RIO DE JANEIRO -- At least seven suspects were killed in a shootout Sunday between police and suspected members of a criminal gang in southern Brazil, local media reported.

Citing the military police, the report said the firefight occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Parolin district in Curitiba, the capital city of southern Parana state, after residents reported hearing more than 50 gunshots and seeing suspects circulating through the streets with large-caliber weapons. (Brazil-Shootout)

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NEW DELHI -- The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Monday successfully launched a mission to study black holes.

The X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSAT) was launched at 9:10 local time aboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C58 from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, ISRO said in a statement. (India, ISRO,Black Holes)

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YAOUNDE -- Chad's transitional president, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, said Sunday that the country is moving toward a new republic based on freedom, justice and national dignity following the ratification of a new constitution.

The new constitution ushered in the fifth Republic, which will establish a new balance of powers, strong and republican institutions and "true grassroots" democracy through strong decentralization, Deby said. (Chad-New Republic)

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TOKYO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, the weather agency said on Monday.

Following temblors measuring the top level on Japan's seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7, tsunami warnings have been issued. (Japan-Quake) Enditem

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