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Xochitl Galvez, an outspoken 60-year-old businesswoman and senator with Indigenous roots, officially registers as the presidential candidate for Mexico's opposition coalition. Galvez -- born to an Indigenous Otomi father and mixed-race mother -- will face Mexico City ex-mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, a member of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling Morena party. IMAGES
Staff turn away tourists from the Acropolis in Athens as Greece shuts its archaeological sites during the hottest hours of the day due to a new heatwave. The Acropolis, a World Heritage Site, is currently experiencing a surge in visitor numbers and had already closed last weekend during the hottest hours. Greece is preparing for further high temperatures until Sunday, with peaks of 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) expected in the centre of the country on Thursday. IMAGES
The US Justice Department announces it has shut down the Hive ransomware operation, which had extorted more than $100 million from more than 1,500 victims worldwide. "Last night, the Justice Department dismantled an international ransomware network responsible for extorting and attempting to extort hundreds of millions of dollars from victims in the United States and around the world," says Attorney General Merrick Garland. SOUNDBITE
Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern hugs friends and colleagues outside Parliament in Wellington as she heads to Government House to officially resign. Ardern's resignation, less than three years after an emphatic election victory, has ignited a national debate about the vitriol faced by women leaders, especially on social media. IMAGES
The Gare de l'Est train station in Paris suffers a total traffic shutdown following an "arson attack on electrical cables" in Seine-et-Marne, according to the SNCF, which had initially expected to resume at 10am. IMAGES
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