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Toxic moonshine kills 133 people and leaves hundreds hospitalized in India
New Delhi, India (CNN)At least 133 people have died and more than 200 others have been hospitalized after consuming tainted alcohol in India, officials said.The victims consumed unregulated moonshine, known locally as "country-made liquor."Police
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Venezuela’s Maduro breaks relations with Colombia in standoff over aid
Caracas, Venezuela (CNN)Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro broke diplomatic relations Saturday with Colombia as tensions escalated along the two countries' borders over aid into Venezuela.These are the highlights from Saturday:• The Venezuelan National Guard fired
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In photos: Nigerians vote in a contentious election
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As tense standoff for humanitarian aid continues, 3 Venezuelan troops defect at Colombia border
Caracas, Venezuela (CNN)Tensions escalated along Venezuela's borders Saturday as the Venezuelan National Guard fired tear gas at protesters and the opposition began to usher aid into the troubled country in defiance of President Nicolas
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Top Catholic cardinal admits church destroyed documents on clergy sexual abuse
Rome (CNN)In a remarkable admission, German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said Saturday that documents that could have contained proof of clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church were destroyed or never drawn up."Files that could
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Nigeria elections: Explosions heard hours before presidential vote
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Multiple bomb blasts rocked the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri just hours before presidential polls opened Saturday.The explosions happened at a camp for internally displaced refugees at around 5 a.m. local time
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Cuba’s tobacco growers confront climate change
San Luís, Cuba (CNN)Looking at the plain, one-story wooden shacks that dot the countryside in Cuba's vuelta abajo region, one would never guess that the farmers here grow one of the island's most valuable
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Venezuelan military kills woman in standoff over international aid, mayor says
Caracas (CNN)Venezuelan soldiers killed at least one person and injured a dozen others Friday near the Brazilian border in a standoff with a local indigenous community over international aid entering the country, according to
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Iceland to let more than 2,000 whales be killed within the next five years
(CNN)Only two whaling companies remain in Iceland. It's a small industry that conservationists say is inhumane, has minimal economic benefits, and defies the international ban on killing whales. But this week the Icelandic government
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US ambassador to the Vatican meets with abuse survivors and urges ‘renewed commitment’ to ending clergy abuse
Rome (CNN)The US ambassador to the Vatican met Friday with survivors of clergy sexual abuse, saying she hopes a historic summit at the Vatican this week will lead to a "renewed commitment" in the


