Morning Roundup: North Korea fires more ballistic missiles, Flooding & landslides in Brazil

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LUXEMBOURG

LSAP RAMBROUCH ENTERS RACE WITH FOUR LEAD CANDIDATES -

The Rambrouch section of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP) has published its list for this year’s municipal elections and will enter the race with four lead candidates. The list is made up of five men and six women with an average age of 45 years.

GREENS ANNOUNCE JOSEE LORSCHE AND NICHOLAS HIRSCH AS LEAD CANDIDATES - The Greens’ Bettembourg list has seven women and eight men with an average age of 45 years.

WORLD

NORTH KOREA STRIKES - North Korea has fired two rockets from its latest launcher, claiming it is capable of a “tactical nuclear attack” that can take out entire enemy air bases.

BRAZIL FLOODIN
G - Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Brazil claimed at least 36 lives on Carnival weekend in southeast Sao Paulo state, authorities said on Sunday.

BODY FOUND IN UK - Police investigating the fate of a woman who vanished in northwest England said Sunday they had found a body in a river, in a case that has gripped the country.

SPORTS

AUSTRALIA LOSE TO INDIA IN CRICKET -

Former Australia cricket captains Allan Border and Michael Clarke have denounced the team’s batting performance against India, calling the second innings collapse “panicky” and ill-executed.

JIM RATCLIFFE EYEING UNITED - Daredevil billionaire and lifelong Manchester United fan Jim Ratcliffe contemplates buying the club.

WEATHER

Although this morning starts off overcast, the clouds should gradually recede, giving way to sunny skies for part of the afternoon. No rain is forecast for today.

Morning temperatures will start off cold at 2-4°C, before rising to 9-11°C in the afternoon, and later falling to around 5-7°C in the evening.

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