Hope fades in search for missing after Brazil rains kill 46
Despair hung over two cities in southeastern Brazil on Wednesday as rescuers and residents searched for 21 people missing after torrential rains unleashed flooding and landslides that killed at least 46.
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Scam centres 'destroying' Cambodia's economy, PM tells AFP
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Wednesday that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name -- pushing back on allegations of government connivance.
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Last-gasp Atalanta eliminate Dortmund to reach Champions League last 16
A stoppage-time Lazar Samardzic penalty took Atalanta to a 4-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, sending the Italian side to the last 16 of the Champions League 4-3 on aggregate.
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Iran negotiators arrive in Geneva for high-stakes US talks
An Iranian delegation headed by its top diplomat arrived in Geneva on Wednesday for talks with the US, as the Islamic republic's president struck an upbeat tone about the prospect for a negotiated agreement to avert fresh conflict.
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Antonio Tejero, leader of Spain's failed 1981 coup, dies at 93
Antonio Tejero Molina, the Spanish Civil Guard officer who led a failed 1981 coup that ended up strengthening Spain's fledging democracy, has died aged 93, his family's lawyer said Wednesday.
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Hakimi, set to face trial for rape, in PSG team for Champions League game
Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, who is facing trial for alleged rape, was included in his team's starting line-up for the second leg of their Champions League play-off tie against Monaco on Wednesday.
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Eleven men lured into Russia war returned to South Africa
Eleven South African men who were allegedly lured into fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine returned to their home country Wednesday, AFP reporters saw.
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Ex-US Treasury chief Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday.
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New Zealand knock sorry Sri Lanka out of T20 World Cup
New Zealand knocked co-hosts Sri Lanka out of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday with a 61-run win in Colombo that boosted their semi-final hopes.
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Berlinale meet called over film director's anti-Israel speech
German culture officials plan to summon organisers of the Berlin film festival Thursday after the event was rocked this year by controversy over the Israel-Palestinian conflict and Gaza war.
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