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Two others were injured in the blaze which began around 03:00 (20:30 GMT Wednesday) at the Kandawgyi Palace. The hotel, which was largely made out of teak and built in a traditional Burmese style, was a local landmark popular with…
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President Jacob Zuma has reshuffled his cabinet, adjusting six portfolios including the Ministry of Energy, in a move analysts say is linked to a contentious nuclear energy deal with Russia. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the…
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At 31 years old, Sebastian Kurz is set to become the world's youngest leader. The conservative People's Party (OVP) leader is poised to be the new Chancellor of Austria. Despite his young age, he already has significant political…
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Catalonia refused on Tuesday to bow to the Spanish government’s demand that it renounce a symbolic declaration of independence, setting it on a political collision course with Madrid later this week. The Spanish government has threatened…
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A first-time Kenyan MP has been asked to apologise after posting a message with sex tips on his constituency WhatsApp group, the local Daily Nation newspaper reports. Anthony Kiai, also known as Highflyer, appeared to have forwarded the…
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At least 27 people have died in a series of wildfires in Portugal, the country's civil protection service says. More than 50 people have been injured. A spokeswoman for the agency told reporters that firefighters were still tackling…
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Somali health workers are struggling to identify and treat the victims of the country's deadliest attack, as more than 100 people are feared missing. A truck bomb blast on Saturday in the capital, Mogadishu, killed at least 276 people…
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Part of a tree fell on her car in West Waterford in the Republic of Ireland, as the country began to be battered by hurricane-force gusts.About 120,000 homes are without power in the Irish Republic, where the government has deployed the…
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Moored ships were blown away as a "supercell thunderstorm" swept through South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal region, killing at least 11 people. The dead include a child swept away by rising waters and two patients killed when a wall collapsed…
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One of Liberia's leading political parties has called for a halt in announcing results of Tuesday's presidential election. In a statement, the Liberal Party said it was deeply troubled by the discovery of irregularities and fraud, and…
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