Ten people including children have been killed in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Ten people including children have been killed in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event.
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- Storyful
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Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead
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Car plummets 50m over cliff onto beach
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- The Independent
Tattoo-covered Iranian pop star sentenced to death for ‘blasphemy’
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- Variety
Rami Malek Says He Was ‘Thrown’ on the Hood of a Cop Car in Racial Profiling Incident: ‘I May Well Be Going to Jail for Something I’ve Not Done’
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- The Independent
Passenger clings onto outside of 175mph German train after doors shut him out on cigarette break
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Twist in footage of man ramming e-bike boy
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- Australian Associated Press
Man found guilty of rape, murder of doctor in India
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- Australian Associated Press
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- The Independent
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- BBC
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- Entertainment Weekly
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