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Armed conflicts and attacks
Three Palestinians are killed by Israeli forces in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Allied Democratic Forces kill at least 25 people in several communities in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AFP via New Vision)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Eleven people are killed and 12 others are injured in a mass shooting at a football match in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico. (BBC News)
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Disasters and accidents
Over a million people are left without power across the southern United States and at least 10,000 flights cancelled due to the winter storm. (AP) (Al Jazeera)
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Disasters and accidents
Seven occupants are killed and another is injured when a Bombardier Challenger 650 jet crashes at Bangor International Airport in Maine, United States, during severe weather conditions. (Reuters)
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Disasters and accidents
A merchant ship rescues one migrant in the Mediterranean Sea after a boat departing from Tunisia sinks, while authorities report that about 50 others are missing and presumed dead and transfer the survivor to Malta for medical treatment. (Reuters)
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Health and environment
Thailand launches its first effort to reintroduce endangered Indo-Pacific leopard sharks into the wild by releasing captive-bred juveniles near the Phuket province. (Reuters)
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International relations
Brazil assumes responsibility for representing Mexico's diplomatic interests in Peru, including safeguarding the Mexican embassy in Lima, after Peru severed relations with Mexico following the granting of asylum to former prime minister Betssy Chávez. (Reuters)
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Sports
American climber Alex Honnold free-solo climbs the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan, setting the record for the highest free solo climb of an urban structure, after completing the 508 m (1,667 ft) climb during a livestreamed event. (AFP via The Sun) (Reuters)