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Officials say 5 prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran have flown out of Tehran

Officials say 5 prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran have flown out of Tehran

Flight-tracking data analyzed by the Associated Press showed a Qatar Airways flight take off at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport, which has been used for exchanges in the past. Iranian state media soon after said the flight had left Tehran.
by The Associated Press

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Survivors of Libya's deadly floods describe catastrophic scenes and tragic losses

Survivors of Libya's deadly floods describe catastrophic scenes and tragic losses

"They have seen death, not just in their families but within themselves as well," a Libyan doctor tells NPR. "Their souls are crushed, their hope is lost. How can you come back from such a thing?"
by Fatima Al-Kassab

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Fernando Botero, Colombian artist famous for rotund and oversize figures, dies at 91

Fernando Botero, Colombian artist famous for rotund and oversize figures, dies at 91

Colombian artist Fernando Botero has died at the age of 91. “I don’t paint fat women,” he once told Spain’s El Mundo newspaper. “I am interested in volume, the sensuality of the form.”
by John Otis

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Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quake

Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quake

The golden retriever, part of a Swedish rescue team, helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. He searched this week for the last missing person in a Moroccan village.
by Lauren Frayer

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Fewer North Korean defectors reach South Korea, and questions grow about unification

Fewer North Korean defectors reach South Korea, and questions grow about unification

Just 67 North Korean defectors arrived last year. Inter-Korean dialogue and exchange have ground to a halt. Seoul's Unification Ministry has a new, hawkish head who wants to change the agency's role.
by Se Eun Gong

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Lufthansa to start offering service between Twin Cities, Frankfurt

Lufthansa to start offering service between Twin Cities, Frankfurt

Lufthansa plans to start offering flights between the Twin Cities and Frankfurt next year. Airport officials said the route will begin June 4. Lufthansa will fly the Twin Cities-Frankfurt route year-round, five days a week.
by Andrew Krueger

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