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Four dead, thousands flee as floodwaters ravage Northern China

Torrential rains battering northern China triggered a deadly landslide on Monday, leaving four people dead, overflowing rivers, sweeping away cars, and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes.

In Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, a mudslide in the town of Xigou killed four people and left eight others missing, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

National emergency management authorities announced they were sending a response team to assist in battling the “severe” flooding in the province, which had already claimed two lives over the weekend.

In Beijing, more than 4,000 residents in the Miyun district on the outskirts of the capital were evacuated due to the torrential downpours.

City authorities issued two warnings: a top-level flood alert and a second-highest alert for heavy rain. The intense rainfall is expected to continue until Tuesday morning.

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“I’ve never seen this much water,” said Cui Xueji, 67, who has lived his whole life in Taishitun, a town in Miyun. “We had prepared a little, but we didn’t expect this amount of water,” he added as he walked through ankle-deep waters, pushing a tricycle loaded with wood for fuel.

More than 4,600 people were also evacuated this weekend in Fuping, another town in Hebei, state media reported.

Liu, another Miyun resident, recounted witnessing floodwaters sweeping away cars in his neighborhood overnight from Sunday to Monday.

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Netanyahu cites historic success against Iran as he pledges relentless Gaza campaign

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Monday that Israel will not halt its offensive in Gaza until achieving its two primary objectives: the elimination of Hamas and the return of Israeli hostages still held by the Islamist group in the enclave.

“We have a mission to complete: the elimination of Hamas and the return of our hostages. We will not relent for a single moment. These are two interconnected goals,” Netanyahu declared during a visit to the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Directorate, the main intelligence arm of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Netanyahu expressed full confidence that both objectives are attainable, referencing the confrontation with Iran in June as proof of Israel’s capabilities: “It was an enormous achievement of historic proportions,” he said.

“This combination of political leadership and military levels, and then the synergy between intelligence, the air force, and other branches — this combination delivered the result,” he added.

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Vatican reports $72M profit in 2024, boosted by real estate and investments

El Vaticano ganó $72,156,935.57 en 2024, un 35% más que el año anterior, gracias a sus propiedades financieras e inmobiliarias, con más de 5,400 inmuebles en todo el mundo, según el balance publicado este lunes por la Administración del Patrimonio de la Santa Sede (APSA).

En total, se trata de 4,234 inmuebles en Italia, de los cuales el 92% se localizan en Roma y sus alrededores, mientras que otras 1,200 propiedades inmobiliarias están en el extranjero, incluidas ciudades como París, Ginebra, Lausana y Londres.

Los beneficios de $72.1 millones suponen $53 millones más que en 2023 y de ellos $44 millones provinieron de inversiones, según el informe, en el que se afirma que el Vaticano activa su cartera “con el objetivo de diversificar las inversiones y distribuir el riesgo”.

Además, se explica que la APSA transfirió $96 millones para su uso en el presupuesto general del Vaticano como contribución extraordinaria para cubrir las necesidades financieras de la Santa Sede y el déficit de la Curia romana, los diferentes organismos que componen el Gobierno de la Iglesia católica.

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Hepatitis D declared carcinogenic as WHO urges action to end global crisis

Around 300 million people worldwide are living with hepatitis B, C, or D, and 1.3 million die each year — mostly from cirrhosis and liver cancer — the World Health Organization (WHO) reminded on World Hepatitis Day, urging stronger global action toward its eradication.

“Every 30 seconds, someone dies from severe liver disease or liver cancer linked to hepatitis — but we have the tools to stop this,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a statement marking the day.

The organization also highlighted that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) recently classified hepatitis D as carcinogenic to humans, joining hepatitis B and C, which were already confirmed as cancer-causing.

According to IARC studies, hepatitis D — which only affects individuals already infected with hepatitis B — is linked to a two- to six-fold higher risk of liver cancer compared to those infected solely with hepatitis B.

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