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Feb. 11 Daily Brief: Shirley Temple Black dies, Obama meets with French president, a devastating fire

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Shirley Temple Black dies at 85, President Barack Obama meets with French President Francois Hollande at the White House, a fire in Dhaka consumed more than 200 shanties, and more in today’s daily brief.

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August 11 Photo Brief: Perseids meteor shower, drone strike in Yemen, flamingos

August 11 Photo Brief: Perseids meteor shower, drone strike in Yemen, flamingos

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A multiple exposure photo taken of a Perseids meteor shower, drone strikes continue in Yemen, flamingos on Fuente de Piedra lake and more in today’s daily brief. | Warning: Visual coverage may depict injury and/or death.
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April 4 Photo Brief: Catherine takes her best shot, a flying automobile and it heats up in Germany

April 4 Photo Brief: Catherine takes her best shot, a flying automobile and it heats up in Germany

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Catherine, Countess of Strathearn shoots some hoops, a 1989 flying Ford Fiesta returns to the roof of Cologne’s city museum, temperatures in Germany expect to take a turn to the warm side and more in today’s daily brief.

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Oct. 9 Photo Brief: Felix Baumgartner skydive postponed, Greek protesters greet German Chancellor, armed men steal body of top Zetas drug lord

Oct. 9 Photo Brief: Felix Baumgartner skydive postponed, Greek protesters greet German Chancellor, armed men steal body of top Zetas drug lord

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Felix Baumgartner skydive postponed, Greek protesters greet German Chancellor, armed men steal body of top Zetas drug lord and more in today’s daily brief.
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Yida refugee camp surges past 64,000 in South Sudan

Yida refugee camp surges past 64,000 in South Sudan

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Refugees fleeing from the violence in North Sudan are crowding into the Yida refugee camp in South Sudan. Currently swollen beyond 64,000 people, each day the camp sees 500-1,000 new arrivals. Due to the rainy season, many are suffering from severe cases of diarrhea, malaria and malnutrition. Meanwhile, sanitation issues have caused increasing illness, and field hospitals report 95 percent of all patients are under the age five. So far, no food shortages have been reported, but the international aid community continues to struggle to provide basic medical assistance and proper sanitation.

Getty Images photographer Paula Bronstein reports back from inside the camp with the following emotional series of photographs beginning with her arrival on June 29.

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