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Bus Crashes Kill At Least 55 In India And Nepal

TIMES OF INDIA (India), BBC NEWS (UK)

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NEW DEHLI - At least 28 people were killed after a bus plunged off a highway Monday night in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, reports BBC.

The bus fell into a 500-foot-deep gorge in the Kangra valley, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the state capital, Shimla.

Five people were injured and taken to hospital, according deputy commissioner KR Bharti.

The 42-seat vehicle ferrying passengers from the towns of Palampur to Asha Puri, was overcrowded when it fell down a cliff, witnesses said.

A similar crash took place Monday evening across the border in western Nepal, leaving at least 27 people dead, reports Times of India.

The driver lost control of the vehicle on a sharp bend on the Karnali Highway, the road which joins the towns of Jumla, the Karnali capital to Surkhet.

The incident took place about 400 kilometers (250 miles) northwest of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.

Accidents are still all too common on Nepalese mountain roads. On Sunday, a speeding bus plunged off a mountain road in central Nepal, killing 13 people.

In July, 38 pilgrims were killed when an overcrowded bus fell off into a deep river in the southwest of the country.

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How TikTok And Spotify Have Killed The "Song Of The Summer"

Consumer habits have changed, and with it the music industry – gone are the days when one hit song would define the sound of an entire summer. But why have we abandoned this iconic practice, and what has the race turned into in our modern day?

Photograph of a woman dancing the Macarena with a group of party-goers in Acapulco, Mexico.

March 9, 2003, Acapulco, Mexico; Party-goers dance the 'Macarena' in a group

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Fran Sánchez Becerril

-Analysis-

MADRID — More than 20 years have passed since Sonia and Selena released their hit song Yo Quiero Bailar, a tune that was destined to return in 2021 to top the Spanish charts once more. Despite its two decades of life, the hit came back to bars and clubs all over the country simply because the iconic "cuando llega el calor" (when the heat comes in) lyrics capture something in the season's spirit.

King África and "La Bomba" are also part of Spain's summery melodic history, just like other songs such as Las Ketchup's "Aserejé," Chayanne's "Torero," or Los del Río's "Macarena."

For decades, we have known exactly which song was the reigning chart-topper for the months of July and August, an unequivocal (and inescapable) cultural phenomenon. But this year, like the past couple of years, something has changed. Pedro del Corral, a music journalist, explains the phenomenon of the Song of the Summer, as we know it, is dead.

"It won't matter if it's the most popular singers contending," he said. "They still won't ever attain such a coveted title."


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