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32 children died in Indonesia stadium disaster

32 children died in Indonesia stadium disaster

At least 32 children died in Indonesia's stadium disaster, an official said Monday, as the government ordered police to identify the "perpetrators" of one of the deadliest disasters in football history.

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Stadium disaster tarnishes Indonesia's sporting ambitions

Stadium disaster tarnishes Indonesia's sporting ambitions

Indonesia's hopes of hosting world sports events in future will depend on the credibility of its investigation into the weekend's football stadium disaster and safety reforms, analysts have warned.

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UK's new govt in major tax U-turn after uproar

UK's new govt in major tax U-turn after uproar

Britain's beleaguered finance minister on Monday announced a dramatic U-turn on a tax cut unveiled as part of an economic package that has bombed with the markets, electorate and his party.

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Turkey's inflation rate hits fresh 24-year high

Turkey's inflation rate hits fresh 24-year high

Turkish inflation jumped to a new 24-year high exceeding 83 percent in September, official data showed Monday, after the central bank cut interest rates despite surging prices.

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Frontline villagers emerge from basements as Russians retreat

Frontline villagers emerge from basements as Russians retreat

For the first time in seven months, pensioner Lyudmila Omelchenko can once again sleep in the bedroom upstairs of her small two-storey home in eastern Ukraine.

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Markets drop as traders eye jobs and earnings, oil jumps

Markets drop as traders eye jobs and earnings, oil jumps

Stocks slipped on Monday as investors await key US jobs data, while girding themselves for a corporate earnings season many fear will highlight the impact of surging inflation and interest rates.

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UK's new govt makes major tax U-turn after uproar

UK's new govt makes major tax U-turn after uproar

Britain's beleaguered finance minister on Monday announced a dramatic U-turn on a tax cut announced as part of an economic package that has bombed with the markets, electorate and his party.

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Native American actress who refused Oscar for Brando dies at 75

Native American actress who refused Oscar for Brando dies at 75

Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American activist and actress who was booed in 1973 as she refused an Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, has died aged 75, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Sunday.

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Inconclusive vote: Brazil wakes up to four more weeks of uncertainty

Inconclusive vote: Brazil wakes up to four more weeks of uncertainty

After an inconclusive first round of presidential elections, Brazilians woke up Monday to another month of uncertainty in a deeply polarized political environment and with renewed fears of unrest.

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Relatives, survivors grieve at Indonesian hospital after stadium stampede

Relatives, survivors grieve at Indonesian hospital after stadium stampede

Etik sat cross-legged on the floor of the hospital, waiting anxiously for her daughter to regain consciousness after she was caught in one of the deadliest stadium disasters in world football history.

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