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SENEGAL

2 killed in protests after political figure detained

Two people were killed on Monday during protests in southern Senegal after the indictment and detention of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, a presidential candidate for the 2024 election, the interior ministry said. On Monday, Sonko was charged with fomenting insurrection and his party was dissolved, prompting clashes between protesters and police. The opposition figure has faced a string of legal woes, which he claims have been designed to keep him out of politics and jeopardize his participation in the February 2024 presidential election.

UNITED STATES

NASA looks out for spacecraft lost in space

NASA is listening for any peep from Voyager 2 after losing contact with the spacecraft billions of kilometers away. Hurtling ever deeper into interstellar space, Voyager 2 has been out of touch ever since flight controllers accidentally sent a wrong command more than a week ago that tilted its antenna away from Earth. The spacecraft's antenna shifted a mere 2 percent, but it was enough to cut communications. Although it is considered a long shot, NASA said on Monday that its huge dish antenna in Canberra is on the lookout for any stray signals from Voyager 2.

BRAZIL

Dragnet at slum leaves at least eight dead

At least eight people were killed and several others were arrested in a series of anti-crime operations over the weekend in southeast Brazil's Sao Paulo state, authorities said on Monday. The dragnet was launched on Saturday, after a police officer was killed in a shootout on Thursday at a favela in Guaruja, a popular tourism destination in Sao Paulo, Governor Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas said at a news conference. The dragnet continued on Monday in Guaruja, one of the country's busiest seaside resorts.

Agencies - Xinhua