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Peru mudslides leave villagers with 'nothing left'

Peru mudslides leave villagers with 'nothing left'

Carmen Manchego looks down at the remnants of homes sticking out of the quagmire of mud that engulfed the Peruvian mining town of Pampaylima.

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Scholz's Social Democrats suffer blow with Berlin election loss

Scholz's Social Democrats suffer blow with Berlin election loss

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats suffered a heavy setback in a regional poll in Berlin on Sunday, falling behind the opposition conservatives in the capital for the first time in over two decades.

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England's Hassell-Collins dazzles with nail polish against Italy

England's Hassell-Collins dazzles with nail polish against Italy

Ollie Hassell-Collins may not have been among England's try-scorers in a 31-14 Six Nations win over Italy but the London Irish wing still made an eye-catching impression at Twickenham on Sunday -- thanks to nail polish.

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Haaland hands Man City injury scare

Haaland hands Man City injury scare

Erling Haaland was forced off at half-time during Manchester City's Premier League clash against Aston Villa on Sunday to leave the English champions sweating on the Norwegian superstar's fitness.

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Former Cyprus top diplomat Christodoulides elected youngest president

Former Cyprus top diplomat Christodoulides elected youngest president

Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was on Sunday elected president of the Republic of Cyprus, becoming at 49 the youngest leader of the divided Mediterranean island nation.

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UN admits aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000

UN admits aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000

The United Nations denounced Sunday the failure to deliver desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning the death toll of more than 33,000 from the earthquake that also struck Turkey is set to rise far higher.

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Cyprus ex-foreign minister Christodoulides elected president

Cyprus ex-foreign minister Christodoulides elected president

Cyprus voters on Sunday elected the former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides as the next president of the small EU member state, with his rival conceding defeat and congratulating him.

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Turkey's once mighty developers under fire after quake

Turkey's once mighty developers under fire after quake

Their mugshots are everywhere: a Turkish developer arrested while trying to flee the country and two colleagues connected to a luxurious apartment tower that crumbled in Monday's disastrous quake.

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Bencic saves three match points to clinch Abu Dhabi title

Bencic saves three match points to clinch Abu Dhabi title

Olympic champion Belinda Bencic saved three match points to defeat Liudmila Samsonova in the Abu Dhabi final on Sunday for the eighth title of her career.

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What we know about mysterious objects downed by US

What we know about mysterious objects downed by US

The downing of a huge Chinese balloon off the US coast, followed by the shootdowns of two smaller objects over Alaska and Canada, has raised concerns about North American security -- and further strained relations with China.

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