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    A new book brings a Rampur family’s culinary history and cherished recipes created by the matriarch

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    ‘The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case’ review: A balancing act between fact and drama

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    Why a letter by Chhattisgarh’s forest department ignited protests

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    ‘Why do we submit? / to fracturing?’: A poetry anthology of South Asian women’s traumas

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    Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit

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    Scroll Adda: Why this Ambedkarite academic wants more people to study India's Savarnas

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    Yiyun Li lost both her sons to suicide. Her new memoir reveals her as a very special writer

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Caught on CCTV: Vehicles are damaged, road collapses as massive explosion rocks central Johannesburg

The explosion took place in the central business district of Johannesburg, South Africa, injuring 41 and killing one.

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Jul 21, 2023 · 02:28 pm
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CCTV footage of Joburg CBD Bree Street explosion released.#JHBExplosion pic.twitter.com/VdSpnNpAg8

— CrimeInSA (@sa_crime) July 20, 2023

Residents are advised to avoid Johannesburg CBD after an explosion that took place damaging vehicles and the streets.#JHBCBD #Joburg #JoburgExplosion pic.twitter.com/iqqfxBFUfw

— CrimeInSA (@sa_crime) July 19, 2023

The aftermath in Johannesburg downtown yesterday: pic.twitter.com/3Eq3qC1Kgc

— SokoAnalyst (@SokoAnalyst) July 20, 2023

The extent of the damage on Bree Street between Loveday and Rissik. @TimesLIVE @SundayTimesZA pic.twitter.com/1EqnGWiB4H

— Khanyisile (@Khanyi_Seele) July 20, 2023

“The car went up into the air and landed on another taxi. I think that taxi saved us because we didn’t land on much impact.” #BreeStreet #JoburgExplosion #SowetanLIVE https://t.co/SXMm2Okk61 pic.twitter.com/k6FvcN3a45

— Sowetan LIVE (@SowetanLIVE) July 20, 2023

Affected taxi drivers and owners are this morning trying to salvage what's left of their damaged taxis after yesterday's explosion in Johannesburg cbd @SowetanLIVE #joburgexplosion pic.twitter.com/bDM455EGR4

— Thuls 🇮🇹 (@ttmbele) July 20, 2023

Bree Street Just Collapsed. I can confirm that. I am here now.We don't know if it's an earthquake, sink hole or a Gas pipe line explosion. #Breestreet pic.twitter.com/3qphiXpqB6

— President Peter🇿🇦✊ (@petermaphalla2) July 19, 2023

Egoli Gas believes it is unlikely that the explosion in Jhb CBD, Bree Street, JHB was caused by a gas pipeline or leak. Our network has experienced no pressure loss which indicates the gas pipelines are intact. Our customers in the area continue to receive gas uninterrupted. pic.twitter.com/Lv7qFY3LfY

— Egoli Gas (Pty) Ltd (@EgoliGas) July 19, 2023
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