China holds military drills at newly expanded Cambodian naval base
BEIJING - China and Cambodia on Sunday held joint military exercises at a newly expanded naval base on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, a facility the United States worries could become a military outpost for the Chinese.

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Second US child dies of measles, almost 650 ill: officials
WASHINGTON - A measles outbreak has killed a second child in the southwestern United States, authorities said Sunday, with almost 650 people now infected as the highly contagious disease spreads.

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Haiti jazz festival is rare respite for violence-racked capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Residents of Haiti's gang-plagued capital could enjoy a brief escape from daily lives scarred with violence this weekend as the PapJazz festival entertained around 100 music fans.

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Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 44
GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 44 people Sunday, as the Israeli military reported a rare salvo of around 10 projectiles fired from the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory.

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US storms, 'devastating' flooding death toll climbs to 17
JEFFERSONTOWN (UNITED STATES) - Violent storms battering the central-eastern United States have killed at least 17 people, officials said Sunday, with the National Weather Service warning of "devastating" flash flooding.

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World scrambles to temper Trump tariffs as market fears mount
WASHINGTON - More than 50 countries have sought talks with President Donald Trump in a scramble to ease punishing tariffs on exports to the United States, the White House said Sunday, as trade partners braced for further fallout.

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