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Cuban singer Pablo Milanes dies in Madrid at 79

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Havana, Nov 22 (AFP/APP):Acclaimed Cuban singer, songwriter and guitarist Pablo Milanes died early Tuesday in Spain, where he had been hospitalized in recent days, his agent said. He was 79. “It is with great pain and sadness that we inform you that the maestro Pablo […]

Who will become history’s first ‘parastronaut’?

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Paris, Nov 22 (AFP/APP):The first astronaut — or astronauts — with a physical disability could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to the European Space Agency. People with physical disabilities have previously been excluded from one of the most exclusive and demanding jobs on […]

First ever digital dictionary of Pakistani languages on cards

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ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 (APP):Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) has initiated work on the national level project of compiling a first ever comprehensive digital dictionary of more than 70 Pakistani languages. The project has been approved by the relevant authorities while work on collection of resource […]

Colombia resumes talks with powerful ELN guerrilla group

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Caracas, Nov 22 (AFP/APP):Colombia’s government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), the last recognized rebel group in the country, resumed formal peace talks in Venezuela Monday for the first time since they were suspended in 2019. The talks are a push by President Gustavo Petro, […]

38 killed in central China fire

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Beijing, Nov 22 (AFP/APP):Thirty-eight people were killed and two were injured in a fire at a factory in central China, state media said Tuesday, with authorities blaming workers for illegal welding. The fire broke out at a plant in Anyang City in Henan Province on […]

Hunt for buried survivors after Indonesia quake kills 162

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Cianjur, Indonesia, Nov 22 (AFP/APP):Rescuers searched for survivors buried under rubble on Tuesday after an earthquake on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed 162 people, injured hundreds and left more feared trapped in collapsed buildings. As bodybags emerged from crumpled buildings in Indonesia’s most populous […]

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