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The Hotel Arpit Palace in the Karol Bagh area of the Indian capital, New Delhi, caught fire yesterday morning. At least seventeen people died and 35 were rescued, according to officials, some of whom were hospitalised. Many of the affected guests were Indian; the Myanma embassy confirmed two Buddhist pilgrims from Myanmar also died. The area is popular with visitors, with budget hotels and shopping districts. Firefighters dispatched around 30 vehicles; personnel reportedly had control of the blaze by 8:00am local time. No cause was immediatel

Five men pleaded not guilty yesterday to the rape and murder of a 23-year-old Delhi student. They face 13 charges and the death penalty in a specially set up "fast track court". The accused, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Kumar, Ram Singh, Mukesh Singh and Akshay Thakur, signed statements in the court declaring their innocence. The five men could face the death penalty if convicted. The men, on Saturday filed in to the court room with their faces covered, and are next expected to be back in court for a hearing on Monday for the formal start of the trial.

Five hundred people are missing and as many as 150 are reported to have been killed by flash floods in India, caused by a sudden cloudburst that hit Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday. The downpour struck the town of Leh and several surrounding villages, and reportedly caused a mud slide that hit the refugee-populated village of Choglamsar. Associated Press reported that at least five foreign tourists were among those killed. Their nationalities are not known but New Delhi Television (NDTV) reported that 110 tourists, half of them foreigners,

On Sunday, a horse named Flash was found dead after presumably collapsing on a sidewalk along a busy street in the downtown area of Atlanta, Georgia, US. A video posted to social media appeared to show the animal void of motion near an ATM for Unity National Bank located at the intersection of Peachtree Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, while spectators passed by in shock and astoundment. Jon Birdsong, the owner of the building where the horse was found, stated that authorities attempted to give the horse food and water in an attempt t

On Friday, Mark Carney was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada. He replaced Justin Trudeau after winning a landslide victory in the leadership election for the Liberal Party of Canada. He officially became the new Prime Minister at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Harvard- and Oxford-educated, Carney has never held political office before. His experience includes being the heads of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, respectively. Carney was born in the Northwest Territories and holds citizenship from the United Kingdom and the Re

On Wednesday, an attorney for Twitter, Alex Spiro, sent a letter to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg alleging his company stole trade secrets to help create a "copycat" rival app, Threads. The letter accused Meta of "systemic, wilful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property", including by hiring "dozens" of employees who "had and continue to have access to Twitter's trade secrets and other highly confidential information". It demanded that "Meta take immediate steps to stop using any Twitter t

On Friday, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told media that authorities now believe the suspect accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is no longer in New York City, and promptly fled on a bus after the murder. Police also said they had recovered a backpack left abandoned in Central Park that is believed to have belonged to the shooter. The shooter's face was concealed with a mask during the attack, and is believed to have only briefly removed it during his stay in the city. Photos released by police a

On Tuesday, August 30, public health officials in the US state of Texas identified the state's first death involving a patient who had been diagnosed with monkeypox. The notice indicated the deceased as being a resident of Harris County, Texas. The Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, Dr. John Hellerstedt, was quoted in the release as saying, "Monkeypox is a serious disease, particularly for those with weakened immune systems. We continue to urge people to seek treatment if they have been exposed to monkeypox or have

The Virginia Department of Health today reported its 27th suspected case of monkeypox in the US state as part of an ongoing worldwide outbreak. The patient identified, an adult male in Northwest Virginia, is currently in isolation and Department officials are monitoring his close contacts. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported July 8 of the 8,238 cases recorded in 57 countries, 790 were in the US. The virus carries with it a particular type of rash, and also fever, headache and muscle aches, exhaustion and the swelli