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Indonesia nursing home fire kills 16: official

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Firefighters received the report of the blaze at 8:31 pm Sunday at a nursing home in the North Sulawesi provincial capital Manado, said the city's fire and rescue agency chief Jimmy Rotinsulu.
13 hours ago
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Bardot: the screen goddess who gave it all up

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In the early days, when her curves, kohl-rimmed eyes and pout were plastered on French film posters, the actress known widely by her initials BB drew comparisons with Marilyn Monroe.
15 hours ago
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Stateless Rohingya rue Myanmar's election from exile

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"How can you call this an election when the inhabitants are gone and a war is raging?" said 51-year-old Kabir Ahmed in Bangladesh's Kutupalong, the world's largest refugee camp complex.
16 hours ago
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Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war

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Former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains jailed, while her hugely popular party has been dissolved and was not taking part.
16 hours ago
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'Shivering from cold and fear': winter rains batter displace...

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The winter rains have made an already precarious life worse for people like Sharafi, who is among the hundreds of thousands in the Palestinian territory displaced by the war, many of whom now survive on aid provided by humanitarian organisations.
17 hours ago
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Zelenskyy to meet with Trump as efforts to end Russia-Ukrain...

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The two will meet at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s private club in Palm Beach, Florida, where the U.S. president is spending the holidays and has an agenda mostly filled with daily rounds of golf.
1 day ago
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Somalia, African nations denounce Israeli recognition of Som...

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Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 and has pushed for international recognition for decades, with president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi making it a top priority since taking office last year.
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Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war

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Myanmar’s junta began heavily restricted elections on Sunday with low turnout, drawing criticism from the UN and Western countries who say the vote is aimed at legitimizing military rule after the 2021 coup.
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England snap 15-year losing streak to win chaotic 4th Ashes...

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The pumped-up tourists dismissed Australia for 132 soon after lunch in front of a bumper 92,045 crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, following the 20 wickets that tumbled on day one.
1 day ago
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Russia pummels Kyiv ahead of Zelensky's US visit

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Zelensky said the attack showed Russia did not want to end its invasion launched in February 2022 that has left tens of thousands dead.
1 day ago