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Oldest Austenasian, Tulsabai Pethe, dies aged 86

Tulsabai Ramdas Pethe, the eldest member of Austenasia’s population, passed away early this morning aged 86. The news was announced on social media by The Rt Hon. Ketan Uzagi, Mrs Pethe’s grandson, “with profound grief and sadness”. Mrs Pethe, born in January 1937, was a resident of Imperia, an Austenasian Crown Dependency situated in central India which has been governed by Mr Uzagi as governing commissioner since its annexation in October 2015. His grandmother was the eldest of the family of five who lived there. Emperor Jonathan I has conveyed his personal condolences to Mr Uzagi, and declared a period of national mourning to last until the end of June. The death of Mrs Pethe is only the second time in the still relatively short history of Austenasia that one of our people have passed away, following the death of Taras Oliynyk last year. Following Hindu tradition, the antyesti funeral and cremation of Tulsabai Pethe took place within 24 hours of her death, late this evening Indian time, and was attended by relatives and neighbours of the Austenasians of Imperia.

Two new Crown Dependencies join the Empire

An Act of Parliament was passed yesterday morning which saw two new Crown Dependencies join Austenasia. The first, Imperia, consists of a residential property bordering India. Imperia’s five residents – one of whom, Ketan Uzagi, has been appointed its Governing Commissioner – have raised the Austenasian population to eighty six people. With the annexation of Imperia, Austenasia now has land on every continent of the world except for Antarctica. The second Crown Dependency to have joined the Empire yesterday was Esmondia, named after the former Emperor Esmond III. This new addition is bordered by Argentina, and administered by Tarek Kârjasary. In December last year, Kârjasary established the Crown Dependency of Achem, but in August moved from his former home to Argentina, making government of Achem impossible. Esmondia has therefore been founded to replace it, with Achem dissolved yesterday.