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2021-05-10 18:33:08 Fears of US Fuel Shortage Amid Cyber-Attack

The US government issued emergency legislation on Sunday after the largest fuel pipeline in the US was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack. The Colonial Pipeline carries 2.5 million barrels a day – 45% of the East Coast’s supply of diesel, petrol and jet fuel. The operator took itself offline on Friday after the cyber-attack and work to restore service is continuing.



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2021-05-10 18:33:07 Debris from Chinese Rocket Re-Enters Earth’s Atmosphere over Indian Ocean

A huge piece of space junk made an uncontrolled re-entry back into Earth’s atmosphere Saturday night. The remnants of a Chinese rocket re-entered the atmosphere and crashed into the Indian Ocean north of Maldives, according to the 18th Space Control Squadron. After the incident, NASA slammed China for “failing to meet responsible standards” for the re-entry of space debris.



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2021-05-10 18:33:05 Gunman Kills 6 at Birthday Party in Colorado Springs

Seven people are dead, including the suspected gunman, after a shooting at a Colorado Springs, Colorado, birthday party, police said Sunday. The suspected shooter was the boyfriend of a female victim at the party attended by friends, family, and children. He walked inside and began shooting before dying by suicide, police said. Police said children at the trailer were not hurt and are now with relatives.



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2021-05-07 16:19:24 US Sends Warplanes to Protect Afghan Withdrawal

The United States has deployed extra military resources to protect American and coalition forces withdrawing from Afghanistan. Heavy bombers and fighter jets will be deployed to safeguard troops and civilian contractors. The US and Nato have had a presence in Afghanistan for almost 20 years. US President Joe Biden has set the withdrawal deadline for 11 September – the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that sparked the war.



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2021-05-07 16:19:22 ‘Out-of-Control’ Chinese Rocket Set to Crash Back to Earth

Remnants from a Chinese rocket are expected to fall back to Earth in an uncontrolled re-entry this weekend. The rocket, called Long March 5B, was launched from Wenchang Space Launch Centre on 29 April to carry Tianhe – the first module of China’s future space station – into orbit. The spacecraft contains what will become living quarters for three crew on the space station and was the first of 11 missions needed to complete the station.



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2021-05-07 16:19:20 25 Killed in Rio de Janeiro Drug Raid

Twenty-five people, including one police officer, were killed in a police anti-drug raid in a slum on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, according to state police, despite a Supreme Court order banning such operations other than in “absolutely exceptional” circumstances during the pandemic. Human rights groups and academic researchers say the widely criticized raid in the Jacarezinho favela was among the deadliest operations in the history of Rio de Janeiro.



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2021-05-07 16:19:18 Girl Shoots 3 at Idaho School; Teacher Disarms Her

A sixth-grade girl brought a gun to her Idaho middle school, shot and wounded two students and a custodian and then was disarmed by a teacher Thursday, authorities said. The three victims were shot in their limbs and expected to survive, officials said at a news conference. A female teacher disarmed the girl and held her until law enforcement arrived and took her into custody.



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2021-05-07 16:19:16 Japanese Anti-Olympics Campaign Gains Traction as Pandemic Simmers

More than 230,000 people have signed a Japanese petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled in the two days since it was launched online, as public concerns mount over holding the showpiece event during a pandemic. With 11 weeks to go before the start of the Games, already postponed from 2020 due to the coronavirus, questions remain over how Tokyo can host the global gathering while keeping volunteers, athletes, officials and the Japanese public safe from COVID-19.



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2021-05-06 16:07:40 Gunmen Shoot Dead Former News Anchor in Afghanistan’s Kandahar

Gunmen shot dead a finance ministry employee and former news anchor in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar, provincial officials said on Thursday, the latest in a spate of attacks in recent weeks. Journalists, civil society activists, government officials, and judges are among those targeted in such attacks in recent months, while Washington announced plans last month to pull out all U.S. troops by Sept. 11.



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2021-05-06 16:07:38 China ‘Indefinitely’ Suspends Key Economic Dialogue with Australia

China has “indefinitely” suspended key economic dialogue with Australia, the latest in a growing diplomatic rift between both countries. Relations have been on the decline since Australia called for a probe into the origins of the virus and banned Huawei from building its 5G network. In a statement on Thursday, a Chinese government commission accused Australia of having a “Cold War mindset”.



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