At least 66 perish in Turkey hotel fire
ANKARA, Jan 21 (AP): A fire at a hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday killed at least 66 people, Turkey's Interior Minister said. Ali Yerlikaya said at least 51 other people were injured in the disaster."We are in deep pain. We have unfortunately lost 66...
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Gazans' joy dims amid ruins, dead recovery
GAZA, Jan 21 (Reuters/AP/AFP): On foot or riding rickshaws, many Palestinians exhausted by war in Gaza began returning to the ruins of their homes on the third day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, shocked by complete destruction.The truce took effect on Sunday after 15 months of conflict with...
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Xi, Putin hold video call
BEIJING, Jan 21 (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday held a video call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Beijing's state media reported.Xi and Putin "held a video meeting at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of January 21", state broadcaster CCTV said.The broadcaster did not...
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Taliban minister calls for girls' high schools to open
KABUL, Jan 21 (Reuters/AFP): The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, who previously led a team of negotiators at...
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