Learn “assistance”, “referendum” in slow English. From: Four killed in fast-moving fire at Canadian military base.
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- Four killed in fast-moving fire at Canadian military base
- Australian MP Helen Haines critically injured in alleged attack
- Alberta voters decide whether to start a process toward independence
- World Food Programme warns funding cuts will leave half a million in Gaza without aid
- China’s economy grows faster than expected as exports rise
- Brazil’s presidential candidates clash in first runoff debate
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- BBC NewsFour killed, dozens injured in major fire at Canada military base
- Four Canadian Armed Forces members killed during training in CFB Wainwright - Canada.ca
- CFB Wainwright: Catastrophic fire was known before it reached troops
- RechercheThe base is a major Canadian Army training centre used to prepare troops for operational deployment. About 84 soldiers were split between a grenade range and an area where they practised attacks on simulated enemy positions during the training involved in the fire.
- Four people killed in ‘violent, fast-moving’ fire at Canadian military base | Canada | The Guardian
- CFB Wainwright fire - Wikipedia
- The GuardianIndependent MP Helen Haines in critical condition after ‘attack’ outside Wangaratta office, PM says
- ABC News / Associated PressPolice say a car has hit an Australian lawmaker, critically injuring her
- RechercheA court blocked the pro-separation petition, ruling that it had failed to consult First Nations whose land would be affected by separation; the article says the province's premier nevertheless allowed the voting process to proceed.
- RechercheAs historical background, Alberta separatists have pointed to the 1980s National Energy Program, which used price controls, taxes and ownership rules and became a symbol of Western alienation.
- RechercheThe World Food Programme said it would end monthly assistance to 500,000 people in Gaza because of a funding shortfall. WFP country director Shaun Hughes said the change was taking effect that month.
- RechercheThe report says 1.4 million people—about two-thirds of Gaza’s population—remain acutely food insecure and need humanitarian assistance to survive; it attributes that assessment to Hughes.
- Funding shortfall forces WFP to cut lifesaving food aid to Gaza - Latest News from Saudi Arabia and the World
- World Food Programme ends aid for 500,000 in Gaza as funding cut
- Cuts force World Food Programme to end support for half a million Palestinians in Gaza | Gaza | The Guardian
- RechercheThe article reports weak domestic demand alongside stronger export activity, citing ABN Amro analysts who said export strength linked to the global AI and technology boom more than offset drags including domestic-demand weakness.
- Associated Press, carried by ABC NewsBrazil's Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro trade barbs in 1st debate only days before presidential runoff