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Death toll from Philippines ferry fire climbs to 35, with dozens still missing
Access to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country's coast guard says.
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When an avalanche killed climber Nirmal Purja, his friends faced the hardest mission of all
Mountaineer Mingma G tells the BBC about the climb to bring home the bodies of his closest friends.
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Factbox-The evolution of BRICS and its challenges today
NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Leaders of the BRICS group of nations will meet on Saturday in the Indian capital of New Delhi for their annual summit, amid mounting…
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America learned all the wrong lessons from 9/11
Twenty-five years on, it’s worth asking not what happened on September 11, 2001, but what Washington decided it meant — and whether those conclusions were the right ones. The attacks…
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Egyptians budget for bread after mass food aid cuts
Standing outside a bakery in Cairo's working-class El-Marg district, Eman Abdel Fattah thumbed a handful of crumpled banknotes, calculating how much bread she could afford after her family's food subsidy…
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Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping
By Mohammed Ghobari, Eman Abouhassira and Yasmine GhaniaADEN/DUBAI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline after the vital oil conduitcame under aerial attack in the…