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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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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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Benjamin Johnson, 43, was arrested after police found weapons and a radioactive container in his truck near a Publix in Davenport, Florida, where he said he was living with his dog
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Dvalishvili defends his bantamweight belt in a rematch with ex-champion Yan, after Alexandre Pantoja’s flyweight title defence against Joshua Van

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