Day: 11 December 2022
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Peru protests: Andahuaylas airport forced to close in deadly unrest
Andahuaylas airport is forced to shut as protests continue over the impeachment of President Castillo.
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Junior Eurovision: France wins song contest as UK comes fifth
Thirteen-year-old Lissandro won with 203 points for his song Oh Maman! at the contest in Armenia.
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Kosovo: Roads blocked as violence between Serb protestors and police continues
Tensions between the authorities and Kosovo’s Serb minority have risen in recent weeks.
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Nasa’s Orion capsule makes safe return to Earth
After a 26-day flight around the Moon, Nasa’s future astronaut ship parachutes into the Pacific.
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Twenty seven bodies dumped by the roadside in Zambia
Residents alerted police after spotting the bodies of the men in Ngwerere near the capital Lusaka.
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Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody
The Libyan man is accused of making the bomb which destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie.
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South Korea: Parliament calls for minister to be dismissed over Halloween crush
Lee Sang-min has been facing mounting pressure following the Halloween crush that killed 156 people.
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Ukraine war: Odesa and Melitopol under attack
Russian drone attacks leave 1.5 million Ukrainians without power and Kyiv bombards occupied Melitopol.
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Chile volcano: Alert issued after Lascar rumbles to life
The Lascar volcano, in the north, sends a plume of volcanic ash and hot gases 6,000m into the sky.