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  US soldier Travis King, who dashed to North Korea, facing charges of desertion and child pornography

  World | October 20, 2023 18:39 IST

  King illegally crossed over from South to North Korea in July and was said to have attempted to escape "inhumane treatment" in the US Army. He was released and returned to the United States in September after help from Sweden and surprisingly China.

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  BJP allies deserting the 'sinking ship' in Jharkhand: Hemant Soren

  November 17, 2019 14:21 IST

  Soren, a former chief minister and the working president of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), accused the BJP of raising emotive issues such as nationalism to divert attention from their "misrule", and asserted that the elections will be fought on state issues such as land acquisition and unemployment

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  Ministers Quitting Cabinet Like Rats Deserting A Sinking Ship, Says Bardhan

  India | July 09, 2011 19:55 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 9: Days after Dayanidhi Maran quit the union cabinet, CPI today took a dig at the government saying some “wise” ministers are abandoning the cabinet like “rats jump out of sinking ships”