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Deadly Blaze Engulfs Southwest China Shopping Center, Kills 16
Sixteen people were killed in a fire at a department store in Sichuan province in China's southwest on Wednesday evening, state media said on Thursday.
The fire broke out in a 14-storey building in a high-tech zone of the city of…
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Preacher Declares Death Unavoidable Amid Indian Stampede Tragedy
An Indian preacher whose latest sermon ended in a deadly stampede that killed more than 120 people insisted that fate could not be challenged and death was inevitable.
In his first appearance before the media since July 2, when 121…
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Oil prices rise despite larger-than-expected drop in US crude stocks
SINGAPORE:
Oil prices extended gains from the previous session on Thursday, buoyed by a bigger-than-expected decline last week in crude stockpiles in the United States, the world's largest oil consumer.
Brent futures rose 32 cents, or…
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Lone Olympian Pursues Judo Dream Amidst Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
Flipping his flailing judo sparring partner to the mat, Afghanistan's Mohammad Samim Faizad is the only Olympic athlete training for the Games inside his Taliban-controlled homeland.
Six Afghans -- including three women who are not…
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Influencer dies in tragic waterfall accident during Instagram shoot
Mumbai-based travel influencer Aanvi Kamdar, 27, tragically lost her life after falling into a gorge while filming an Instagram Reel at Maharashtra's Kumbhe waterfall on Tuesday.
Kamdar, a chartered accountant renowned for her travel…
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Secret Service chief to testify on Trump shooting before Congress
WASHINGTON:
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has agreed to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee on July 22 for a hearing related to the shooting of former President Donald Trump at a rally, the…
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Israeli strikes intensify in Gaza, tanks roll into Rafah
GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES:
Israeli forces hit areas in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing at least nine Palestinians, according to health officials, while Israeli tanks carried out a limited advance further into…
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Russia open to working with any US leader
WASHINGTON:
Russia signaled an openness on Wednesday to working with whomever the American people elect in November as the nation heads towards presidential elections.
It also lauded Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance's…
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NATO intensifies Ukraine support with senior official appointment
BRUSSELS:
NATO said on Wednesday it had appointed a senior official to lead the alliance's work in Ukraine as part of a broader effort to intensify support for Kyiv as it fights Russia's invasion.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg…
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Car crashes into Paris cafe terrace, leaving one dead, six injured
A car drove into the terrace of a cafe in the 20th arrondissement in northern Paris on Wednesday evening, leaving one dead and six injured, including three in a critical state, police said.
The driver of the vehicle fled the scene, and…
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