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around 12,000 people have been left homeless after a huge fire ripped through one of the rohingya refugee camps in south—east bangladesh. officials say the fire gutted around 2000 shelters in cox's bazar district. hundreds of thousands of rohingya refugees, who escaped violence in neighbouring myanmar, have been living in crammed camps near the border in bangladesh. anbarasan ethirajan reports. the bamboo shelters of rohingya refugees in cox's bazar district are no match for the raging blaze. residents ran from the huts with their meagre belongings as the fire spread quickly. it's ...

In 2017, a surge of activism led in large part by women and minorities began to change the political landscape in key races around the country. the question now is what effect this will have on 2018 on the midterms and statehouses around the country. according to the center for american women in politics at rutgers university, a record 79 women, 49 democrats and 30 republicans are running or seriously considering running for governor as filing deadlines a proech. join ming me now is ruth marcus. karen temelty, "washington post" political correspondent, who just wrote a piece on this topic, rea...