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The Peruvian author and Nobel laureate in literature Mario Vargas Llosa has passed away at the age of 89. He will always be seen as one of the great renovators of Latin American prose, says Håkan Bravinger, publishing manager at Norstedts.
EntertainmentThe death toll after the nightclub accident in the Dominican Republic has been set at 221. Among the relatives of the victims who were crushed under the collapsed roof, frustration is growing.
WorldThe number of victims after the accident in the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, is increasing. Around 220 people have been found dead after the roof of a nightclub collapsed.
WorldApproximately millions of cases of tuberculosis are never detected. There are now hopes that a new inexpensive rapid test will be able to help more people receive treatment.
SwedenThe former baseball star Octavio Dotel – who was part of winning the World Championship with St Louis Cardinals in 2011 – is one of the deceased victims in the nightclub accident in the Dominican Republic.
SportsThe nightclub in the Dominican Republic became a death trap when the roof collapsed. Over 140 people have so far been confirmed dead, including a famous singer and two former baseball players. The search for survivors in the rubble is now being gradually discontinued.
WorldThe USA has seized an aircraft belonging to the Venezuelan government for the second time in less than a year.
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