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Student gunman kills at least 7 people at a high school and a home outside Bangkok, officials say

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.

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Sri Lanka government says 3 inmates killed in separate prison clashes

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

A 20-minute burst of electricity is a small miracle in Havana nowadays - a miracle that sometimes comes at 3 a.m.

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Young activists in the Maldives confront climate threats to their island nation

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

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