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World news in one minute: Find out what happened around the world on 25 April:

Sunday, 26 April 2015, 07:24 Last update: about 9 years ago

SUSPECT DIES-BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE — Thousands of protesters take to the streets to demand answers in the case of Freddie Gray, the largest rally since the 25-year-old black man died in police custody. After hours of peaceful demonstrations, pockets of protesters smash police car windows and storefronts. 

CHILE-VOLCANO ERUPTS

SANTIAGO, Chile —Authorities downgrade the likelihood of a major eruption at the Calbuco volcano, although the mountain remains active and the ash clouds it already ejected causes cancelations of more airline flights.

VENEZUELA-ARRESTED MAYOR

CARACAS, Venezuela — The jailed mayor of Venezuela's capital has been taken from prison to a hospital where he will undergo emergency surgery for a groin hernia. 

SAILBOATS CAPSIZE

MOBILE, Alabama — A powerful storm capsizes several sailboats and left four people missing, the Coast Guard said, while a mayor says one death has been confirmed.

OBAMA-CORRESPONDENTS

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama jokes about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hillary Rodham Clinton and others as he headlines the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner with some stand-up comedy. 

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