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Woman, children freed in Brazil after 17-year kidnap ordeal
Woman, children freed in Brazil after 17-year kidnap ordeal
by  AFP

A Brazilian woman and her two adult children, all suffering from dehydration and malnutrition, were freed by police following 17 years of captivity by her husband, authorities said on Friday. In pictures published by Brazilian media, the adult children looked like adolescents due to their malnutrition.

US seeks to dampen China fury on Pelosi's potential Taiwan trip
US seeks to dampen China fury on Pelosi's potential Taiwan trip
by  AFP

President Joe Biden's administration tried Friday to defuse heated Chinese warnings against a possible trip to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as Beijing announced live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait. The temperature has been steadily rising in Beijing over the prospect of a Pelosi trip.

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