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Mormon President Thomas Monson, who headed one of the world’s fastest growing and most affluent religions, has died at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah, the church said on Jan. 3.

President Donald Trump’s rare move to shrink two large national monuments in Utah triggered another round of outrage among Native American leaders who vowed to unite and take the fight to court to preserve protections for lands they consider sacred.

US President Donald Trump will visit Utah to announce big cuts to the state's sprawling wilderness national monuments, a move that is likely to trigger legal challenges from tribes and environmental groups. This is the largest shrinkage of a protected area in the US history, Reuters reports.

One person died after a man started shooting at a university in the town of Salt Lake City in the US state of Utah, reports Novosti News Agency quoted by sega.

The shooter was wearing a Santa Claus suit. The police have failed to detain him. The area of the university is blocked and the authorities continue to search for the assailant. 

A US police officer who forcibly arrested a nurse for refusing to take a blood sample from an unconscious patient has been placed on administrative leave.
An investigation is under way after footage of the incident at a hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, emerged.
It shows nurse Alex Wubbels screaming for help as she is manhandled outside and handcuffed.

A US military base in Utah sent live anthrax samples to 51 labs in 17 states, Washington, D.C. and three foreign nations, more than previously disclosed, and the number may rise, the Pentagon said on June 3. 

Croatia started voting for president on Sunday with incumbent Ivo Josipovic tipped as the frontrunner.

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BELGRADE - Serbia's inflation in November stood at 2.4 percent, and in 11 months, since December 2013, its growth reached 2.2 percent, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia released in a statement on Friday.

The fifth edition of the festival for American independent cinema SOfia Independent will take place in Sofia from October 24 till November 1.

The screenings will take place in Dom Na Kinoto, Euro Cinema, Odeon and the G8 cultural centre.