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A train carrying ethanol has derailed in the US state of Minnesota forcing residents to evacuate.
Several cars erupted into flames after the crash in the small city of Raymond in the early hours of the morning.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Uganda has flagged off about 1000 soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of the East African Regional Force to protect civilians and property in the areas occupied by the M23 Rebels.
They join Kenya, Angola, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Burundi forces that are already in the country.
Over 130 armed groups are based in Eastern DR Congo and have destabilized the mineral-rich country for decades.
Nigeria's State Security Service, or the DSS says there is a plot by some politicians in the country to set aside the constitution and install an interim government.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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An Indian tribunal has upheld a $160 million fine for Google in a case related to the dominance of its Android operating system.
But some relief for the US tech giant came as it quashed four out of the ten anti-trust directives that had been imposed on the firm.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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The Delhi government is calling an emergency meeting after a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases.
Nearly one in 10 people are now testing positive for coronavirus in the Indian capital.
Experts believe, an Omicron subvariant is driving this surge, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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South Korea’s leader is vowing to win public support for Japan’s plan to discharge treated, radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.
Japan wants to dispose of more than a million tonnes of water used to cool the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Seoul had previously criticized the project.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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The Senate has voted 66-30 to repeal a decades-old authorization that was used for U.S. military action in the Gulf and Iraq wars.
Lawmakers see it as necessary to prevent abuse by any Presidential administrations.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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The White House is preparing to call for federal banking regulators to impose new rules on midsize banks, according to reporting by The Washington Post.
It follows the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank earlier this month.
US President Joe Biden has already said the White House response "was not over yet".
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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