At least 11 coronavirus patients were killed early Sunday by a fire at a South Indian hotel that was used as a COVID-19 facility, officials said, in the second such incident this month. The flame at Hotel Swarna Palace in the city of Vijayawada, state of Andhra Pradesh, broke out …
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It was not Halloween, and they were not on their way to a costume party. And though she drew attention from passers-by, there was no finger pointing or starting. That’s because, in Christchurch, seeing a wizard is not completely out of the ordinary. For decades, the city has had an …
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has agreed to release 400 Taliban detainees after a large Afghan assembly known as the Loya Jirga passed a resolution approving the movement. The resolution advocating the release of the prisoners was adopted on Sunday at the end of a three-day Loya Jirga, a traditional Afghan …
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China risks paying ‘high costs’ for intimidating South China Sea, Japan says defense
“Anyone who tries to change the status quo by force should be forced to pay high costs,” Kono said. Beijing’s efforts to transform obscure sandbars and reefs into a string of heavily fortified artificial islands stretching hundreds of miles across the South China Sea promote or promote international order, the …
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