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South Africans Vote, Many Hoping for Change as Seismic as Mandela’s Rise

In a high-stakes election taking place this week in South Africa, the African National Congress, which has governed for three decades since the end of apartheid, may lose its outright majority for the first time

Former Intelligence Chief Tapped as Next Dutch Prime Minister

The Netherlands will be getting a new prime minister, with the four right-wing parties that are forming a government finally naming their pick, Dick Schoof, more than six months after the elections.

New Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Recorded Day

New Delhi recorded its highest temperature ever on Wednesday — 126 degrees Fahrenheit, or 52.3 degrees Celsius — leaving residents of the Indian capital sweltering in a heat wave that has kept temperatures in several Indian states well above 110 for weeks.

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