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Mexico: New video in vigilantes' killings by security forces in January to be part of probe

MEXICO CITY – Mexican officials said Monday they have delivered new information about the January killings of vigilantes during clashes with soldiers and police, as part of a probe of possible excessive force. The information handed over includes a new video from which “one can infer presumed acts of excessive …

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Chemical leak in northern China kills 8, injures 2; cause under investigation

BEIJING – Authorities say a chemical leak in northern China has killed eight people and injured two others. A statement from Yangcheng County in Shanxi province said the carbon disulfide leak occurred Saturday morning at a plant belonging to the Ruixing chemical company. It says three rescue workers are also …

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Vienna's gay-themed pedestrian traffic lights to remain permanent fixture in Austrian capital

VIENNA – Vienna’s gay-themed pedestrian traffic lights are here to stay. Instead of the usual stick man, the lights show couples — a man and a woman, two women or two men. Set up recently at 47 crossings, they were to be taken down in June, after the end of …

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