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The World in Brief from The Economist
Hard-right leads in Romania; Hizbullah fires rockets at Tel Aviv, and more
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Calin Georgescu, a hard-right, Russia-friendly nationalist, took a shock lead in Romania’s presidential election. Hizbullah fired more than 250 rockets towards Israel on Sunday, some of which landed near Tel Aviv, wounding at least seven people.
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