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Walmart manager kills six in latest US mass shooting
Walmart manager kills six in latest US mass shooting
by  AFP

A 31-year-old overnight manager at Walmart shot and killed six people at a store bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers before turning the pistol on himself, authorities said Wednesday, in America's second mass shooting in four days. Terri Brown, who was in the Walmart but left just before the shooting, said the store was packed with holiday shoppers.

Record number of children miss measles vaccine: global report
Record number of children miss measles vaccine: global report
by  AFP

A record high of nearly 40 million children around the world missed a measles vaccine dose in 2021, according to a new report Wednesday that found immunization levels had failed to rebound from disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the report, 25 million children missed their first dose while 14.7 million missed their second.

Ecuador: a new nerve center for global drug trade
Ecuador: a new nerve center for global drug trade
by  AFP

Ecuador has become an unlikely hub for the global drug trade, flooding the world with Colombian cocaine while bloodshed rages between a complex tapestry of local gangs backed by Mexican and European mafia. The Mexican and Balkan cartels have alliances with Colombian armed groups who organize the transport of drugs to Ecuador.

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