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$1 Million Kansas Lottery Prize Still Unclaimed in US Lottery

A $1 million lottery prize won in the US state of Kansas remains unclaimed months after the draw. The winner of the 2025 Holiday Millionaire Raffle has yet to come forward, four months after the draw on January 3, 2025. This has made people curious about the fate of the win. Though state...

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Powerful explosion hits building in Prague, at least 40 injured

Police say a powerful explosion occurred in central Prague, injuring at least 40 people, including four seriously, local media reported on Monday.

The explosion took place in a building on Divadelni Street, close to the National Theatre.

The area around the explosion has been sealed off by police. Up to 400 people have been evacuated, according to local media.

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Syria's Prime Minister survives Damascus bomb attack

A large explosion, thought to be a bomb attack, has occurred this morning in Mezzah, Damascus, local and state media reported.

Syrian State TV claimed there were casualties, however numbers have not been confirmed. According to local media, the target of the bombing this morning was the Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader Al-Halqi who survived the assassination attempt.

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Country legend George Jones dies aged 81

The veteran American singer George Jones, one of the greatest stars of country music has died at the age of 81.

Jones, a disciple of country's early 'honky tonk' stars such as Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb and Roy Acuff, enjoyed huge success in the US with a string of hits as well as a certain notoriety for his alcoholism, drug problems and broken marriages.

His first success came...

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Over 160 feared dead after building collapse outside Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka

Rescue efforts are continuing at a building outside the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka after it collapsed yesterday, killing at least 160 people. Primark, a clothes retailer with a large presence in Britain, confirmed that one of its suppliers was on the second floor of the Rana Plaza, and Bonmarche and Matalan are also thought to also be customers.

A spokesperson for Primark said: "The...

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Paris celebrates passing of equal marriage law

Thousands gathered in Paris' Place Baudoyer on Tuesday evening to celebrate the passing of the equal marriage bill in France.

The bill met some of the strongest opposition seen in Europe, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets of towns and cities across the country in recent months.

The bill, which also legalises adoption by same-sex couples, was passed by 321 votes...

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Folk singer and Woodstock star Richie Havens dies

The American folk singer Richie Havens has died at the age of 72 at his home in Jersey City, New Jersey, following a heart attack.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, the singer and guitarist was part of the generation of rising young musicians, along with Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, who rose as part of the late 50s/early 60s folk boom centered in the Greenwich Village coffee shop scene.

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Boston marathon bombs suspect captured

The second Boston bombing suspect, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, has been captured after he was found hiding under the tarpaulin of a boat parked in a suburban backyard of Watertown. His whereabouts were discovered after a member of the public spotted blood in his garden. Dzhokhar's capture came after a frantic night of violence that left one MIT police officer dead, an MBTA Transit Police...

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Search for suspect two continues in Watertown

The whole greater urban area of Boston has been put into a state of virtual lockdown as the search for suspect two continues in the streets of Watertown. All public transport has been suspended including buses and subways in the Massachusetts Bay area. People at stations were asked to “please go home”.

The suspects - named Dzhokhar A Tsarnaev, 19, who is on the run, and his 26-year-old...

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Police officer shot to death at MIT campus near Boston

One suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was killed early Friday morning, following an attack on police officers in Watertown that involved explosives and gunfire, local media reported.

The Middlesex District Attorney’s office said that the first suspect died in hospital after being taken into custody. Middlesex Co. DA confirmed the death of Watertown suspect.

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Explosion at fertiliser plant in Texas

At least three people were reportedly killed, dozens of others were injured and about six firefighters were missing after a massive blast and huge fireball tore through a Fertiliser facility in West Texas, about 20 miles north of Waco.

A huge plume of smoke - laden with toxic anhydrous ammonia - was visible for miles and was being pushed by winds blowing from the south, officials said...

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