Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (Chile) facts for kids
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- Joseph Aoun (pictured) is elected president of Lebanon after a two-year vacancy.
- An attack on the presidential palace in N'Djamena, Chad, results in 20 deaths.
- A series of wildfires in Southern California, United States, leaves at least 16 people dead and forces the evacuation of nearly 180,000 others.
- A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Tingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, leaving at least 126 people dead.
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In Spanish: Ministerio del Interior (Chile) para niños
