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In Iceland, a volcano has woken from its 6,000-year slumber. The bubbling, hot lava spewed out of Fagradalsfjall volcano and could be seen from the outskirts of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, 32 km away.
Conflict in the middle east escalated when Israeli airstrikes on Gaza city flattened buildings and killed people.
Tragedy struck the city of Kazan in Russia when at least seven children and two adults were killed and several more were injured in a mass shooting at a school.
In a gesture of friendship to Japan, Myanmar has released Japanese reporter Yuki Kitazumi.
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