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Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – One victim was visiting Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue. Another hopped into an Uber for a night out in the seaside city.

Washington (AFP) – Old-school gas stoves, generous showerheads, delicate light bulbs.

Tehran (AFP) – In a century-old building in Tehran, Saeed Anvarinejad turned the dial of a vintage radio to tune into some of Iran’s earliest recorded sounds, some serving as reminders of the seismic changes that shaped the country’s history.

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Denny McCarthy, chasing his first US PGA Tour triumph, closed with a seven-foot eagle putt to grab a one-stroke lead after Thursday’s rainy first round of the Genesis Invitational.

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori have split, reports said Thursday, capping two weeks of controversy for the rapper whose once-stellar career has descended into chaos.

Washington (AFP) – The United States has released Russian cryptocurrency kingpin Alexander Vinnik, as part of an exchange deal that saw Moscow free US teacher Marc Fogel, a senior US official said Thursday.

Paris (AFP) – Porto and Roma drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Europa League knockout phase play-off Thursday, while Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce took a big step towards the last 16 with a 3-0 win over Anderlecht.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman, a former world number eight, ended his professional tennis career on Thursday with a bruising defeat by Spain’s Pedro Martinez in the second round of the Argentina Open.

Berlin (AFP) – British movie star Tilda Swinton lashed out at the “state-operated” crimes of “greed-addicted governments” as she received a special award on the first day of the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentina recorded a monthly inflation rate of 2.2 percent in January, the lowest in 4.5 years, the INDEC national statistics agency said Thursday, in a boost for budget-slashing President Javier Milei.