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Hospital nursery fire kills 14 newborns in Pakistan's capital, officials order immediate inquiry
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✓Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who became a global superstar, dies aged 97
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✓At least 47 killed and dozens kidnapped in gang attack near Haiti capital
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