Far-right candidate excluded from Romania presidential vote
BUCHAREST - Romania's electoral bureau on Sunday rejected far-right hopeful Calin Georgescu's candidacy for the re-run of last year's annulled presidential election, sparking outrage among his supporters in Bucharest.

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Argentina port city 'destroyed' by massive rainstorm, 13 dead
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's port city of Bahia Blanca has been "destroyed" after being pummeled by a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours, killing 13 and driving hundreds from their homes, authorities said Saturday.

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Protesters rally on International Women's Day, fearing far right
PARIS - Protesters took to the streets across the world Saturday to mark International Women's Day, demanding equal pay, political representation and an end to gender-based violence while voicing fears of rising repression.

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Zelensky: Ukraine ‘fully committed& to constructive talks with US
KYIV - Ukraine is &fully committed& to constructive dialogue with US representatives in Saudi Arabia next week and hopes to agree on the necessary steps, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.

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Pope responding well to pneumonia treatment, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is responding well to treatment for pneumonia after three weeks in hospital, the Vatican said Saturday, adding that the 88-year-old was showing "a gradual, slight improvement".

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340 civilians reported killed by Syrian security forces
BEIRUT - More than 300 civilians from the Alawite minority have been killed in recent days by Syrian security forces and their allies, as authorities clash with militants loyal to the former government of Bashar al-Assad.

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