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22 killed in lithium battery plant fire in South Korea

[ad_1] A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital on Monday, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring eight, officials said. The fire began after batteries exploded while workers were…

Death Toll in Dagestan Attack Rises, Officials Say

[ad_1] At least 15 law enforcement officers and four civilians were killed in two seemingly coordinated attacks by gunmen in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, Russian investigators said on Monday. Wielding rifles and Molotov cocktails, the attackers assaulted synagogues and…