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Rain brings relief to France fires, but more evacuated in south
Rain brings relief to France fires, but more evacuated in south
by  AFP

A forest fire that flared anew in southern France sent 1,000 more people fleeing while overnight rain brought blazes elsewhere in the country under control, officials said on Sunday. Meanwhile in the southwestern Gironde region around Bordeaux, a huge fire that had flared on Tuesday was under control after rain fell overnight, a senior official said.

Five die in Ecuador blast officials blame on crime gangs
Five die in Ecuador blast officials blame on crime gangs
by  AFP

Five people died and 16 were injured in an explosion Sunday in the Ecuadoran port city of Guayaquil in an attack the government blamed on organized crime, officials said. Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said "organized-crime mercenaries," long involved in illicit drug traffic, were "now attacking with explosives."

Agent says Rushdie on 'road to recovery' after stabbing
Agent says Rushdie on 'road to recovery' after stabbing
by  AFP

Salman Rushdie is on the "road to recovery," his agent said Sunday, two days after a shocking assault at a literary event left the British author hospitalized on a ventilator with multiple stab wounds. "He's off the ventilator, so the road to recovery has begun," Andrew Wylie said in a statement sent to multiple media outlets.

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