LOS ANGELES -- One person is dead and 12 others are trapped 1,000 feet (305 meters) underground inside a gold mine in the U.S. state of Colorado due to an equipment failure, local officials confirmed Thursday.

The individuals were part of a tour group and became stuck near the bottom of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Teller County of Colorado, around Thursday noon, according to officials. (US-Colorado-Mine Incident)

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BEIRUT -- At least 21 people were killed and 41 others injured on Thursday in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources.

The sources, who spoke anonymously, said the Israeli warplanes launched 16 raids in southern Lebanon and nine more in eastern Lebanon during the afternoon and evening hours, leaving 21 dead and 41 injured. (Lebanon-Israeli Attacks-Casualties)

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BAGHDAD -- A Turkish drone attack killed four members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq's northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region on Thursday, the regional Counter-Terrorism Service said in a statement.

The drone struck two vehicles of the PKK members near the town of Amedi in Duhok province in the evening, according to the statement. (Iraq-Türkiye-PKK Militants)

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JOHANNESBURG -- A total of 74 learners in South Africa's West Rand area, Gauteng Province, are receiving medical treatment following a suspected food poisoning incident Thursday, said the Gauteng Department of Health.

The department said some 74 female 12th graders from Fochville Secondary School, Badirile Secondary School, and Wedela Technical School were on a matric camp when they experienced stomach cramps and diarrhea. (South Africa-Food Poisoning-Hospitalization) Enditem

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