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    Free Public Transportation for Elections in Brazil

    In Brazil's upcoming elections, voters will enjoy free public transportation, including buses, trains, and metro services, to ensure access to ballot boxes. This measure, ordered by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), applies to both the first and second rounds of voting. The initiative aims to facilitate voting for all citizens, including those living in rural areas and people with disabilities.
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    Plague Fears in Russia After Lab Worker's Death

    A lab worker at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk, Siberia, has died, sparking fears of a plague outbreak. The 28-year-old woman, Daria Chipilova, may have contracted the disease from a broken test tube. Around 200 people who had contact with her are under quarantine, and hospitals have been closed. Authorities initially denied it was plague but later confirmed it was pneumonic plague. The source of the infection is under investigation.
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    Guido Justo Reaches Final in Curitiba, Aims for Another ATP Challenger Title

    Argentine tennis player Guido Justo has advanced to the final of the ATP Challenger tournament in Curitiba, Brazil. Born in Adrogué, Justo, currently ranked 211th in the world, defeated Chilean Tomás Barrios Vera 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to secure his place in the final. If he wins the title, he will enter the top 200 for the first time in his career. His opponent in the final will be Brazilian Gustavo Heide, ranked 122nd in the world.
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    Finn Dahmen Expected to Make Germany Debut Against Greece

    Finn Dahmen, a goalkeeper for Augsburg, is expected to make his debut for the German national team against Greece in the UEFA Nations League. This would be the fourth different goalkeeper used by coach Jürgen Klopp in his first four matches. Dahmen is set to replace Jonas Urbig, who kept a clean sheet in Germany's 2-0 win over Serbia. Germany hopes to avenge their 1-0 loss to Greece in their previous encounter.
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    Two Christian Women Killed in Israeli Airstrike in Gaza

    Two Christian women, Maysa Khader Ibrahim Abu Daoud and Mary Hafez Michel Najjar, were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. They were buried in a joint funeral at the Church of St. Porphyrius, attended by both Christians and Muslims. The attack also claimed the lives of three other Palestinians. The incident occurred despite a ceasefire agreement.
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    Earliest Animals May Have Evolved Hundreds of Millions of Years Earlier Than Fossil Record Shows

    A new study led by the University of Oxford suggests that the earliest animals may have evolved hundreds of millions of years before their first unmistakable fossils appear in the fossil record. The findings, published in Science Advances, propose that animals may have originated deep in the Neoproterozoic Era, even before some of the most extreme ice ages in Earth's history. Scientists theorize that the animal kingdom may have emerged at the beginning of the Neoproterozoic Era (between 1,000 and 541 million years ago).
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    17 EU Countries Demand Preservation of Funding for Agriculture and Cohesion Policy

    Seventeen EU countries, including Slovakia, have called for the preservation of funding for agriculture and cohesion policy in the EU's long-term budget for 2028 to 2034. They made this appeal in response to demands from some member states for significant cuts in the future budget. The countries listed in a document sent to Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin on Thursday stated that the EU's new priorities require additional resources, but they insisted that funding for agriculture and cohesion policy must be maintained. The document was prepared by Italy and Romania and was also signed by Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Spain.
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    Trump Administration Surge in Somali Deportations

    Deportation orders for Somali asylum-seekers have significantly increased under the Trump administration, with over 1,000 orders issued nationwide since February. More than half of these orders targeted Somalis living in Minnesota, marking a nearly tenfold jump from previous years. Some individuals have already been deported, while others were sent to detention facilities, including at least two from Minnesota sent to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
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