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Gunman kills 35 in attack starting at Thai child care center

Asia · Nong Bua

Gunman kills 35 in attack starting at Thai child care center

47% Center coverage: 155 sources

A gunman who attacked a child care center in Thailand and then fired from his car as he fled killed more than 30 people Thursday, including two dozen children, authorities said. Police say the attacker shot and stabbed children and adults before taking his own life.See the Story

French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature

Europe · Stockholm

French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature

47% Left coverage: 70 sources

French author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory", the award-giving body said on Thursday.See the Story

Gunmen open fire at a Mexican city hall killing 18, including town mayor

Mass Shooting · Guerrero

Gunmen open fire at a Mexican city hall killing 18, including town mayor

48% Left coverage: 21 sources

Attackers gunned down a mayor, his father and 16 other people in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero on Wednesday, authorities said. The criminal group Los Tequileros claimed responsibility for the attack. It happened in broad daylight, according to Agence France-Presse.See the Story

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U.S., S. Korea conduct bombing drill in response to North Korean missile launch

U.S., S. Korea conduct bombing drill in response to North Korean missile launch

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Europe · London

Three people stabbed in central London

50% Left coverage: 16 sources

Three people have been stabbed in an incident near Liverpool Street station. Three victims were taken for treatment at a nearby hospital. A major police response is under way and the area around Bishopsgate has been cordoned off. The incident is not being treated as terror-related, the force says.See the Story

Europe · London

With division at home, UK's Truss seeks to thaw EU relations

Coverage: 8 sources

Britain's new prime minister Liz Truss will travel to the Czech Republic on Thursday. She plans to use an opening session address to urge unity against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The U.K. has also softened its tone in the dispute with the EU over trade rules for Northern Ireland.See the Story

Edinburgh film festival and cinemas cease trading

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

The Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Edinburgh Filmhouse and the Belmont cinema in Aberdeen have all stopped trading with immediate effect. The parent charity that runs them - Centre for the Moving Image - announced it had called in administrators after what it described as a "perfect storm" It said it had seen sharply rising costs alongside reduced trade due to the effects of the Covid pandemic.See the Story

Tory chairman criticises Nadine Dorries' call to change course

34% Center coverage: 3 sources

Nadine Dorries accused ministers of "lurching to the right" in an interview. Conservative Party chairman Jake Berry said he did not understand or agree with some of her comments. Government has faced vocal opposition from some of its own MPs since its mini-budget on 23 September.See the Story

Europe · London

Lenders push Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to extend mortgage guarantee scheme

Coverage: 4 sources

Executives from major banks and Nationwide will ask Kwasi Kwarteng to commit to renewing the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme. The scheme gives lenders an option to underwrite through the government the losses incurred on mortgages above 80% of the purchase price of a property. Hundreds of mortgage deals have been pulled or frozen by banks in the last fortnight.See the Story

Chesterfield, England · Chesterfield

Chesterfield: Man seriously injured in town centre assault

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Man, in his 30s, was punched to the head in St Mary's Gate, Chesterfield. Victim hit his head on the kerb, leaving him with a large cut that required stitches. Police want to speak to the men, who were in the area at the time of the attack.See the Story

Hate crimes recorded by police rise over a quarter

34% Center coverage: 3 sources

The biggest increase was in crimes against transgender people, which rose by 56% from the previous year.See the Story

Europe · England

Bishopsgate: Three hurt in City of London phone-snatch stabbings

Coverage: 2 sources

Three people are in hospital after being stabbed in the City of London. Police have cordoned off part of Bishopsgate, near to its corner with Camomile Street. Four people were given medical treatment at the scene. Police said the incident was ongoing but not being treated as terror-related.See the Story

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