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Brazil mounts frantic rescue effort as flooding kills 66
Authorities in southern Brazil raced against the clock Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides that have killed at least 66 and forced more than 80,000 to flee their homes.In addition to the tens of thousands forced from their homes, Brazil's civil defense agency said more than a million people lacked access to drinking water and it described the damage as incalculable.
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China's Xi arrives in France for state visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday arrived in France on a state visit hosted by Emmanuel Macron where the French leader will seek to push his counterpart on issues ranging from Ukraine to trade.The French president had gladdened Chinese state media and troubled some EU allies after his 2023 visit by declaring that Europe should not be drawn into a standoff between China and the United States, particularly over democratic, self-ruled Taiwan.
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Hamas, Israel, entrench positions at Gaza truce talks
Talks to reach a Gaza truce resumed Sunday, a Hamas source said, but public disagreement between the Islamist movement and Israel intensified over demands to end their seven-month war.- Protests - Qatari, Egyptian and US mediators met a Hamas delegation in Cairo on Saturday before talks resumed Sunday.
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Surprise! This Innocent-Looking Bathroom Item Is Actually The Germiest Part Of Your Bathroom
Bacteria, viruses and fungi are more likely to thrive in one particular spot.
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Panama votes in presidential election with eight contenders
Panamanians started voting Sunday in presidential elections featuring a crowded field of eight candidates led by the protege of a former head of state convicted of corruption.- 'Frontman for a confirmed crook' - Mulino replaced Martinelli as the candidate for the right-wing Realizing Goals (RM) party after Martinelli lost an appeal against a money laundering conviction.
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The $57 Million Congressman Standing In The Way Of A Historic Black Candidate
Rep. David Trone, a liquor store magnate, is breaking the bank to beat Angela Alsobrooks, who would be Maryland's first Black female senator.
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ADL warns of global surge in anti-Semitism
The Anti-Defamation League on Sunday warned that "the future of Jewish life in the West" was under threat, detailing a sharp rise in anti-Semitism since the start of the war between Hamas militants and Israel.The annual report from the ADL, the leading Jewish advocacy group, said anti-Semitic incidents had been increasing before the war erupted in October, but that the conflict had fueled "a fire that was already out of control."
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