South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation for an extreme heatwave expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries have advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45C (113F).
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A Palestinian man was killed and 13 were injured in an Israeli raid in Nablus
A Palestinian man was killed and 13 were injured in an Israeli raid in Nablus early Monday. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Amir Ihab Bustami, 21, was shot by the Israeli occupation soldiers and killed at dawn in Nablus.
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Titanic passenger’s gold watch auctioned for record price
A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million or $1.485 million at auction on Saturday, April 27th 2024. The timepiece sold for ten times its expected auction price of between £100,000 and £150,000.
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Six dead on Hawaii wildfires
Six people have died and more have been injured by wildfires sweeping the Hawaiian island of Maui. Thousands are without power or cell phone service due to fires that are being fuelled by winds from a nearby hurricane in the Pacific Ocean.
