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Nepal Airport Crash
Kathmandu airport crash: At least 40 dead as plane veers off runway
An aeroplane carrying 71 passengers and crew has crashed on landing at Nepal's Kathmandu airport, killing at least 40 people. We speak to BBC Nepali to bring you the latest. Also, anti-Xi Jinping posters written in Chinese and English have appeared in several Western universities after China has made it possible for President Xi Jinping to effectively remain in power for life. BBC Chinese explains the story. And, the BBC is making an unprecedented appeal to the UN to stop Iran from harassing its Persian service staff in London and their families in Iran.
(Photo: Crashed plane at Kathmandu airport. Credit: Getty Images).
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Mon 12 Mar 201816:32GMT
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