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  • 30 September 2022: Shooting injures three at Kennywood amusement park in Pennsylvania, US
  • 29 September 2022: Numismatic exhibition “Coins of the world” opens in Simferopol, Crimea
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  • 9 September 2022: Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster in Ohio, US permanently closed following serious accident

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