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Deadly time as Carnival gets under way in Bolivia

TragediescastashadowoverBolivia'scarnivalcelebrationsthisweekend,withastaggering21peoplekilledand72injured,authoritiessaidSunday.InthecityofOruro,famousforitsca

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S. Korea marks 50-day countdown to Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

AseriesofcelebrationsonThursdaykickedoffinSouthKorea,markingthe50-daycountdowntothePyeongchangWinterOlympicGames.Severalaircraftsfromthecountry’s239thAerobaticF

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8 confirm dead in stampede at Malawi's Independence celebrations

PeoplewalkintothestadiuminLilongwe,Malawi,July6,2017.Eightpeople,includingfivechildren,wereconfirmeddeadonThursdayinastampedeatMalawi'sIndependencecelebrationsi

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China rejects Japan's comments over Ban's China visit

China on Tuesday rejected Japan's comments expressing displeasure about UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's plans to attend China's V-Day celebrations.

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3 killed, 20 injured in stampede in eastern India

At least three persons were killed and more than 20 others injured in a stampede which broke out during celebrations of a Hindu festival in the eastern Indian state of Bihar in the early hours of Wednesday, a senior police officer said.