Rescuers in China search the rubble for survivors of landslide that killed 8 and left 34 missing – AP News

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  1. Rescuers in China search the rubble for survivors of landslide that killed 8 and left 34 missing  AP News
  2. Chinese rescuers use explosives to clear boulders trapping landslide victims  Reuters
  3. China Blasts Through Boulders to Reach Landslide Victims  Yahoo
  4. At Least 8 People Dead, 34 Others Remain Missing After Devastating Landslide Buried Residential Buildings  People.com
  5. Rescuers race to find survivors after landslide in southwest China's Chongqing  CNA
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São Tomé and Príncipe heads to polls in tense presidential election

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Incumbent Carlos Vila Nova hopes to defeat his former party and secure second term as independent

Voters in São Tomé and Príncipe go to the polls for a presidential election on Sunday as one of Africa’s least populous countries seeks to burnish its democratic credentials.

According to the National Election Commission, about 142,000 people are registered to vote in the tiny African state’s elections, approximately 15% of whom live in the diaspora.

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Man dies after cross-border police pursuit ends in NSW northern rivers

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Car chase began in Queensland after report of armed man on Gold Coast late on Saturday, police say

New South Wales police have declared a “critical incident” after a man died following a police pursuit in the northern rivers area, hours after the same man allegedly evaded Queensland police while armed with a gun.

The 25-year-old from Queensland was found unconscious at the wheel of a vehicle, which had driven down an embankment south of Murwillumbah, about 2am on Sunday, NSW police said.

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