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1. At least 51 people are dead after their makeshift vessel sank in the Congo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several more are missing.
   2021-10-09 19:06:46 (First version)
2. At least 51 people are dead after their makeshift vessel sinks in the Congo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several more are missing.
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