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At least 9 people died when a bridge collapsed in Brazil
Another eight people remain unaccounted for. Several cars and trucks plunged into the Tocantins River after a section of the 1,748-foot-long bridge crumbled on Sunday.
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South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament votes to impeach acting president
The impeachments of the country's president and then acting-president worsen the nation's political turmoil, deepen its economic uncertainty and hurt its international image.
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Finland detains Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea
Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia that Finnish customs officials and the European Union's executive commission describe as part of Russia's shadow fleet of fuel tankers.
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Richard Parsons, who steadied Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at 76
Parsons, one of corporate America's most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, was known as a skilled negotiator, a diplomat and a crisis manager.
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Aviation experts say Russia's air defense fire likely caused Azerbaijan plane crash
As Azerbaijan observed a day of mourning for victims of the plane crash that killed 38 people, experts pointed to a possible cause: fire from Russia's air defense against a Ukrainian drone attack.
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Mourners mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
Triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the catastrophic event was the deadliest tsunami in recorded history.
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Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say
An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, according to the Health Ministry. The Israeli military said it had targeted a group of militants.
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Pope urges 'all people of all nations' to silence arms in Christmas address
Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message urged "all people of all nations" to find courage "to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions" plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine, Africa to Asia.
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Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day
Russia's massive missile and drone barrage struck a thermal power plant and prompted Ukrainians to shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning.
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Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashes, yet dozens may have survived
An Azerbaijani airliner crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with dozens dead, according to officials.