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  • NewsFrance 24

    Polls close in Panama presidential elections with eight contenders

    Polls closed in presidential elections in Panama Sunday that featured a crowded field of eight candidates, led by the protege of a graft-convicted former head of state. The vote comes as the country grapples with deep-rooted corruption, a severe drought that has hobbled the economically critical Panama Canal, and a stream of US-bound migrants passing through its jungles.There were lines at many polling stations as eligible voters in the Central American nation of 4.4 million people cast ballots

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  • NewsAFP

    Brazil mounts frantic rescue effort as flooding kills at least 78

    Authorities in southern Brazil scrambled Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides in what has become the region's largest ever climate catastrophe, with at least 78 dead and 115,000 forced from their homes.- 'It's terrifying' - Authorities scrambled to evacuate swamped neighborhoods as rescue workers used four-wheel-drive vehicles -- and even jet skis -- to maneuver through waist-deep water in search of the stranded.

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  • NewsThe Guardian

    University of Mississippi: ‘abhorrent’ counter-protesters condemned

    Largely white, male group taunts pro-Palestinian protesters on campus and one man makes racist gesture towards Black woman

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  • NewsThe Guardian

    Men believed to be missing surfers died from gunshots, Mexican officials say

    Families of men presumed to be two Australians and American who went missing in Baja California arrive in Tijuana to identify bodies

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  • NewsThe Independent

    Post Brexit changes linked to ‘collapse in confidence’ for UK farmers in food security crisis

    A devastating new report has revealed a collapse in confidence among farmers since Brexit

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  • ScienceThe Telegraph

    Prehistoric microbes from the Arctic could help make crops drought-proof

    British plant biologists are to work with their European counterparts to determine whether ancient microbes extracted from deep below the Arctic surface can be used to help present-day plant species adapt to climate change.

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  • BusinessPA Media: Tech

    Sale of copper-based phone and broadband services to stop in more areas

    Openreach says the move is to encourage people to upgrade to new digital services.

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