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In Tel Aviv, Eurovision fans hope world shows Israel some love
Eurovision fans gathered in Tel Aviv Saturday to watch the show taking place in Sweden on big screens said they were hoping voters would finally show Israel some love.The mood was electric at the packed Layla bar in Tel Aviv as the show got underway, with the crowd going wild when Israel's contestant Eden Golan appeared on screen, jumping up and down and waving Israeli flags.
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More than 300 dead in Afghanistan flash floods: WFP
More than 300 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the UN's World Food Programme said Saturday, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue the injured. - State of emergency - Emergency personnel were rushing to rescue injured and stranded Afghans.
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Swedish police push back protesters outside Eurovision arena
Police were pushing back pro-Palestinian demonstrators around the Malmo Arena in southern Sweden on Saturday, where the Eurovision Song Contest final was taking place, AFP reporters saw.The police, who confirmed that they had used pepper gas, were trying to push the demonstrators back towards a square where a pro-Palestinian demonstration had been authorised.
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Israel strikes Gaza as more Rafah evacuations ordered
Israeli strikes on Saturday hit parts of Gaza including Rafah where Israel expanded an evacuation order and the UN warned of an "epic" disaster if an outright invasion of the crowded city goes ahead.Hamas on Saturday accused Israel of "expanding the incursion into Rafah to include new areas in the centre and the west of the city".
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Rescue operations continue in flooded southern Brazil despite new rain
Emergency workers continued search and rescue operations in flood-stricken southern Brazil on Saturday despite a new burst of torrential rains, as the death toll continued to climb.On Saturday morning, they fell to 4.59 meters, the lowest level since May 3, before climbing again, provincial authorities said.
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'Miracle' survivor found 5 days after S.Africa building collapse
Rescuers and onlookers cheered and applauded Saturday as a survivor emerged after 116 hours from underneath the rubble of a collapsed building in South Africa, with the tragedy having killed at least 13.Rescuers then called out to the survivor and he spoke back, Deiner said.
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Thousands rally in Tbilisi against 'foreign influence' bill
Thousands of protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday at a rally against a controversial "foreign influence" bill backed by the Georgian government and likened to Russian laws silencing dissent.Under pouring rain, protesters chanted "No to the Russian law!"
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