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UN migration agency estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide
The International Organization for Migration has increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670
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The family of an American caught up in a failed coup attempt in Congo says their son was in Africa on vacation with family friends and had not previously engaged in political activism
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