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NEW YEAR TRAGEDY: Dozens killed in Swiss ski resort bar fire

AROUND 40 people died and more than 115 others were injured after a powerful fire tore through a crowded bar in the luxury ski resort of Crans-Mont...
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NEW JERSEY: 2 helicopters collide mid-air, 1 dead, pilot injured

A MID-AIR collision between two helicopters over southern New Jersey on Sunday has left one person dead and another critically injured, prompting a...
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From prime minister to prisoner: Najib Razak gets multiple years for abuse of power, money laundering

ONCE Malaysia’s most powerful man, Najib Razak is now a convicted felon. On Friday, the former prime minister was sentenced to 15 years in prison...
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One ticket, $1.8 billion: Arkansas powerball winner makes

CHRISTMAS Eve brought a record-breaking outcome for the Powerball lottery, with an Arkansas ticket winning a $1.817bn jackpot. The single winning t...
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Barry Manilow cancels shows after early lung cancer diagnosis

“NO chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and ‘I Love Lucy’ reruns.” Barry Manilow wrote this Monday as he announced his early-stage lung ...
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Elephant herd hit by high-speed train in Assam, seven dead

SEVEN elephants, including young calves, were killed when a Delhi-bound express train struck a herd crossing the tracks in Assam early Saturday, of...
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Knife attack in Taipei leaves 3 dead, 9 hurt; suspect falls to death

TERROR erupted in Taipei Friday evening as a knife-wielding attacker set off smoke bombs and went on a stabbing spree across the city’s busy metr...
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Tokyo sauna fire kills couple

A HUSBAND and wife died after they were trapped inside a private sauna room that caught fire in central Tokyo, prompting an investigation into pos...
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Miss Finland stripped of crown after viral photo sparks racism backlash

A STORM of controversy has engulfed Finland’s former Miss Universe delegate after a photo of her making a “slanted-eyes” gesture went viral,...
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: Ancient dinosaurs left a massive trail in Italy

A REMARKABLE window into the distant past has emerged in northern Italy, where thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back 210 million years have ...