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Daily roundup: Corpses believed to be Covid-19 victims wash up along India's Ganges River — and other top stories today

Daily roundup: Corpses believed to be Covid-19 victims wash up along India's Ganges River — and other top stories today
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PHOTO: People place the body of a man who died from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), on a pyre before his cremation on the banks of the river Ganges at Garhmukteshwar in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, May 6, 2021.

Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today.

1. Dozens of corpses believed to be Covid-19 victims wash up along India's Ganges River

Around 40 corpses are found on said riverbanks, near the border between two of India's poorest states Uttar Pradesh and Bihar... » READ MORE

2. Her loss, his gain: Man proposes to girlfriend with winning mahjong hand

Her friends tricked her into thinking they were filming a scene for one of their projects that mimicked a scene from the movie Crazy Rich Asians... » READ MORE

3. Singapore beauty queen braves risks to take part in Miss Universe

"Miss Universe is a platform that empowers, inspires and spreads goodwill to communities around the world."... » READ MORE

4. Freed from Chinese boyband competition, but reluctant Russian idol Lelush is still stuck in the limelight

There hasn't been a day without his name appearing on the top trending topics on Weibo... » READ MORE

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