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BRAZIL FLOODS: Flooding from torrential rains in Brazil’s normally arid northeast has killed 15 people and driven about 50,000 from their homes, civil defense officials said. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed an executive order releasing about $360 million for aid.
EMERGENCY LANDING: A British Airways plane bound for San Francisco made an emergency landing at Ireland’s Shannon Airport, officials said. The airline said the landing was precautionary.
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