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Blasts near Pakistan candidates’ offices kill 26 on eve of election

Blasts near Pakistan candidates’ offices kill 26 on eve of election

TWO explosions near electoral candidates' offices in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan killed 26 people and wounded dozens, officials said, raising concerns over security on the eve of a general election. Pakistan goes to the polls on Thursday amid rising militant attacks and the jailing of Imran Khan, the winner of the last national election, who has been dominating the headlines despite an economic crisis and other woes threatening the nuclear-armed country. Authorities have said they are boosting security at polling booths. The first attack, which killed 14 people, took place at the office of an independent election candidate in Pishin district. The second…
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‘What ceasefire?’: shells fly at Ukraine front despite Putin’s truce

‘What ceasefire?’: shells fly at Ukraine front despite Putin’s truce

HERBERT VILLARRAGA RUSSIAN and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire at the front line in Ukraine, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting for a unilateral truce that was firmly rejected by Kyiv. President Vladimir Putin ordered the 36-hour ceasefire from midday on Friday to observe Russian Orthodox Christmas. Ukraine has said it has no intention to stop fighting, rejecting the purported truce as a stunt by Moscow to buy time to reinforce troops that have taken heavy losses this week. "What ceasefire? Can you hear?" said a Ukrainian soldier, using the nom de guerre Vyshnya,…
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Survivors recall trauma of blast which killed 105

Survivors recall trauma of blast which killed 105

JESUS Nguema Nguema spent 12 desperate hours waiting for news of his family after a series of explosions on March 7 in Equatorial Guinea's city of Bata destroyed his neighbourhood while his children were at home. One week on from the blasts that killed at least 107 and wounded hundreds, the father-of-seven, who was not at his home at the time of the blasts, recalled his relief. "By some miracle, my children were able to get out of the furnace and save themselves," he said, describing how the shockwave caused a fire that tore through the apartment building where he…
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