New Orleans cleaning crews washed down Bourbon Street Thursday after authorities largely concluded their on-site investigation of a ghastly New Years attack as the iconic nightlife hub prepared to reopen.Street cleaners rumbled onto the landmark road through the French Quarter early in the morning, scrubbing surfaces of any signs of the tragedy in which 14 …
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The US Army veteran who carried out the truck-ramming attack on revelers in New Orleans was “inspired” by the Islamic State and had apparently experienced marital and financial difficulties after leaving the military.Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, posted a series of online videos in which he proclaimed allegiance to the extremist group before driving a rented truck …
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New Orleans attack suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar was a US Army veteran from Texas who apparently experienced marital and financial difficulties after leaving the military.Jabbar, 42, posted a series of online videos before driving a rented truck into New Year’s revelers in which he discussed plans to kill his family and dreams that inspired him to …
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Investigators homed in Thursday on whether a US army veteran had accomplices when he killed at least 15 people by plowing a pickup truck — carrying an Islamic State flag — into a dense New Year’s party crowd in New Orleans.The FBI identified the attacker as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas and …
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Twenty-seven migrants, including women and children, died after two boats capsized off central Tunisia, with 83 people rescued, a civil defence official told AFP on Thursday.The rescued and dead passengers, who were found off the Kerkennah Islands, aimed to reach Europe and were all from sub-Saharan African countries, said Zied Sdiri, head of civil defence …
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US authorities were investigating Thursday after an army veteran with an Islamic State flag who was “hellbent” on carnage steered a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens.The FBI identified the attacker as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas. He …
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Last year was China’s hottest on record and the past four years were its warmest ever, its weather agency said this week.China is the leading emitter, in total volume, of the greenhouse gases driving global heating.It aims to ensure carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions peak by 2030 and be brought to net zero by 2060.The average …
Last year was China’s warmest on record, its weather agency said, as the world experiences a surge in extreme weather fuelled by climate change.China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse gases scientists say are driving global warming, though Beijing has pledged that carbon dioxide emissions will peak by 2030 and be brought to net …
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South Korean police raided the offices of Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport Thursday as they step up a probe into the fatal crash of a Boeing 737-800 that killed 179 people.The flight was carrying 181 passengers and crew from Thailand to South Korea on Sunday when it issued a mayday call …
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The space in which refugee Shaharzad has to live has shrunk to the small courtyard of a guesthouse in Pakistan’s capital, reminiscent of her life under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.She fears being swept up in a wave of anti-Afghan sentiment, including reports of harassment, extortion and arrests by Pakistan authorities who have cracked down on …
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