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SYDNEY -- Bushfires have claimed the lives of at least two people in the Australian state of New South Wales, authorities confirmed on Saturday.

A further seven people were unaccounted for with fears that the death toll could rise. (Australia-Wildfire-Death)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is considering attending Russia's Victory Day military parade next May though he is unsure whether he can do it due to its timing.

"It is in the middle of our campaign season, but I will certainly think about it," Trump told reporters when he was asked if he would attend the event. (US-Trump-Russia)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia commemorated the 66th anniversary of the declaration of Independence Day from the French colonial rule on Saturday.

Nation's King Norodom Sihamoni, accompanied by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, laid a wreath and lit the ceremonial victory fire inside the capital's Independence Monument to symbolize the country's independence from France. (Cambodia-Independence Day-Celebration) Enditem

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