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A man in Iran guns down 12 relatives in a shooting rampage with a Kalashnikov rifle
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Sat,02/17/24-1:38AM , 69 Reads
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A 30-year-old man gunned down 12 of his relatives Saturday in a remote rural area in southeast Iran, the deadliest shooting reported in decades.
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An H3 rocket lifts off at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, southern Japan Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

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Japan's new flagship H3 rocket reaches orbit in a key test after failed debut last year
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Fri,02/16/24-6:43PM , 108 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's flagship H3 rocket reached orbit and released two small observation satellites in a key second test following a failed debut launch last year, buoying hope for the country in the global space race.
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A portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and flowers are pictured as people gather near to Russian embassy to France, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 in Paris. Alexei Navalny, Russia's top opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, died in prison on Friday, a statement from the Federal Penitentiary Service said. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed over the years
By DASHA LITVINOVA AND EMMA BURROWS - Associated Press
Fri,02/16/24-10:23AM , 86 Reads
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. Some take a fatal plunge from an open window.
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Photos of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, with flowers and candles are laid on a ground in front of the Russian embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia's prison agency said. He was 47. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

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Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny's death in prison
By DASHA LITVINOVA - Associated Press
Fri,02/16/24-7:35AM , 206 Reads
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time Friday in blaming the reported death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on President Vladimir Putin and his government.
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