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Jakarta attacks: Multiple suicide bomb and gun attacks in Indonesian capital

Indonesian police say militants launched a gun and bomb assault in the centre of Jakarta on Thursday (14 January) followed by continuing gunfire and reports of further blasts. Explosions hit several locations, including a Starbucks cafe at a shopping centre near the presidential palace and UN offices. Jan 14, 2016

Ringling Bros circus to cease elephant acts in May

The elephant acts that have been part of Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus shows for more than a century will end in May, earlier than their previously announced retirement, the circus parent company said on 11 January. Last March, Feld Entertainment said the 13 Asian elephants used in its traveling shows would be phased out by 2018. Jan 12, 2016

Texas: Window washers rescued from 75-story tower in Houston

Two window washers were rescued from the 71st floor of the Chase tower in downtown Houston on 11 January, after their scaffolding malfunctioned, a Houston Fire Department spokesman said. Both men are safe and neither was injured nor needed any medical treatment, Houston fire spokesman Jay Evans said. Images from local media showed the scaffolding dangling from the building. Jan 12, 2016
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