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Student gunman kills at least 7 people at a high school and a home outside Bangkok, officials say
Aug 7, 2026 - World 
A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday morning, killing at least five and wounding several others, according to authorities, who said the gunman also appeared to have separately killed his two grandparents.
Sri Lanka government says 3 inmates killed in separate prison clashes
Aug 7, 2026 - World
Three inmates were killed and more than 20 were injured in two separate prison clashes in Sri Lanka on Thursday and Friday, a government minister said.
As blackouts stretch for days, life in Cuba revolves around small bursts of electricity
Aug 7, 2026 - World
A 20-minute burst of electricity is a small miracle in Havana nowadays - a miracle that sometimes comes at 3 a.m.
Young activists in the Maldives confront climate threats to their island nation
Aug 7, 2026 - World 
A new wave of young activists in the Maldives is tackling issues like coastal erosion and plastic pollution in the Indian Ocean island nation
Airport closes in Okinawa as Typhoon Dolphin hits parts of southern Japan
Aug 7, 2026 - World
Typhoon Dolphin is moving over Japan’s southern remote islands, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and grounding all flights in and out of the island
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