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27 people killed in China bus crash
A bus crash killed 27 people in southwest China on Sunday, police said, the country's deadliest road accident so far this year. And in March a Chinese passenger jet crash killed all 132 people on board, marking the deadliest aviation accident to take place in China for decades. lxc/je/it
Strong quake strikes eastern Taiwan
A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Sunday, bringing down at least one building in a small town. In Taiwan, at least one building that hosted a convenience store on the ground floor collapsed in the town of Yuli, according to the island's semi-official Central News Agency.
Eritrea calls up armed forces after Ethiopia clashes: UK, Canada
Eritrean authorities have called on their armed forces to mobilise in response to the renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, the British and Canadian governments said. "Local authorities have issued a general call for mobilization of armed forces in response to the conflict in northern Ethiopia," the Canadian government said.
With a tot and a toast, Antigua's loyalists remain true to Charles
With a tot and a toast, Antigua's loyalists remain true to Charles
UN condemns 'shameful' year-long ban on Afghan girls' education
The United Nations urged the Taliban on Sunday to reopen high schools for girls across Afghanistan, condemning the ban that began exactly a year ago as "tragic and shameful". Since then more than a million teenage girls have been deprived of education across the country, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said.
Thousands in shelters as 'dangerous' typhoon hits Japan
Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge over four million residents to evacuate.
'Immoral' Uganda music festival draws sold-out crowds
As thousands of revellers grooved to the sounds of Uganda's sold-out Nyege Nyege music festival on the banks of the Nile, relieved organisers said an attempted "immorality" ban had only served to boost sales.
Oscars Academy makes amends over 1973 Native American protest
Almost five decades after she refused an Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando over the treatment of Native Americans by the US film industry, Sacheen Littlefeather was honored Saturday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "I said okay, and I had made this promise to Marlon (Brando) not to touch the Oscar.
Steep Fed rate hike seen as certainty after ugly inflation data
The Federal Reserve is poised to unleash another massive interest rate increase this week after the latest data showed a worrying US inflation picture, which confirmed the need for the central bank to continue to act aggressively.
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