Akira Toriyama, one of Japan’s leading comics authors, whose manga and anime franchise “Dragon Ball achieved worldwide success with its mix of comedic characters and rousing martial arts battles, died on March 1.
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Zimbabwe gold mine collapse
Six people have died and 15 others are trapped after a mine shaft collapsed in Zimbabwe. The collapse of Bay Horse gold mine in Chegutu, 100km (62 miles) west of the capital Harare on Friday morning left more than 30 people trapped.
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Drug Trafficking in Tajikistan
For many years, Tajikistan has been gravely affected by drug trafficking. At least 15-20 tons of opium and between 75 and 80 metric tons of heroin are smuggled into the country each year from Afghanistan either for local consumption or for transfer to Russia and Europe. Despite an official Tajik government policy to fight illicit drug trafficking in cooperation with foreign governments and international organizations, trafficking continues to increase.
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Serbia school attack killed several children
A teenage boy opened fire in a school in the Serbian capital of Belgrade just after lessons began on Wednesday morning, killing eight children and a security guard and seriously injuring several others. The boy, a 13 year old student at the school, allegedly sketched out the attack in advance on crumpled pieces of paper that officials displayed at a somber press conference. He called police himself after the shootings.
