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Jan 2023
48m 9s

Dozens killed as plane crashes near Nepa...

Bbc World Service
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Dozens of people have been killed after a plane with 72 passengers crashed near an airport in the Nepali tourist town of Pokhara. At least 68 people are confirmed to have died, officials said. Also in the programme: The number of civilians killed in Saturday's Russian air strike on an apartment block in the central Ukrainiain city of Dnipro continues to ris ... Show More
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