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Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead

Twenty-seven people have been killed in two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa, the latest gun violence to hit the country.

Seventeen people were killed when eight gunmen stormed a bar close to Johannesburg on Saturday evening, with 15 more injured.

In a separate shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10 people were killed outside an entertainment venue in a township near Cape Town and a further 11 were injured.

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New giant pandas from China arrive in Atlanta zoo

Two giant pandas from China have arrived in the U.S. as part of an agreement between the Chinese and American governments, the Atlanta zoo confirmed on Sunday. The zoo said giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Sunday morning "via a dedicated 'FedEx Panda Express' Boeing 777 aircraft."

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Two bodies found after avalanche hits Himalayan climbing group

Rescuers are looking for at least 10 Nepalese people who were preparing to take climbers up the Himlung Himal peak.

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5 arrested near base used by U.S. on suspicion of preparing terrorist act

The RAF Fairford base has been used by U.S. forces involved in targeting Iran since the start of the war in February.

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Hurricane Polo is a strong Category 3 storm off Mexico. See its path.

Hurricane Polo was downgraded to Category 3 status Saturday as its intensity fluctuated off Mexico's southwestern coast, but it was forecast to make landfall in Baja California on Monday.

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