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Vigil outside Mexican migrant centre where dozens died in fire

Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) (AFP) – People gather outside a detention facility in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, for a vigil dedicated to the dozens of migrants who died there in a fire. The migrants were believed to have lit the fire as a demonstration because they feared they would be deported, according to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. IMAGES

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Dozens killed in fire at Mexico-US border migrant center

Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) (AFP) – A fire started by migrants protesting against their expected deportation killed at least 39 people at the National Migration Institute (INM) facility in Ciudad Juarez, prompting the mobilization of firefighters and dozens of ambulances.

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‘Ruto’s hands are all over this violence’ says Kenyan opposition leader

Nairobi (AFP) – Raila Odinga, who ran against president William Ruto in the Kenyan elections, says that he and his supporters “never envisaged” that the state would respond to protests with a “reign (of) terror on peaceful and innocent Kenyans”. This comes after anti-government protests called by Odinga turned violent, with police firing tear gas and looters going on a rampage. Odinga has called for regular protests every Monday and Thursday, accusing President Ruto of stealing last year’s election and of failing to control the surging cost of living.

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London Victorian-era dinosaurs get multi-million pound makeover

London (AFP) – In south London’s Crystal Palace Park, a collection of dinosaur sculptures which date back to 1854 will be among the heritage sites to benefit from new funding announced by the UK’s National Lottery Heritage Fund. The total funding, worth over £24 million, will go towards projects in locations ranging from northern Scotland’s John O’Groats to southwest England’s Penzance.

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Indonesia’s Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts

Sunda Straits (Indonesia) (AFP) – Images captured by a CCTV camera show Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatoa erupting and spewing hot ash clouds. Mount Anak Krakatoa, which means Child of Krakatoa, erupted four times, officials said, with the biggest followed by another that sent a column of smoke and ash 1,500 metres above its crater.

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Mourners pay tribute to victims of Nashville school shooting

Nashville (AFP) – People lay flowers and pray at a makeshift memorial outside a private elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, where a heavily armed former student killed three young children and three staff. “I don’t think it should be as easy to buy flowers as it is a gun,” says a Nashville resident.

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Israelis protest as Netanyahu pauses judicial reform

Tel Aviv (AFP) – Israeli police used water cannon to disperse protesters during a demonstration against the judicial overhaul which triggered the country’s most severe domestic crisis in years. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paused the overhaul on Monday night.

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