US Capitol lockdown: one officer and suspect dead after car rams into barrier

Police shoot suspect after he allegedly rams vehicle and then lunges at officers with a knife

A police officer and a suspect were dead on Friday after the suspect rammed a vehicle into two US Capitol police officers outside Congress in Washington, then lunged at others with a knife.

The suspect was shot. Two officers were taken to hospital. Police named the officer who died as William “Billy” Evans, an 18-year veteran of the department.

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Taiwan train crash: prosecutors seek arrest warrant over disaster

President Tsai Ing-wen due to visit survivors on Saturday after 50 people died in worst rail accident in decades

Taiwanese prosecutors have sought an arrest warrant for a construction site manager whose truck is alleged to have caused a train accident in which at least 50 people died.

The crash, Taiwan’s worst rail accident in seven decades, is believed to have happened when an express train hit a truck that had slid down a bank next to the track from a construction site.

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Jones and Cooke keep trading shots.

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April the giraffe, who gave birth in a viral livestream, dies aged 20

New York zoo where giraffe lived says she was euthanized because of advancing arthritis

April, the giraffe that became a sensation when a rural New York zoo livestreamed her 2017 pregnancy and delivery, was euthanized Friday because of advancing arthritis, the zoo said.

“She is a precious member of our family, and while we knew this day would eventually come, our hearts are hurting,” Animal Adventure Park’s owner, Jordan Patch, said in a statement.

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Mantilla of the Semana Santa – in pictures

In Spain, women traditionally wear mantilla dresses as mourning clothes while they accompany the Virgin during the Holy Week processions. For the second consecutive year, Spain will mark Semana Santa or Holy Week without processions due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year, however, churches will remain open and religious rites can be visited

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Queensland reports one new case of locally acquired coronavirus

Health minister Yvette D’Ath says a man has tested positive to Covid-19 after initially testing negative

Queensland has recorded one new case of Covid-19, a close contact of a previous case who has been in quarantine since 27 March.

Addressing the media on Saturday, the state’s chief medical officer, Jeannette Young, said the man, who attended the Black Hops Brewery on 20 March, had been quarantined “for his entire infectious period”.

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MLB: All-Star Game leaves Georgia to protest voting law

Major League Baseball announced they are moving the 2021 All-Star Game and Draft out of Georgia.

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Street racing: They're fast, Atlanta's furious

Screeching tyres disturb the peace in Atlanta, Georgia, as street racers claim the city's highways.

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The women fighting South Africa's 'infodemic'

South Africa has faced a wave of Covid misinformation, but volunteers are fighting back.

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Week in pictures: 27 March - 2 April 2021

A selection of powerful images taken around the world this week.

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