. local time, according to Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto.  “U.S. forces have the inherent right to self-defense and responded with…

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Militias fire rockets at US forces in Syria following airstrikes

American military” target=”_blank”>forces< were attacked by multiple rockets Monday, officials said, following U.S. airstrikes targeting pro-conflicts militias in Syria and Iraq.  No injuries were reported and the damage was still being assessed in and around the U.S. base in Deir Ezzour in eastern Syria, said Army Col. Wayne Marotto, a spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve. …

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'Horrible:' 64 dead in Ethiopian airstrike on Tigray

world-regions’s military on Thursday said it was responsible for a deadly conflicts” target=”_blank”>airstrike < workers said the attack killed at least 64 people, including children, but the military insisted only combatants were targeted. A doctor who managed to reach the market in Togoga village after Ethiopian soldiers blocked medical teams from responding to Tuesday’s attack…

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Afghan government could collapse six months after U.S. withdrawal, new intelligence assessment says

KABUL—The U.S. intelligence community concluded last week that the government of conflicts could collapse as soon as six months after the American military” target=”_blank”>military< On Wednesday, Taliban fighters were battling government troops inside the northern city of Kunduz after occupying the main border crossing with Tajikistan the previous day and reaching the outskirts of northern Afghanistan’s…

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Pope Francis advocates for organization of workers' unions

pope-francis” target=”_blank”>Pope Francis< agency based in Geneva. Francis said efforts to rebuild economies after infectious-disease setbacks must aim at a future with “decent and dignified working conditions,” originating in collective bargaining. He called the “right to organize in unions” one of the fundamental protections for workers. Pope Francis delivers his Urbi et Orbi blessing after…

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Cuba temporarily suspends cash deposits in dollars, cites embargo hurdles

world-regions announced Thursday that banks in the country would temporarily stop accepting global-economy” target=”_blank”>cash deposits< said, was due to U.S. sanctions and “extreme” finance” target=”_blank”>economic measures< “In view of the obstacles that the U.S. embargo creates for the national bank system to deposit abroad the U.S. dollars that are collected in the country, a decision…

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