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Several tourists among at least 23 killed in blaze at Goa nightclub

Par :AFP
7 décembre 2025 à 00:15

Fire broke out at midnight in the popular club in Arpora in the North Goa district, according to reports

At least 23 people have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in the Indian resort city of Goa, officials said.

Several tourists were among the dead in the fire, which broke out at about midnight at a club in Arpora in the North Goa district, according to the Press Trust of India.

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© Photograph: Herald Goa

© Photograph: Herald Goa

© Photograph: Herald Goa

‘It’s not your turn,’ the board's selection committee chair said. Instantly I felt as though I was back in the school yard | Julianne Schultz

7 décembre 2025 à 00:00

While the tension between meritocracy and ‘jobs for mates’ is always there, the best boards are more than the sum of their parts

Many years ago, I was encouraged to put my name forward to chair a significant government board. It seemed like a long shot to me, I wasn’t in anyone’s club, but my supporters were insistent. I agreed to let my name go into the mix.

It was a surprise then when the chair of the selection committee called a few weeks later and said with an apologetic tone: “Sorry Julianne, it’s just not your turn.”

Julianne Schultz is deputy chair of the Sydney writers’ festival board

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© Photograph: Blend Images/Alamy

© Photograph: Blend Images/Alamy

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