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Lunar New Year giveaway of cash and food leaves 4 dead in Cambodian capital as crowd surges

Jan. 23, 2025 04:03 AM EST

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Four people died and five others were injured Thursday as a crowd scrambled for a handout of food and cash from one of Cambodia 's richest people as a Chinese Lunar New Year gift, officials said. The victims were crushed as the crowd of hundreds surged...

Today in History: January 7, gunmen kill 12 at Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris

Jan. 07, 2025 00:13 AM EST

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2025. There are 358 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 7, 2015, masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French newspaper that had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, methodically killing 12...