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  1. Hope fades of finding more Venezuela earthquake survivors as official death toll rises

    Three men dressed as rescue workers walk away from a destroyed building.

    Rescue teams in Venezuela were losing hope on Tuesday of finding more survivors of twin earthquakes that struck the country last week, following hours of exhausting work searching for victims beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings.

  2. South African anti-migrant protests are a political scapegoat based on lies, says activist

    A man marches with a crowd through the streets wearing a fur crown, draped in a South African flag and wielding a wooden stick. His shirt says "Operation Dudula"

    While some South Africans are chasing migrants out of the country with threats and violence, others are rallying to help those running for their lives. Sharon Ekambaram is one of those helpers.

  3. Heat scorches parts of U.S., millions facing 'extremely dangerous' conditions

    A runner jogs along a pier during the day. In the background is an artistic water feature.

    People in the U.S. Midwest and Great Lakes states are sweltering under intense heat and humidity in the lead-up to the Fourth of July holiday. In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani warned that temperatures are expected to climb into the high 90s and triple digits, with a heat index that could peak at around 112 F (44 C).

  4. WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames, closing a privacy blind spot

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    WhatsApp users will soon get the option of going by usernames instead of phone numbers, the company said Monday, announcing plans to address a privacy blind spot. WhatsApp, which says it has more than 3 billion users globally, has until now allowed users to be contacted by anyone who has their phone number.

  5. South Africa's anti-migrant protesters march nationwide after thousands flee violence

    Protesters march past activists holding signs against xenophobia.

    Anti-immigrant protesters draped in flags and wielding wooden weapons marched across cities in South Africa on Tuesday to mark a deadline they had set for undocumented migrants to leave, with some marches hit by violence and looting.