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26 May, 2026
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Train collides with minibus of children in Belgium and four people are dead
BUGGENHOUT, Belgium (AP) — A train travelling at high speed hit a minibus crossing a railway in Belgium on Tuesday, killing four people, including two children, and badly injuring five other children…
26 May, 2026
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Police in Belize investigating disappearance of money held as evidence
The police in Belize have confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the disappearance of more than BDZ$21,000 from the Crimes Investigation Branch (CIB) evidence room.
26 May, 2026
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Opposition leader in Trinidad wants Police Complaints Authority reforms modelled after Jamaica’s INDECOM
Leader of the main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) in Trinidad and Tobago, Pennelope Beckles, on Tuesday called for the government to “immediately” amend legislation to improve the powers…
26 May, 2026
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Canada will require self-isolation for people travelling from Congo, Sudan and Uganda due to Ebola
The Canadian government said Tuesday that travellers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, and that immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on…
25 May, 2026
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Authorities investigate safety lapses after coal mine blast kills at least 82
Authorities in northern China were investigating a coal mine operator with a focus on safety lapses, as rescuers searched for those missing in the country's deadliest coal mine explosion in…
25 May, 2026
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Rare public appearances, low profile mark Raúl Castro's life since stepping down as president
Former President Raúl Castro was last seen surrounded by tens of thousands of people attending a state-organized rally for International Workers' Day along Havana's famed seawall.
The…
25 May, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican’s role in legitimising slavery
Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimising slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian…
25 May, 2026
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Parts of Europe swelter in record May heat as deaths at amateur sports events spur warnings
Europe is baking under unseasonal heat that is shattering temperature records, including in the United Kingdom on Monday, and prompting government warnings after deaths were reported at amateur sports…
24 May, 2026
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Guyana to roll out measures to tackle school violence
The Guyana government is rolling out a multi-pronged response to tackle escalating violence in schools after incidents were recorded in 353 schools nationwide, with Region Four accounting for 41 per…