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Peru protests: Machu Picchu closed indefinitely and tourists stranded
Thousands of visitors to the tourist site have been stranded as violent protests rock the country.
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Turkey condemns ‘vile’ Sweden Quran-burning protest
Turkey earlier called off a visit by Sweden’s defence minister Pal Jonson over the planned protest.
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Chris Hipkins: Uphill battle looms for New Zealand’s next PM
The Labour party’s popularity has slumped, but Jacinda Ardern is still a hard act to follow.
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Buzz Aldrin marries for the fourth time, aged 93
The former US astronaut, who was the second man on the moon, married his partner in Los Angeles.
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Postpartum haemorrhage: Niger halves blood-loss deaths at clinics
Researchers say an easy three-step process, including a cheap drug, could stop millions of women dying.
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Ukraine war: The ‘constant risk’ for ministers travelling by helicopter
The death of senior officials in a crash near Kyiv is a reminder of the dangers of helicopter travel.
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Shark attack on dolphin in Sydney closes popular beaches
Hundreds of people had been about to enter the water to compete in the Manly Open Surf carnival.
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Syria camps: Canada to repatriate 23 citizens
British-Canadian dual national Jack Letts is among the people who will return to Canada from Syria.
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Burkina Faso unrest: Dozens of kidnapped women freed
Last week’s mass kidnapping in an area hit by a militant Islamist insurgency was unprecedented.
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Chinese firm Catl to develop huge Bolivian lithium deposit
Bolivia is rich in a metal vital for electric cars, and a Chinese battery maker will mine it.