Ten killed in China minibus-truck collision

18:50, February 10, 2018

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  Mardi Gras parade honors New Orleans’ tricentennial

  Tens of thousands of revelers descended on New Orleans streets for parades and rowdy fun as Mardi Gras capped the Carnival season in a city with a celebration of its own, its 300th anniversary.The anniversary of this Louisiana port city will feature prominently in Fat Tuesday’s festivities.Rex, New Orleans’ oldest parading Carnival group, is celebrating the tricentennial with 21 of

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  Deadly time as Carnival gets under way in Bolivia

  Dancers participate in Bolivia's Oruro Carnival. Photo: AFPTragedies cast a shadow over Bolivia's carnival celebrations this weekend, with a staggering 21 people killed and 72 injured, authorities said Sunday.In the city of Oruro, famous for its carnival celebrations, a heating gas tank exploded and killed eight people and wounded another 47.Many of the others killed were in traffic and bus

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  Nanny in Hangzhou fatal arson case sentenced to death

  A woman in east China's Zhejiang Province was sentenced to death for starting a fire that killed four members of the same family in 2017, local court said Friday.Mo Huanjing, former nanny of the family of Lin Shengbin, was found to have set fire to Lin's apartment in Hangzhou City on June 21, 2017, killing Lin's wife Zhu Xiaozhen and