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NZ to hold national remembrance for Christchurch next Friday
CHRISTCHURCH, March 24 — New Zealand will hold a national remembrance service on March 29 for the victims of the Christchurch mosque massacre and their families, the prime...
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Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude strikes Sulawesi
JAKARTA, March 24 — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi today, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck 125km southeast of the city of...
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Britain’s May reportedly on the brink amid Brexit crisis
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Thai voters go to polls as coup-leader, ‘democratic front’ face off
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Traffic-choked Jakarta to inaugurate mass rapid transit system
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More than NZ$10.8m donated to help families in mosque shooting
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Twin cyclones batter Australia
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More than 100 killed in Mali massacre as UN visits
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US airlines visit Boeing as FAA awaits 737 MAX upgrades
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Thai king urges support for ‘good people’ to prevent ‘chaos’ hours before polls open
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Norway rescuers airlift passengers off cruise ship in storm
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WikiLeaks probe: Supporters say Manning in ‘solitary confinement’
WASHINGTON, March 24 — Chelsea Manning, the anti-secrecy campaigner who was jailed for refusing to testify to a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks, has been held in solitary...
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Man charged with attempted murder over Canada priest attack
MONTREAL, March 24 — A man who allegedly stabbed a priest in front of his congregation live on television during mass at Canada’s biggest church was charged yesterday with...
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Disneyland Paris ‘attack’ false alarm sparks stampede
PARIS, March 24 — Crowds of holidaymakers stampeded for safety in Disneyland Paris yesterday when they mistook the din from a broken lift or escalator for the sound of weapons,...
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Cruise ship adrift off Norway to evacuate 1,300 passengers
OSLO, March 23 — A cruise ship has suffered engine failure in windy conditions off the west coast of Norway and its 1,300 passengers will be evacuated, Norwegian police said...
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Trump-Russia report main findings awaited, US lawmakers seek quick public release
WASHINGTON, March 23 — The top US law enforcement official could release as early as today the main findings in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s confidential report on his...
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British PM says IS territorial defeat ‘IS milestone’
LONDON, March 23 — Prime Minister Theresa May said today the fall of the last bastion held by Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria marked “a historic milestone”, paying...
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Macron says IS defeat removes ‘significant threat’ to France
PARIS, March 23 — French President Emmanuel Macron said today that the fall of the so-called “caliphate” run by Islamic State jihadists in Syria has removed a source of...
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Mozambique cyclone claims more victims as death toll exceeds 400
BEIRA, March 23 — The number of people killed in Mozambique after a cyclone tore through southern Africa and triggered devastating floods has risen to more than 400, a...
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As Brexit crisis deepens, tens of thousands gather in London to demand new referendum
LONDON, March 23 — Tens of thousands of people opposed to Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union gathered to march through central London today to demand a new...
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Pope accepts resignation of Chilean cardinal accused of abuse cover-up
VATICAN CITY, March 23 — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, the archbishop of Santiago and the highest ranking member of the Catholic Church...
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Mayday? Pressure builds on UK PM Theresa May to announce plans to quit
LONDON, March 23 — Prime Minister Theresa May was under pressure today to set out plans for her departure, leading British newspapers reported, as her Brexit strategy lay in...
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Election observers say face limitations in Thai poll
BANGKOK, March 23 — An international observer group said it would face limitations in judging to what extent Thailand’s general election tomorrow is free and fair, partly...
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French police out in force to prevent ‘yellow vest’ violence
PARIS, March 23 — Thousands of police fanned out across central Paris and other French cities today ahead of planned “yellow vest” protests, with the government vowing to...
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Fight the power: Thai rap stars savage junta ‘bootlickers’ before vote
BANGKOK, March 23 — A golden statue of Thai premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha with the word “cheat” behind him looms over five rappers as they rip into junta “bootlickers”, in a...
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Syria force takes IS bastion, ‘caliphate’ wiped out
BAGHOUZ, March 23 — Kurdish-led forces pronounced the death of the Islamic State group’s nearly five-year-old “caliphate” today after flushing out diehard jihadists from...
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US ally declares Islamic State defeated, 'caliphate' eliminated
BAGHOUZ, March 23 — Islamic State has been defeated at its final shred of territory of Baghouz in Syria, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said today, announcing the...
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Israeli PM Netanyahu says he will sue political rivals for libel
JERUSALEM, March 23 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday he would sue two of his main political rivals for libel, claiming that they labelled him a traitor...
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Suspicion and strife strain Ethiopian plane crash probe
ADDIS ABABA, March 23 — At the headquarters of the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority, a paper sign balanced above room 107 and a threadbare square of carpet welcome a stream of...
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Twin cyclones batter Australia
SYDNEY, March 23 — A “very destructive” category 4 cyclone slammed into Australia’s remote northern coast today, while a second, equally powerful storm bore down on...