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From Colombia or Haiti, migrants' long road ends in Canada
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» CHAMPLAIN (UNITED STATES) - For exhausted migrants, a small stretch of snow-covered road is the last step in a long journey to a new life in Canada. Some drag heavy suitcases, others carry all their worldly belongings in small plastic bags.
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Markets in turmoil as US closes Silicon Valley Bank
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» SANTA CLARA (UNITED STATES) - US regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank on Friday in a spectacular move that sent global banking shares into turmoil, as markets fretted over possible contagion from the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis.
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Colombian government, ELN agree to start ceasefire talks
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» MEXICO CITY - Colombia's government and the country's last recognized guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), said Friday they had agreed to begin negotiating a ceasefire, as the two sides wrapped up a second round of peace talks in Mexico.
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Li Qiang appointed as Chinese premier
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» BEIJING - Li Qiang, one of Chinese President Xi Jinping's most trusted allies, was confirmed as premier on Saturday, as Xi asserts his influence on the country's top leadership.
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Five things to watch for at the Oscars
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - The 95th Academy Awards take place Sunday, with wacky multiverse movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once" leading the nominations with 11.
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SVB's demise a sign of worry, but limited contagion risk: analysts
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» NEW YORK - The surprisingly rapid implosion of Silicon Valley Bank has markets jittery over a potential sign of widespread turmoil, but analysts see only a limited risk of financial contagion.
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Ukrainian gunships rain rockets on Russian targets
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» HELICOPTER BASE, Ukraine: Three Mi-8 helicopter gunships rise up from a secret base in Ukraine and head at low altitude for the long-running battle for Bakhmut against Russian forces.
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Wagner says Russian fighters near central Bakhmut 'killing zone'
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - The head of Russian paramilitary group Wagner said Saturday his fighters were near the centre of Bakhmut as a top Ukrainian commander insisted it was important to "buy time" ahead of an upcoming counteroffensive.
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T-Rex skeleton to go under the hammer
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» GENEVA: A Tyrannosaurus-Rex skeleton dating back 67 million years will be auctioned in Switzerland next month, marking the first such sale in Europe, the auction house said on Saturday.
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French protesters back on streets over pensions
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» PARIS: Demonstrators in France took to the streets Saturday for a seventh day of protest against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans, with police expecting up to a million people at rallies nationwide.
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