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Nigeria confirms that at least 27 people died and more than 100 are missing after boat capsized

Nigeria confirms that at least 27 people died and more than 100 are missing after boat capsized

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 27 people died and more than 100, mostly women, were missing on Friday, after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria, authorities said.
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British lawmakers give initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives

British lawmakers give initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers gave initial approval Friday to a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales following an impassioned debate that saw personal stories of loss and suffering shared.
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At least 100 passengers are missing after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria

At least 100 passengers are missing after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 100 passengers, most of them women, were missing after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria, authorities said Friday.
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Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire

PARIS (AP) — After more than five years of frenetic, but sometimes interrupted, reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral showed itself anew to the world Friday, with rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new stonework erasing somber memories o
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Russian defense minister visits North Korea to talk with military and political leaders

Russian defense minister visits North Korea to talk with military and political leaders

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean military and political leaders as the countries deepen their alignment over Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Polls open in close-run election to choose Ireland's new government

Polls open in close-run election to choose Ireland's new government

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland is voting Friday in a parliamentary election that will decide the next government — and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled voters after years of pandemic, international ins
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Russian defense minister visits North Korea to talk with military and political leaders

Russian defense minister visits North Korea to talk with military and political leaders

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean military and political leaders, the ministry said.
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Love connects with Reed on 2 TDs as Packers use fast start to beat Dolphins 30-17

Love connects with Reed on 2 TDs as Packers use fast start to beat Dolphins 30-17

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes to Jayden Reed and the Green Bay Packers capitalized on a fast start to beat Miami 30-17 and snap the Dolphins’ three-game winning streak Thursday night.
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Crew mistakes caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off Samoan coast, inquiry finds

Crew mistakes caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off Samoan coast, inquiry finds

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank , according to the preliminary findings of a military Court of Inquiry released Fr
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Crew mistakes caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off Samoan coast, inquiry finds

Crew mistakes caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off Samoan coast, inquiry finds

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank , according to the preliminary findings of a military Court of Inquiry released Fr
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