WASHINGTON -- A CSX freight train derailed Wednesday after it struck a rockslide in the U.S. state of West Virginia, injuring three crew members.

All four of the train's locomotives and nine empty coal cars derailed, CSX Transportation, a freight railroad company, said in a press release. (U.S.-West Virginia-Train Derailment)

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KIEV -- Ukraine's grain production will drop by 37 percent this year, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Thursday, citing an official forecast.

The National Academy of Agrarian Sciences projected that Ukrainian farmers will reap about 34 million tons of grain in 2023 compared with some 53.9 million tons last year -- a decrease mainly due to the reduction of planted areas and a lack of fertilizers. (Ukraine-Grain-Output)

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RAMALLAH -- Three Palestinians were killed on Thursday by Israeli soldiers in the village of Jaba, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said that an Israeli army force targeted a Palestinian vehicle and opened fire at three Palestinian militants in the car after an exchange of fire between the two sides. (Palestine-Israel-Killing)

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DHAKA -- The death toll from Tuesday's powerful explosion at a commercial building in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka has hit 21 and is expected to rise.

Rescue workers recovered the body of another victim from the five-storey commercial building in old Dhaka's Siddikbazar area on Thursday morning. (Bangladesh-Blast) Enditem

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