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    Tunisian town gripped by youth exodus

    When Mohamed Lafi vanished at sea one fateful night, it marked yet another tragedy for a Tunisian town struggling with the exodus of its youth.The families have urged Tunisian authorities to bolster economic conditions, educational programmes and cultural activities in the town of around 6,000 people to encourage youths to stay.

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    Panama to vote in presidential election with eight contenders

    Panamanians vote in presidential elections Sunday from a crowded field of eight candidates, with the protege of a graft-convicted ex-head of state in the lead.On Friday, Panamanian salsa legend and activist Ruben Blades called his compatriots not to vote for a man he described as "a frontman for a confirmed crook."

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  • NewsThe Guardian

    An ‘avalanche of demand’: Australians’ need for charity rises just as donations drop

    ‘We want to be the guardrails at the top of the cliff, not the ambulance at the bottom’, says Salvation Army executive

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    Israel army says five Palestinians killed in West Bank raid

    The Israeli army said troops killed five Palestinian "terrorists" barricaded in a building during a 12-hour siege in the occupied West Bank on Saturday.At least 496 Palestinians have been killed in the territory by Israeli troops or settlers, according to an AFP tally.

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  • NewsThe Guardian

    ‘High degree of probability’ bodies found in northern Mexico are missing Perth brothers

    Siblings Callum and Jake Robinson and US citizen Jack Carter Rhoad were travelling on a surfing holiday when they were reported missingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

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    Floods in southern Brazil force 70,000 from homes

    Nearly 70,000 people have been forced from their homes amid deadly flooding, mudslides and torrential storms in southern Brazil, with the major city of Porto Alegre particularly hard-hit, the country's civil defense agency said Saturday.Raging floodwaters have left 57 dead, 74 people injured and another 67 missing, civil defense said.The toll did not include two people who died in an explosion at a flooded gas station in Porto Alegre, witnessed by an AFP journalist, where rescue crews were attem

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  • NewsThe Independent

    Protests in Tel Aviv and squabbling in Israeli war cabinet amid ceasefire talks with Hamas

    Freeing hostages and potential Rafah offensive are key sticking points

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