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(Reuters) – A bridge connecting two states in Brazil’s northern and northeastern regions collapsed on Sunday as vehicles were crossing, killing at least one person and spilling sulfuric acid into the Tocantins River. The National Department of Transport Infrastructure said the central span of the 533-meter (0.3-mile) bridge, linking the cities of Estreito in Maranhao …

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By Simon Lewis (Reuters) -The Biden administration is concerned that a weakened Iran could build a nuclear weapon, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday, adding that he was briefing President-elect Donald Trump’s team on the risk. Iran has suffered setbacks to its regional influence after Israel’s assaults on its allies, Palestinian …

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan authorities rescued 160 children and adolescents from the fundamentalist Jewish sect Lev Tahor in southeastern Guatemala on Friday following allegations of child abuse, including rape, prosecutors said. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The rescue operation in the agricultural municipality of Oratorio, 78 kilometers (48.47 miles) southeast of Guatemala City, highlights ongoing concerns …

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By Orhan Qereman, Tom Perry and Tuvan Gumrukcu QAMISHLI, Syria/BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) -With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria’s north, and Damascus ruled by a group friendly to Ankara, Syria’s main Kurdish factions are on the back foot as they seek to preserve political gains carved out during 13 years of war. Part of …

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Rickey Henderson, a 10-time All-Star and the all-time stolen base leader, died on Friday after a bout with pneumonia, multiple outlets reported. He was 65. Henderson played 25 seasons in the major leagues, stealing at least 100 bases on three occasions, including 130 steals in 1982 to break Lou Brock’s modern-day record for a single …

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SAN JOSE/SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvador violated a woman’s rights after denying her an abortion in 2013 despite doctors’ calls to terminate her high-risk pregnancy, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR)said on Friday. The case of the woman, a domestic worker known as Beatriz, became a symbol of El Salvador’s blanket ban on abortion, …

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