KAMPALA -- Scores of people are feared dead after a fuel tanker exploded in the western Ugandan district of Rubirizi on Sunday, a police spokesperson said.

Marshal Tumusiime, Great Bushenyi regional police spokesperson, told Xinhua by telephone that the explosion occurred after the petrol tanker overturned, exploded and burst into flames at Kyambura trading center, along the Kasese-Mbarara Highway. (Uganda-Fuel Tanker-Explode)

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CHICAGO -- Strong thunderstorms hit U.S. city Chicago on Sunday morning, disrupting hundreds of flights and a local air show.

Due to heavy rain moving through the Chicago area, airlines at the city's main international airport O'hare have cancelled more than 300 flights, said the airport management. (US-Chicago-Thunderstorm)

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DUBLIN -- Hard border on the island of Ireland must be avoided and the backstop is needed to protect the peace process on the island, said a senior Irish official here on Sunday.

Simon Coveney, Irish deputy prime minister and foreign minister, twitted Sunday that "Ireland has been respectful of UK decision to leave EU (European Union) from the start, but has always been clear that border infrastructure on Island of Ireland must be avoided". (Ireland-Brexit-Hard Border)

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HELSINKI -- Two people were detained as ideologically polarized processions marched on Sunday in the southwestern city of Turku, in commemoration of the 2017 terrorist attack in the city.

A nationalistically oriented grouping arranged a procession and threw flowers into the river Aura. Another procession marched under the banner "Turku without Nazis", targeting the alleged ideological character of the other demonstration. (Finland-Terrorist Attack-Detain) Enditem

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