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CANADA

Three killed, including gunman, in shooting

Three people, including the suspected gunman, were killed in a series of shootings early on Monday in the Canadian province of British Columbia, police said. The shooting in Langley city started around midnight and four people were shot by what was believed to be a lone male gunman. Two men were found dead and another man and a woman were injured. Police said the shooter, who they identified as Jordan Daniel Goggin, 28, was shot dead at the scene by officers.

INDIA

28 people dead from drinking tainted liquor

At least 28 people have died and 60 others became ill from drinking altered liquor in western India, The Associated Press quoted officials as saying on Tuesday. Senior government official Mukesh Parmar said the deaths occurred in the Ahmedabad and Botad districts of Gujarat state, where manufacturing, sale and consumption of liquor are prohibited. It was not immediately known what chemical was used to alter the liquor. In 2020, at least 120 people died after drinking tainted liquor in India's Punjab state.

UNITED KINGDOM

Early predator named after Attenborough

A fossil of a 560-million-year-old creature, which researchers believe to be the first animal predator, has been named after the British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough. Scientists said on Monday they believe the specimen, named Auroralumina attenboroughii, is the earliest creature known to have a skeleton. It is related to the group that includes corals, jellyfish and anemones, they say. The fossil was found in a forest in central England, where Attenborough used to go fossil hunting.

Agencies - Xinhua