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Dozens still missing four days after Venezuela landslide
Dozens still missing four days after Venezuela landslide

Thousands of rescuers and residents were engaged in an increasingly desperate search through thick mud Wednesday for 56 people still missing after a devastating landslide swept through a Venezuelan town, killing dozens. The search for the missing continued, with emergency personnel using pickaxes, shovels and chainsaws to break through the hardening mud now covering the town.

G7, IMF vow to support Ukraine after Russia strikes
G7, IMF vow to support Ukraine after Russia strikes

The G7 and IMF pledged their steadfast financial support to Ukraine on Wednesday as the country reels from Russian missile strikes and needs billions of dollars in monthly aid. "We can see that Russian terror attacks can be intensified," Zelensky said through an interpreter to the meeting dedicated to supporting Ukraine.

US growth slowdown 'required' to beat inflation: Fed minutes
US growth slowdown 'required' to beat inflation: Fed minutes

A slowdown of economic growth and the US job market will be "required" to bring down inflation, the Federal Reserve said in notes released Wednesday, adding that prices remain "unacceptably high." Several of the officials added that "the cost of taking too little action to bring down inflation likely outweighed the cost of taking too much action."