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Riikka Purra, who leads the nationalist Finns party, was the second member of her faction to come under fire for offensive comments since the government was formed a month ago.

Two pandas are heading back to China eight years early amid lower-than-hoped-for visitor numbers at a zoo in rural Finland, and after the pair didn’t produce a cub.

The vessel, which has about 3,000 vehicles on board, has been burning since Tuesday. One crew member died.

The fire at an unfinished hotel in the southeastern port city of Busan spread quickly, leaving 25 others injured.

The blaze at the Grand Diamond City also injured at least 30 people, officials said. Guests at the 17-story complex leaped from windows to escape the flames.

The blaze at Grand Diamond City also injured at least 60 people, officials said. Guests at the 17-story complex jumped from windows to escape the flames.

The fire, at a coal company’s offices in the province of Shanxi, also left at least 38 people hospitalized, the state-run news media reported. The cause was not immediately clear.

A local official reportedly said the center’s manager had been arrested, and he blamed overcrowding at the facility for the high toll.

Eleven people were still unaccounted for, an official said. The cause of the fire was not yet known.

The blaze was one of the country’s deadliest in recent years. Most of the victims were migrant workers from China.