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Disasters and accidents
At least 31 people are killed, 36 others are injured, and several are missing as Cyclone Gezani makes landfall in Madagascar. (DW)
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Health and environment
United States president Donald Trump revokes the Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 endangerment finding, which classified greenhouse gases as a threat to public health and formed the legal basis for federal climate regulations, and concurrently rescinds vehicle emission standards. (AFP via ABS-CBN)
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International relations
The United States announces the closure of its Drug Enforcement Administration office in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, citing unspecified corruption concerns within the mission. (AFP via Jamaica Observer)
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Law and crime
Former Norwegian prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland is charged with gross corruption over connections with American sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. (BBC News)
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Politics and elections
Portugal's parliament approves, on first reading, a bill requiring explicit parental consent for children aged 13 to 16 to access social media, mandating age verification through the state's electronic identification system and imposing fines of up to 2 percent of global revenue on companies that fail to comply. (Reuters)
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Sports
The International Olympic Committee disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from competing due to his helmet, which has images of Ukrainian athletes killed by Russian Armed Forces. (NPR)