Harold Manning

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Only wooden beams and bricks remain from Nadeem’s house in Pakistan

Only wooden beams and bricks remain from Nadeem's house in Pakistan

LIT ONS News•yesterday, 8:13 p.m. Aletta Andre India correspondent Aletta Andre India correspondent At the site of Nadeem Kakar’s house in the Hanna Urak valley in Baluchistan province, nothing was left standing. There are wooden beams, a few bricks, branches and above all a lot of dust. Nadeem is one of six brothers, two of whom live with their mother. …

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Chile’s new progressive constitution rejected by referendum

Chile's new progressive constitution rejected by referendum

Reuters ONS News•today, 02:39•Amended today, 03:40 A majority of Chileans voted against the proposal for a very progressive new constitution in a referendum. It should have replaced the forty-year-old constitution, which dates back to the days of dictator Pinochet. The constitution enshrined many social rights, such as the right to housing, free education, accessible health care, and the right to …

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Private plane with four on board crashes off Latvia | NOW

Private plane with four on board crashes off Latvia |  NOW

A private plane that had taken off from southern Spain crashed off the coast of Latvia on Sunday evening, the Swedish rescue services reported. Four people were believed to have been on the plane, various foreign media reported. There is no trace of them. A Lithuanian Air Force helicopter was sent to the crash site for search and rescue at …

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Chile votes for a new progressive constitution, but for many Chileans the changes are moving too fast

Chile votes for a new progressive constitution, but for many Chileans the changes are moving too fast

Opponents of the new constitution will demonstrate in the Chilean capital Santiago on Thursday.Statue Marcelo Hernandez/Getty What makes this Chilean constitutional referendum so special? Constitutions are often rewritten in Latin America, but usually an authoritarian president participates. In Chile, the people have the last word on Sunday on a text written by a committee of elected officials. The 388 new …

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Fierce protests in Europe over energy crisis | Abroad

Fierce protests in Europe over energy crisis |  Abroad

with videoIn Italy and the Czech Republic, several tens of thousands of people have demonstrated in recent days against the effects of the energy crisis which is gripping the entire European continent. Edwin van der Aa Sep 3, 2022 Last update: 03-09-22, 22:23 Tens of thousands of Czechs took to the streets of Prague today to express their concern over …

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‘Mysterious lung disease’ in Argentina almost certainly due to Legionella

'Mysterious lung disease' in Argentina almost certainly due to Legionella

Last week, the regional health minister reported that the victims had “severe respiratory symptoms and double pneumonia”. The origin of the disease was unknown at the time. The first tests had shown that it was not Covid-19, the hanta virus or influenza A and B. Eleven infections All of the infections, up to eleven, occurred at a local private clinic. …

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In these countries are the deadliest roads in Europe | Car

In these countries are the deadliest roads in Europe |  Car

Driving in Europe is particularly dangerous for men, says the European Road Safety Observatory. Most road deaths occur in central and eastern Europe and three-quarters of road deaths are male, figures from Germany show Automobilwoche. A look at road safety statistics shows clear gender differences. In 2020, no less than 76% of road deaths in the EU were men. A …

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