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Haiti violence displacing one child every minute: UNICEF

Haiti violence displacing one child every minute: UNICEF

Violence raging in troubled Haiti is forcibly displacing one child every minute, on average, with some 300,000 already affected, the United Nations children's agency warned on Monday.

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Fires near Athens under control as new blazes rage in Greece

Fires near Athens under control as new blazes rage in Greece

Forest fires that raged near Athens over the weekend have been brought under control, firefighters said Monday, but fresh blazes sprang up elsewhere as authorities warned of a difficult fire season ahead.

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Panama's new president vows to end migrant 'transit'

Panama's new president vows to end migrant 'transit'

Jose Raul Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama's new president, with the right-leaning leader pledging to make his Central American country no longer a "transit" point for US-bound undocumented migrants.

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Slovenia's historic Euro 2024 run bittersweet for coach Kek

Slovenia's historic Euro 2024 run bittersweet for coach Kek

Slovenia boss Matjaz Kek hopes his side's run to the last 16 at Euro 2024 will be the launching pad for future success after a heart-breaking exit on penalties to Portugal.

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The 'game of my life', says Portugal Euros penalty hero Costa

The 'game of my life', says Portugal Euros penalty hero Costa

Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa said he had the best game of his life against Slovenia on Monday as he saved three penalties to send his team into the Euro 2024 quarter-finals.

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Mauritania, stable outlier in turbulent region, re-elects president

Mauritania, stable outlier in turbulent region, re-elects president

Mauritania's incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has comfortably won re-election at the helm of the vast desert nation, seen as a rock of relative stability in Africa's volatile Sahel region, officials said Monday.

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Brazil's Amazon sees worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 years

Brazil's Amazon sees worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 years

The Brazilian Amazon recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year, the worst figure in 20 years, satellite data revealed Monday.

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Portugal need penalties to set up Euro 2024 showdown with France

Portugal need penalties to set up Euro 2024 showdown with France

Portugal spared Cristiano Ronaldo's blushes but still needed penalties to beat Slovenia after a 0-0 draw to set up a Euro 2024 quarter-final with France, who edged out Belgium 1-0 on Monday.

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Ronaldo's tears turn to cheers as Portugal survive his Euros penalty miss

Ronaldo's tears turn to cheers as Portugal survive his Euros penalty miss

Cristiano Ronaldo went from tears to cheers as the Portugal star recovered from missing a penalty during extra-time to score in his side's dramatic shoot-out win over Slovenia in the Euro 2024 last 16 on Monday.

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Supreme Court says Trump has some immunity, further delaying trial

Supreme Court says Trump has some immunity, further delaying trial

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump enjoys some immunity from prosecution as a former president, a decision set to delay his trial for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.

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