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Death toll in IS attack on Syria army bus rises to 33

Shawdesh Desk: An attack by Islamic State group jihadists on Syrian government forces in the war-torn country’s east has killed 33 soldiers, a monitor said Saturday, revising an earlier toll

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Two killed, 16 missing in north China mudslide

Shawdesh Desk: Two people died and 16 others went missing after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains occurred near the northern Chinese city of Xi’an, state media reported on Saturday.

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Debt dynamic changed

Shawdesh Desk: The country’s overall debt dynamic has seen a big change in the past decade due to growing lending by its bilateral lenders, especially China and Russia. The trend

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China rains death toll increases to 78 as new storm approaches

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from record-breaking rains across northern China rose to at least 78 on Friday, as authorities warned of more flooding and another storm approached the country.

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IS attack on bus kills 23 Syrian soldiers

Shawdesh Desk: At least 23 Syrian soldiers have been killed in the conflict-torn country’s east in an attack on an army bus blamed on Islamic State group jihadists, a monitor

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Rahul slams govt inaction on Manipur violence

Shawdesh Desk: India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemned prime minister Narendra Modi’s inaction over deadly ethnic conflict in the country’s northeast on Wednesday, in his first parliamentary speech since his

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Pak parliament holds last session before an election without Imran

Shawdesh Desk: Pakistan will have a new interim government in days after parliament concluded its last session late Wednesday, with an upcoming election that will not include the country’s most

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Forty-one migrants die in shipwreck off Italy

Shawdesh Desk: Forty-one migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors told local media. A group of four people who survived the disaster told rescuers

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