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FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) - A firefighter died while trying to rescue residents trapped by major flooding in southern Germany after heavy rain that was expected to continue throughout Sunday.

The man, 42, was in a rescue boat carrying four firefighters that capsized late on Saturday. His body was recovered early on Sunday, said a spokesperson for the Bavarian town of Pfaffenbach an der Ilm, around 50 km (30 miles) north of Munich.

By Yousef Saba, Hadeel Al Sayegh and Maha El Dahan

DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's sale of shares in oil giant Aramco drew more demand than the stock on offer within hours of kicking off on Sunday, a landmark deal that could raise up to $13.1 billion in a major test of international appetite for the kingdom's assets.

The banks on the deal will take institutional orders through Thursday and will price the shares the following day, with trading... (continue reading...)

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry has summoned the Chinese ambassador in Tehran to protest about a China-UAE statement related to Iran's sovereignty over three Islands also claimed by the UAE, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.

The islands - Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb - are claimed by both countries but have been held by Iran since 1971, shortly before the seven Gulf emirates gained full independence from Britain and formed the... (continue reading...)

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A fire broke out at an oil refinery owned by Russian oil major Lukoil in the city of Ukhta in the Komi Republic, a region in the northwest of Russia, news agencies cited regional authorities as saying on Sunday.

Agencies quoted the regional administration as saying on Telegram that a fire had broken out in an RVS-10000 tank at the refinery, four kilometres (2.5 miles) from Ukhta.

Lukoil did not immediately respond to a... (continue reading...)

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Halla Tomasdottir, an Icelandic entrepreneur and businesswoman, on Sunday emerged as the winner of the presidential election in the North Atlantic nation, and will take over the mostly ceremonial role from incumbent Gudni Johannesson, broadcaster RUV reported.

Tomasdottir, 55, received 34% of the votes cast on Saturday to beat former prime minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, who stepped down as premier in April to run for president but... (continue reading...)