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At least 32 dead, dozens injured after two trains collide in Greece

At least 32 people were killed and another 85 injured after two trains collided near the Greek city of Larissa, authorities said, as emergency services raced Wednesday to find survivors among the charred wreckage.. He said that 32 people have been found dead, while 53 of the injured were in hospital.

Sri Lanka workers defy strike ban to protest rescue plan

Sri Lankan workers went on strike Wednesday in defiance of a government ban to protest a rescue plan for the bankrupt island nation, forcing the closure of hospitals, banks and ports.. Electricity workers and bank tellers were also on strike while dock workers staged lunchtime protests at the capital's port.

France's Macron set for four-nation tour of Africa

President Emmanuel Macron kicks off a tour of Central Africa on Wednesday in a diplomatic drive to test out a new "responsible relationship" with the continent as anti-French sentiment runs high in some former colonies.. - Distraction - Macron in a speech on France's Africa policy on Monday called for a "mutual and responsible relationship" with the continent of more than 50 countries, including on climate issues.

Train accident in Greece kills at least 26

At least 26 people were killed and another 85 injured after a collision between two trains caused a derailment near the Greek city of Larissa late Tuesday night, authorities said.. According to public television station ERT, one of the train cars caught fire after the collision and several people were trapped inside.

Indian state-owned firm sold artillery barrels to Myanmar: activists

An Indian state-owned arms manufacturer has shipped artillery barrels to military-ruled Myanmar, an activist group said Wednesday, warning they could be used by the junta in its crackdown on dissent.. In October, state-owned arms manufacturer Yantra India Limited sent 20 gun barrels to Myanmar measuring 122 millimetres, shipping data obtained by activist group Justice for Myanmar shows.

Nigeria ruling party candidate Tinubu wins most votes in disputed election

Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has won the most votes in Nigeria's highly disputed weekend election, according to final results on Wednesday, almost certainly securing him the presidency of Africa's most populous democracy.. INEC was expected to give a final result for the two-thirds rule later on Wednesday.

Drag queens newest targets in US culture wars

It's the latest battlefield in America's rolling "culture wars" over gender and education: conservatives around the country are training their sights on drag shows -- assailing them as a threat to public decency and family values.. The idea is hardly a shock in a country where drag has moved from niche nightlife spots into the cultural mainstream -- thanks in particular to high-profile exposure on the hit television show "RuPaul's Drag Race."

Brisk daily walk could prevent one in 10 early deaths: study

One in 10 early deaths could be prevented if everyone engaged in a small amount of daily exercise such as a brisk 11-minute walk, a large study said on Wednesday.. But even half that amount -- 75 minutes a week, or less than 11 minutes a day -- could prevent one in 10 of those deaths, according to the meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Iran has uranium particles enriched to nearly bomb grade: IAEA

The UN nuclear watchdog confirmed on Tuesday it had detected particles of uranium enriched up just under the 90 percent needed to produce an atomic bomb.. "The presence of a particle or particles of uranium above 60 percent in the enrichment process does not mean enrichment above 60 percent," said the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, Behruz Kamalvandi.

Peru police find pre-Hispanic mummy in ex-delivery man's bag

Police in Peru have seized a mummified human, between 600 and 800 years old, from a former food delivery man who claimed to have had it at his home for three decades.  . The mummy was in the isothermal bag the man had once used to deliver food to people's homes.