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Haiti gangs try to take over Port-au-Prince airport
6 Mar 2024Soldiers have been deployed to defend the airport of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, from an assault by armed gangs.
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Four things to watch out for as Americans vote
6 Mar 2024At stake are more than a third of delegates to the Democratic and Republican conventions, which will determine the two major parties' presidential candidates.
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Emaciated children at Gaza hospitals as hunger crisis worsens
6 Mar 2024Children suffering from malnutrition arriving at hospitals in Gaza in unprecedented numbers.
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Colin Firth's Pride and Prejudice wet shirt up for auction
6 Mar 2024Mr Darcy's wet white shirt is up for auction and could make more than $20,000.
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Facebook, Instagram hit by 2-hour outage
6 Mar 2024Meta says a "technical issue" caused the worldwide two-hour outage.
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US election Super Tuesday: Why is it so important?
6 Mar 2024Super Tuesday, the biggest day so far in the 2024 race for the White House, is almost upon us.
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Oversized delivery boxes, single-use plastics face European ban
5 Mar 2024The European Union has reached a provisional deal to cut packaging waste and ban single-use plastics, albeit with exemptions for certain sectors.
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UN team says Hamas likely carried out sexual violence in Israel on 7 October
They also said there was "convincing information" that hostages had been subjected to sexual violence.
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Haiti's neighbours prepare for 'drastic escalation' in violence after jailbreak
5 Mar 2024Haiti's neighbours began shoring up their defences and recalling embassy staff as a gang conflict in the Caribbean nation escalated and thousands fled fresh fighting.
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Papua New Guinea MP in custody over alleged sex offences
5 Mar 2024The MP representing Goroka in the Papua New Guinea national parliament, Aiye Tambua, has been charged with 26 sexual offences.
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Sam Kerr charged over alleged racially aggravated harassment of cop
5 Mar 2024The Matildas captain has appeared in court in London with UK media reporting she pleaded not guilty, and is set to face a trial in February 2025.
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Israel says UN trying to keep quiet on report about Hamas sexual attacks
5 Mar 2024Israel has recalled its UN ambassador over alleged attempts by the United Nations to "keep quiet" over the report.
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Trump let back on the ballot by Supreme Court
5 Mar 2024In a major victory, the court ruling has ruled Colorado could not ban Donald Trump from the presidential race.
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France makes abortion constitutional right
5 Mar 2024The prime minister told parliament the right to abortion had remained "in danger" and "at the mercy of decision makers" before the vote.
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Apple fined NZ$3.2b for breaking EU streaming rules
The firm had stopped streaming services from informing users of payment options outside the Apple app store.
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US airman pleads guilty to Pentagon documents leak
5 Mar 2024While working at an Air National Guard base, Jack Teixeira posted documents to Discord, a platform popular with gamers.
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Doors barred at Argentina's state news agency
5 Mar 2024Workers at Telam were told to down tools for at least a week after President Javier Milei said he would close down the agency.
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Ferrari stolen in 1995 recovered by police
5 Mar 2024The car, worth about NZ$728,000 was one of two Ferraris stolen.
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Outrage over Brazilian tourist's gang rape in India
4 Mar 2024The attack has reignited conversations about sexual violence in India, where tens of thousands of rapes are reported each year.
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Nikki Haley beats Donald Trump in Washington DC for first primary victory
4 Mar 2024She is the first woman to win a Republican primary in United States history.
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Haiti declares state of emergency amid violence, inmates on the run
4 Mar 2024In order to restore order, the government has imposed with immediate effect a curfew throughout the West territory for a "renewable period of seventy-two hours," the statement says.
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Motor racing Jos Verstappen's outburst raises big questions for Red Bull
4 Mar 2024Jos Verstappen's call for the sacking of Red Bull Formula One boss Christian Horner has raised questions about his son Max's future as the team celebrate a crushing win in Bahrain.
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A year on from Vanuatu's twin cyclones, 'life is still hard'
Schools and houses are still patched with tarps and children are scared of dark clouds 12 months on from cyclones Judy and Kevin pummelling the country.
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Israel-Gaza war: Israel demands names of hostages still alive for deal on new ceasefire
4 Mar 2024Mediators and Hamas have arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks on a new ceasefire, as Israel is reported to be demanding reassurances on the hostages' fate before attending.
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