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South Africa Zuma riots: Death toll mounts amid looting

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The security forces have been unable to stop the looting At least 30 people have died in the violence which has been engulfing parts of South Africa since the country's former President… The death toll in South Africa has risen to 72 as violence continues across the country following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma. Crowds looting and setting alight shopping centers clashed with police in several cities on Tuesday. The BBC filmed a baby being thrown from a building in Durban that was on fire after ground-floor shops were looted. A day earlier, 10 people were killed in a stampede during looting at a shopping center in Soweto. The military has been deployed to help police overstretched since the unrest began last week. South African police said in a statement they had identified 12 people suspected of provoking the riots, and that a total of 1,234 people had been arrested. President Cyril Ramaphosa has called it some of the worst violence witnessed in South ...

In photos: Vice President Kamala Harris heads to Guatemala and Mexico

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Vice President Kamala Harris disembarks Air Force Two in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Sunday, June 6, during her first foreign trip in office. Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Guatemala and Mexico for her first foreign trip as vice president as part of her role leading diplomatic efforts to stem the flow of migration from Central America. The Biden administration is under ongoing political pressure to stem the tide of migrants at the US southern border, and Harris is facing the first major diplomatic test of her vice presidency. Harris is expected to focus on economic development, climate, and food insecurity, women and young people during her trip to the region, according to her staff. On Monday, the vice president met with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei. The Vice President also met with Guatemalan community leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs as well as greet and thank US embassy staff. She then traveled to Mexico on Tuesday for a meeting with Mexican Presiden...