3 h. ago Grizzly bear kills one and injures 11 in attack on schoolchildren in Canada

The ‘aggressive’ bear charged a group of children and teachers in Bella Coola, with police and conservation officers now searching for the animal

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4 h. ago Can a wildlife paradise on a Colombian island survive the arrival of a military base?

It took 40 years to turn Gorgona into a biodiversity haven and model marine protected area. Now a new coastguard station has sparked fears of militarisation and ecological ruinFor more than 15 years, Luis Fernando Sánchez Caicedo had dedicated himself to human rights in Colombia, supporting young people and advocacting for Afro-descendant and campesino – small farmer – communities in the Pacific region. A prominent local leader and adviser to the area’s administration in Nariño, he was also a longtime collaborator with the Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz), working to promote dialogue in a country torn apart by decades of war.That all ended in September when the boat carrying him and the mayor of Mosquera, Karen Lizeth Pineda, was fired on, reportedly by the Colombian navy. Sánchez was killed and the mayor’s bodyguard was seriously injured in the attack. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Gunmen abduct more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in attack on Nigerian Catholic school

Gunmen have attacked a Catholic school in Nigeria, abducting more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers

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20 h. ago Distraught grandmother shares photos of young girl who was one of 11 mauled by grizzly bear during school trip

A young girl is in the hospital with 100 stitches after a grizzly bear attacked her on a school trip in Canada.

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21 h. ago Horror as grizzly bear ATTACKS children on school trip leaving at least 11 kids and teachers injured

A GRIZZLY bear stormed a school and attacked children and teachers leaving at least 11 injured. Armed cops and conservation officers rushed to the scene but the "aggressive bear" is still on the loose, according to indigenous community Nuxalk Nation. Locals have been urged to stay indoors as authorities desperately hunt for the beast, Sky...

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23 h. ago Rampaging grizzly bear attacks schoolchildren and teacher on Canada hike leaving at least 11 injured with two in critical condition

Two people were left critically injured, and two sustained serious injuries following the attack at Acwsalcta School on Thursday in Bella Coola, northwest of Vancouver.

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25 h. ago Eleven injured after grizzly bear attacks schoolchildren and teachers in Canada

Two critically hurt after attack on walking trail in British Columbia as police and conservation officers search for bearA grizzly bear has attacked a group of schoolchildren and teachers on a walking trail in British Columbia, Canada, injuring 11 people, two of them critically.The attack happened late on Thursday in Bella Coola, 435 miles (700km) north-west of Vancouver. The Nuxalk Nation said the “aggressive bear” remained on the loose and police and conservation officers were on the scene. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Multiple school children critically injured in grizzly bear attack

One male teacher is said to have ‘got the brunt’ of the injuries, though one parent revealed how the incident left her son ‘traumatized’

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28 h. ago Rampaging grizzly bear attacks primary school children and teacher on Canada hike leaving at least 11 injured with two in critical condition

Two people were left critically injured, and two sustained serious injuries following the attack at Acwsalcta School on Thursday in Bella Coola, northwest of Vancouver.

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28 h. ago Grizzly bear attacks primary pupils and teachers with 11 injured and 2 fighting for their lives

Children ran for their lives when a grizzly bear suddenly attacked, leaving 11 people injured and four in a serious condition.

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29 h. ago Grizzly bear savages school kids with 11 injured and 2 fighting for their lives

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29 h. ago Grizzly bear attacks class of screaming kids with multiple fighting for their lives

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45 h. ago 'One person killed' after light aircraft crashes in Ireland, injuring three others

Gardai and other emergency services, including Rescue 117, rushed to the scene between Waterford Airport and Tramore after the crash shortly before 1pm.

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47 h. ago Israeli airstrikes kill 33 people in Gaza in escalation of post

Medical officials say 17 people killed in Khan Younis area and 16 in strikes on Gaza CityIsraeli attacks in Gaza have killed 33 people and injured many more, according to medical officials, in one of the most serious escalations of violence since the US-backed ceasefire came into effect last month.Officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said they received the bodies of 17 people, including five women and five children, after four Israeli airstrikes targeted tents sheltering displaced people. In Gaza City, medical officials said two airstrikes killed 16 people, including seven children and three women. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Wife killed and husband injured in knife attack as neighbours heard 'terrible screams'

The victims were named locally yesterday as Stella and Brian Gallagher, who had been living in Ballinlough, Ireland for more than twenty years

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2 d. ago Man charged after woman killed and husband injured in knife attack outside Cork home

A man in his 20s has been charged in connection with a fatal knife attack on the southside of Cork city, during which a woman was killed and a man was left with serious injuries

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3 d. ago Russian barrage kills 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy heads for talks with Turkish leader

Officials say Russian drone and missile attack has killed 10 people and injured dozens in Ukraine

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3 d. ago The former Marine sniper accused of a mass shooting and the warning signs that came before

Estranged friends and family and even a judge had raised concerns months before authorities say a wounded Iraq War veteran killed three people and injured five at a North Carolina waterfront bar

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4 d. ago Several dead as heavy rain triggers landslides and floods with search operation launched

Heavy rain swept central Vietnam on Monday, triggering landslides and floods, killing at least seven, injuring dozens and stranding thousands as a major search operation is underway

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5 d. ago Landslide strikes bus on mountain pass in Vietnam, killing 6, as heavy rain persists

A landslide has buried a passenger bus on a treacherous mountain pass in Vietnam, killing six people and injuring 19 others, as more heavy rain is forecast into the week

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