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    "Aegean sea",
    "Balochistan separatists",
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    "United states",
    "Venezuela elections plan",
    "Migrant ship wreck",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\n**15:** The number of _migrants_ who died after their boat accidentally collided with a Greek Coast Guard vessel in the Aegean Sea on Tuesday. Two dozen people were rescued. Although crossings of this kind have declined since the peak of the European migration crisis a decade ago, tens of thousands of people _still risk the journey each year_.\n\n* * *\n\n**20 million:** The volume, in metric tons, of soybeans that China would _consider buying_ from the United States in the current season, up from an initial pledge of 12 million metric tons. The suggestion came during a _two-hour_ call between US President **Donald Trump** and Chinese President **Xi Jinping** on Wednesday.\n\n**12:** The number of Israelis _charged_ by the country’s authorities with helping to smuggle goods like iPhones and cigarettes into Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war that engulfed the enclave since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, as well as during the more recent ceasefire.\n\n**9-10:** The number of months needed to organize elections in Venezuela, _according_ to the country’s main opposition leader, **María Corina Machado**. It’s an ambitious timeline, and it’s not clear when it would even start. The Trump Administration says it has _a three-stage plan_ for Venezuela that entails stabilization, economic recovery, and – only at the end – a political transition. It has laid out no dates for this.\n\n**216:****** The number of separatists in the province of Balochistan killed by Pakistan’s military in the _last_ week, after the Baloch Separatist Army launched a fresh wave of attacks on Jan. 31. The Pakistani military said it has now concluded its operation. For more on this long-festering rebellion in southwestern Pakistan, see our explainer _here_\n\n.",
  "title": "Hard Numbers: Deadly boat crash in the Aegean, China and US turn into bean counters, Israeli charges Gaza smugglers, & More"
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