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A teacher wounded in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has criticised police as cowards for delaying acting while his pupils were killed, stating that they had a bulletproof vest and he had non. In a harrowing interview Reyes, said he told his students to pretend to be asleep during the shooting, with eleven of them killed when the gunman raided his classroom and an adjacent classroom for over an […]

The Dominican Republic’s minister of environment and natural resources Orlando Jorge Mera has been shot and killed in his office by a close friend. Officials disclosed that 55-year-old Mera was holding a meeting at the time of the attack andat least six shots were heard. A presidential spokesman identified the assailant as Miguel Cruz, describing him as a childhood friend of the minister. Cruz is now in custody but the […]

President of the United State Joe Biden has said the US should ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines to tackle thekillings from gun violence following string of mass shootings in the country. Biden in a primetime speech to the nation from the White House, said too many everyday places in America had become killing fields, stressing that if Congress cannot outlaw such weapons, it should seek to raise the age […]

Four people have been killed in a shooting spree at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma . Police confirmed that the suspected shooter, who was armed with a rifle and a handgun, was also dead as they arrived the scene yesterday afternoon at St Francis Hospital in three minutes, which they said ensured the death toll wasn't higher. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Deputy Police Chief Eric Dalgleish said they […]

The largest known plant on Earth, a Seagrass, roughly three times the size of Manhattan has been discovered off the coast of Australia . Using genetic testing, scientists have discovered that a large underwater meadow in Western Australia is in fact one plant and it is believed to have spread from a single seed over at least 4,500 years. Researchers from the University of Western Australia says the Seagrass covers about 200 square kilometers, adding […]

The former head of the Louvre Museum in Paris Jean-Luc Martinez has been charged in connection with a wide-ranging inquiry into the trafficking of ancient objects from the Middle East. French investigators alleged Martinez facilitated the transfer of the objects to the Louvre Abu Dhabi. They reportedly included a granite stele inscribed with the seal of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun. Martinez has however denied the charges and insisted that […]

The Prime Minister of Ireland Micháel Martin says a UK-EU trade war would be shocking and unnecessary, calling on theGovernment of United Kingdom to get into the tunnel and negotiate over changes to the post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland.   The Taoiseach disclosed that Ireland and the European Union do not want a trade warwith the UK, after the government last week announced plans to override key parts of […]

The Prime Minister of Ireland Micháel Martin says a UK-EU trade war would be shocking and unnecessary, calling on theGovernment of United Kingdom to get into the tunnel and negotiate over changes to the post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland.   The Taoiseach disclosed that Ireland and the European Union do not want a trade warwith the UK, after the government last week announced plans to override key parts of […]

Nineteen young children and two adults have died in a shooting at a primary school in South Texas after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in the city of Uvalde before he was killed by law enforcement. Investigators said the suspect was armed with a handgun, an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and high-capacity magazines. The Chief of Police at Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Pete Arredondo said the shooting […]