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Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake kills at least 47 in Indonesia

At least 47 people have been killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia early on Saturday, the nation's disaster mitigation agency has said. The official death toll has been...
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Luigi Mangione admits to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO

Luigi Mangione has admitted to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after pleading guilty to federal charges of interstate...
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Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz

 The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", ‌the recently appointed head of Iran's Basij paramilitary...
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UPDATE: Rescuers fear more victims will be found on second day

BOGOTA - Rescue efforts across western Colombia carried into ​a second day on Tuesday as emergency workers dug...
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Death toll rises after Colombia struck by 7.4 earthquake

At least 77 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia early on Monday, leaving people...
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Nine die in New Year celebration in Uganda

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At least nine people have died in a crowd crush during New Year festivities in the Ugandan capital Kampala. A number of children were killed...
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Lula sworn in

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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as the new president of Brazil - the third time he has held the country’s...
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TV trailblazer Barbara Walters dies at home

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Pioneering US TV broadcaster Barbara Walters has died aged 93 after a career spanning half a century. She became the first US female network news...
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Andrew Tate ‘to be held for 30 days’ by police in Romania

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A Romanian court has agreed to a police request to hold the controversial influencer Andrew Tate in detention for 30 days. Tate was arrested alongside...
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US tightens travel rules as tourism set to resume in China

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The US has become the latest country to impose mandatory Covid tests on Chinese tourists, after China announced it would reopen its borders next week. Tighter...
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Fisherman survives by clinging to ocean buoy for two days

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A missing fisherman who had fallen from his boat off the coast of Brazil was found clinging to a signal buoy. David Soares, 43, was...
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