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Student killed in Papua New Guinea university attack

  Sydney / AFP One man was killed and several buildings torched in violence at a university in Papua New Guinea, its vice-chancellor said on Sunday, some two weeks after police opened fire on students in the capital. Students have been protesting against Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, who is being investigated for corruption. The undergraduate killed at the campus in ...

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Bus fire kills 30 in central China

  Beijing / AFP At least 30 people were killed when a large bus burst into flames after crashing into the side of a road in central China on Sunday, state media said. A total of 56 people were on board the bus which crashed in Hunan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported, suggesting casualties could rise. 21 injured ...

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UK Labour leader under pressure after MPs quit

  London / AFP The future of opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn looked shaky on Sunday after two members of his top team quit and others seemed set to follow over his handling of Britain’s EU referendum. Corbyn sacked his foreign affairs spokesman, Hilary Benn, late Saturday after Benn said he no longer had confidence in his leadership, while health ...

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