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Surgeons continue open-heart operation despite fire forcing hospital evacuation in Russia
True heroes of the day: Russian surgeons bravely stayed behind in a burning building to finish an open-heart procedure despite apparent danger in the city of Blagoveshchensk, close to the Chinese border.
Indigenous activists kill ‘black snake’ in anti-pipeline protest outside the White House
Native Americans have gathered alongside environmental activists in Washington, DC to protest against the Dakota Access and Line 3 pipelines. Activists carried a 61-meter-long black snake puppet, symbolizing the alleged...
Two planes collide at Surgut Airport, Russia
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At least 36 reported dead after train derails in Taiwan tunnel
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Vaccine rollout in EU ‘unacceptably slow’ says WHO | COVID Update
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