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Gigantic Peruvian cemetery fumigated for dengue fever

Lima (AFP) – Health brigades spray one of South America’s largest cemeteries in Lima to eradicate the dengue-transmitting mosquito and collect larvae in an attempt to control a new outbreak of the endemic disease in Peru, which has killed about 30 people this year.

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Salvadorans celebrate fruit harvest in religious festival

Santa María Ostuma (El Salvador) (AFP) – Hundreds of Salvadorans carry bundles of fruit on poles on their shoulders during the Santa Cruz festivities in Santa Maria Ostuma, 65 km east of San Salvador, to thank the Holy Cross for the year’s abundant harvest. Some people wear masks of characters from local mythology and dance in the street.

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Depp wins out in bitter Heard defamation trial

Fairfax (United States) (AFP) – A US jury has found both Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard liable for defamation — but sided more strongly with the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star following an intense trial riding on bitterly contested allegations of domestic abuse.

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Turkey black rose producers chase sweet smell of success

Halfeti (Turkey) (AFP) – As Turkey’s rose sector booms, residents of Halfeti in the south east are hoping to transform their special black roses into a brand. The black rose can only grow in the town of Halfeti with soil that has distinctive features.

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US activists voice fear over voting rights in Georgia

Atlanta (AFP) – Members of a civic engagement group knock on doors in the southwestern outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia, to encourage residents who may otherwise slip through the net to exercise their hard-won right to vote.

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