Official data showed that China’s population shrank in 2022 for the first time in more than six decades, as the world’s most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis. The drop, the worst since China’s Great Famine of 1961.
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Unprecedented heatwave hits Brazil
Red alerts have been issued for nearly 3,000 cities across Brazil, which is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave. On Sunday, Rio de Janeiro recorded a temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius – a record for November – and high humidity on Tuesday made it feel like 58.5 degrees Celsius.
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A drone attack kills at least 43 in Sudan
A drone attack Sunday on an open market south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, killed at least 43 people as the military and a powerful rival paramilitary group battle for control of the country.
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Typhoon Haikui hits Taiwan
Two people have been injured and nearly 10,000 homes left without power as Typhoon Haikui made landfall in Taiwan. The two injured people were traveling in a van when a tree fell on the vehicle.
