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Ambulances and emergency personnel are seen on a road outside Lynn Valley Main Library, where police said multiple people were stabbed by a suspect who was later taken into custody, in North Vancouver, Canada. SR Media Canada via Reuters

Vancouver stabbing attack: one confirmed dead, child among five wounded

March 28, 2021
epa09102206 A composite photo of two images shows the Alhambra castle with its illumination switched on (L), and the illumination switched off (R) to mark Earth Hour, in Granada, southern Spain, 27 March 2021. Earth Hour is an annual event in which lights are switched off in major cities around the world to draw attention to energy consumption and its environmental effects. The aim is to give people a voice on the planet's future and an opportunity to work together to create a sustainable low carbon future for planet earth. EPA/Pepe Torres

Earth Hour: cities around the world go dark

March 28, 2021
Virginia Beach police work the scene of the shooting. AP

Virginia Beach mass shooting: two killed among nine people shot during 'chaotic night'

March 27, 2021
North Korea test fires a newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile at an undisclosed location. KCNA via AP

North Korea says Biden administration took wrong first step over latest missile test

March 27, 2021
People protest in support of the unionising efforts of the Alabama Amazon workers in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

Bernie Sanders joins union drive as clashes with Amazon intensify

March 27, 2021
US President Joe Biden will host the Leaders Summit on Climate in April. Bloomberg

Biden invites Saudi Arabia and UAE to Leaders Summit on Climate

March 27, 2021
Saudi border guards keep watch along the frontier with Yemen in southern Jazan province. AFP

US spokesman warns 'Houthis attack, Yemenis suffer' after missile strike

March 26, 2021
Dominion Voting says Fox News encouraged false claims about fraud in the 2020 US presidential election. Reuters

Dominion Voting sues Fox News for $1.6bn over 2020 US election claims

March 26, 2021
Democratic representative Park Cannon is placed in handcuffs after being asked to stop knocking on Governor Brian Kemp's office door as he signed the new voting law. AP

Georgia politician arrested as governor signs sweeping voting law

March 26, 2021
The US Treasury announced the loan assistance, which will help Sudan pay off outstanding debts. AP 

Sudan settles World Bank debt with $1.15bn US loan

March 26, 2021
Workers build a fully-electric test van at electric van and bus maker Arrival, which has seen a spike in interest due to soaring e-commerce amid the pandemic and looming fossil-fuel vehicle bans. Reuters

Russian tycoon behind UK electric van start-up Arrival sees wealth soar by $10bn

March 26, 2021
A prototype Starship rocket pictured on the launch pad at Boca Chica. Reuters

SpaceX launch: Where to watch Elon Musk’s Starship prototype blast off

March 26, 2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken removes his mask as gives a press briefing at the end of a NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting. Reuters

US to push for aid to Syria to continue

March 26, 2021
Senior leader Ri Pyong-chol and other military officials applaud after the missile launch in Pyongyang, North Korea. KCNA via Reuters

North Korea says it tested new 'tactical-guided projectile'

March 26, 2021
US soldiers at the site of a bombing at Ain Al Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq. AP

US Congress moves to repeal Iraq war authorisation

March 26, 2021
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FILE PHOTO: A vial of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a vaccination center, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Ronquieres, Belgium April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

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