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Thousands in Britain honour two mothers killed in Manchester attack

ROYTON, England, May 26 (Reuters) Several thousand people turned out today to mourn two mothers from the same town who were killed by a suicide bomber while waiting to collect their teenage daughters from a Ariana Grande concert in the northern English city of Manchester.
Alison Howe, 45, and Lisa Lees, 47, from Royton near Manchester, were among the 22 people killed by bomber Salman Abedi as they waited for their daughters in a foyer outside the concert.
A Reuters photographer at the scene said several thousand people were gathering in a park at Royton, some holding pink balloons to honour "Royton's girls".
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Chinese, Saudi FMs hold phone talks on Middle East's regional situation, bilateral ties

16 Apr 2024 | 12:40 PM

Beijing, Apr 16 (UNI) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, held phone talks on Monday regarding the regional situation in the Middle East as well as China-Saudi Arabia ties.

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Flooding in Oman claim lives of 17 people

Flooding in Oman claim lives of 17 people

16 Apr 2024 | 12:22 PM

Muscat, Apr 16 (UNI) Seventeen people, including nine schoolchildren, died as a result of massive flooding in Oman, the Al Arabiya broadcaster reported.

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Hamas rejects all clauses of Gaza ceasefire agreement

16 Apr 2024 | 11:50 AM

Gaza, Apr 16 (UNI) Palestinian movement Hamas has rejected all clauses of the latest hostage deal proposal, increasing the number of Palestinian prisoners who have to be released by Israel as part of the agreement, The Times of Israel newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing a senior Israeli official.

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5 0-magnitude quake hits Java, Indonesia - GFZ

5 0-magnitude quake hits Java, Indonesia - GFZ

16 Apr 2024 | 10:47 AM

Beijing, Apr 16 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Java, Indonesia at 0318 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

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China renews yellow alert for severe convection weather

China renews yellow alert for severe convection weather

16 Apr 2024 | 10:10 AM

Beijing, Apr 16 (UNI) China's meteorological authority on Tuesday renewed a yellow alert for severe convection weather, forecasting thunderstorms, gales and hail as well as heavy rain in some parts of the country.

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