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"He's off the ventilator, so the road to recovery has begun," the acclaimed author's agent, Andrew Wylie, wrote in an email to Reuters. "It will be long; the injuries are severe, but his condition is headed in the right direction."
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The fire blocked a church entrance, causing a stampede, the sources said, adding that most of those killed were children.
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Jhunjhunwala helped small investors understand markets, said businessmen in India's financial capital, Mumbai. His insights on the economy and companies made him a TV celebrity.
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More than 60,000 people thronged Sydney's streets on Sunday for an annual road running event and mass party that returned for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.