NAIROBI -- Seven pupils were killed and more wounded after a two-storey school building collapsed here on Monday, local media reported.

No teachers were around when the building collapsed. Some wounded pupils were taken to a local hospital, with dozens still trapped, reports said. (Kenya-Classroom-Collapse)

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LOS ANGELES -- HBO's "Game of Thrones" and Amazon's "Fleabag" won top awards at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, picking up outstanding drama series and outstanding comedy series, respectively.

"Game of Thrones," an American fantasy drama television series, is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels. The eighth and final season of "Game of Thrones" led the pack with 32 nominations this year but only earned two awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. (US-Emmy Awards)

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LONDON -- British travel giant Thomas Cook collapsed after failing to secure rescue funding, the British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said Sunday.

The 178-year-old package holiday operator had spent Sunday trying to raise a gigantic contingency fund of 200 million pounds (250 million U.S. dollars) demanded by its lending banks, but to no avail. (Britain-Travel Firm-Collapse)

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BOGOTA -- At least 16 people were injured when assailants lobbed a grenade at a police checkpoint in the northern Colombian department of North Santander, officials said on Sunday.

The attack occurred late Saturday night in Las Mercedes, a community near the city of Sardinata as residents were holding a local celebration, according to authorities. (Colombia-Grenade-Injuries) Enditem

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