13 hospitalised after ‘technical event’ on Auckland-bound flight
WELLINGTON, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Thirteen passengers have been hospitalised after a LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland experienced…
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Putin set for election coronation in vote with no opposition
MOSCOW, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Vladimir Putin is set to secure another six-year term as Russian leader this weekend…
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Five cross-country skiers found dead in Switzerland: police
GENEVA, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Five of six cross-country skiers who went missing in the Swiss Alps over…
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Australia cult leader faces new child abuse charges
SYDNEY, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Australian police detained and charged on Monday a well-known cult leader known as "Little…
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‘Sacred job’: Iraq Kurds digitise books to save threatened culture
By Khazan Jangiz Huddled in the back of a van, Rebin Pishtiwan carefully scans one yellowed page after another, as…
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Proliferating ‘news’ sites spew AI-generated fake stories
By Bill McCarthy and Anuj Chopra WASHINGTON, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - A sensational story about the Israeli prime minister's…
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Nolan’s masterpiece ‘Oppenheimer’ wins best picture Oscar
By Andrew MARSZAL HOLLYWOOD, United States, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - It is, in the words of its director, the…
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How Haiti’s gangs grew into ‘Frankenstein’ monsters
By Aziz EL MASSASSI WASHINGTON, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - The latest violence in Haiti underscores the powerful sway of…
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US staff, German ambassador evacuated as gang violence torments Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 10, 2024 (AFP) - With Haiti's capital spiraling deeper into gang violence, members of several diplomatic missions, including…
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Auschwitz drama ‘Zone of Interest’ wins best intl film Oscar
LONDON, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - The powerful Auschwitz-set psychological horror film, "The Zone of Interest", which on Sunday won…
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