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20 May
Demonstrators protested against violence in Serbian society in Belgrade following two mass shootings that rattled the Balkan nation.
14 May
Gun violence and mass shootings are a regular occurrence in the United States and other countries. Can stricter gun laws prevent these tragedies?
2 Apr
In the wake of the recent Nashville primary school shooting in the US, the debate over gun violence has resurfaced. Today's focus takes us to Japan, a country known for its low murder rates.
5 Feb
This week, the US state of California was rocked by two mass shootings just two days apart. The massacres are just the latest in a long line of shootings that have made the US the world's number one country in gun ownership and gun deaths. The carnage pushed President Joe Biden to renew calls for Congress to act quickly on a ban on assault weapons.
19 Mar 2021
The FBI and local authorities are investigating after a series of shootings in the Atlanta area, says Crisp County Sheriff Billy Hancock, after state troopers and county law enforcement apprehended a white 21-year-old male suspect. A total of eight people, including six Asian women, were killed in three separate attacks Tuesday at spas and massage parlors around Georgia's largest city.
18 Mar 2021
Six of the victims were Asian, the authorities said, raising fears that there may have been a racial motivation to the crimes.
11 Dec 2020
Every year there are thousands of shooting incidents on Brazil's streets in which innocent bystanders are injured or killed. In some cities, apps now give real-time warnings to residents about areas to avoid.
15 Nov 2020
In Nigeria, coming from a wealthy elite family means that your life path has almost certainly already been charted for you so you don’t have to stray too far but if you venture out on your own to “do your own thing” and eventually make it big and become a global sensation, you would only be the guy or girl that did it after Davido.
14 Nov 2020
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7 Oct 2020
Bomb explosions, shootings and even kidnapping of children: drug trafficking around Antwerp in northern Belgium is generating increasingly violent crime, which the authorities are struggling to tackle.
29 Aug 2020
Top American athletes are boycotting games and tournaments because of the constant shootings of African Americans by police. NBA teams - Lakers, Clippers, Bucks, Blazers, Rockets, Thunders - all boycotted Game 5 of the playoff series.
27 Dec 2016
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, there were 27 shootings in the city, including 12 of which were fatal.

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