The Mafia trial of Italy’s former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti

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In December 1999, torrential rain in Venezuela led to floods and mudslides. Government estimates put the number killed at 3,000 but other reports suggest between 10,000 and 30,000 were killed. Many bodies were buried under mud, rocks or trees. Tens of thousands more people were m ...  Show more

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