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Afghanistan's holy day becomes a bloodbath

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First, Afghanistan's holy day, Ashura, becomes a bloodbath as dozens are killed in the bombing of a Shia shrine. Also, we delve into a massive corruption scandal rocking Indian politics. Next, we investigate the tens of thousands of children being trafficked in China. Finally, we take a look at a very cute method of managing international relations - Chinese panda diplomacy to be exact!

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