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Argentina flooding death toll rises to 16, two girls missing 10 Mar 2025 - 12:56 am
People is transported on a police boat through flooded waters the day after a heavy storm in Bahia Blanca, 600 km south of Buenos Aires on March 8, 2025. At least ten people died and more than 1,000 were evacuated in the Argentine port city of Bahia Blanca as torrential rains flooded homes and hospitals, destroyed roads and forced authorities to cut the power. (Photo by PABLO PRESTI / AFP)
Much of the US will soon have temperatures higher than 70 degrees. See where 09 Mar 2025 - 06:36 pm
Snow dusted mountains stand on the skyline behind a view of the Hollywood sign following rain storms, as seen from the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, in Los Angeles, California on March 7, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
Phone bans sweep US schools despite skepticism 09 Mar 2025 - 06:12 pm
Eighth-grader Ja’ Nae Dorsey (R) unlocks her cell phone pouch after school followed by her twin sister La’ Mae Dorsey (L) and 7th-grader Hayden Jones (C) at Mark Twain Middle School in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 6, 2025. Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP
Brush fires on Long Island spark state of emergency 09 Mar 2025 - 04:21 pm
A rescue helicopter picks up water at Wild Wood Lake on March 8, 2025 in Westhampton, New York. Photo by Andrew Theodorakis / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
US Secret Service shoots armed man near White House: spokesman 09 Mar 2025 - 04:00 pm
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Ailing pope thanks doctors as condition improves 09 Mar 2025 - 03:30 pm
People pray at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalised with pneumonia, in Rome, on March 9, 2025. Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP
Sleeping man struck by train in Peru survives 08 Mar 2025 - 10:23 pm
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'We have to rebuild a city,' Argentine official says after storm kills 10 08 Mar 2025 - 08:57 pm
A man crosses flooded waters after a powerful storm struck the city of Bahia Blanca, 600 km south of Argentina's capital, on March 7, 2025. (Photo by PABLO PRESTI / AFP)
11 injured in shooting in Toronto 08 Mar 2025 - 10:52 am
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US dollar ticks down 08 Mar 2025 - 12:02 am
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UN chief calls for actions to defend women's rights ahead of Int'l Women's Day 07 Mar 2025 - 11:59 pm
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Amazon rival Mercado Libre to invest $3.4 bn in Mexico 07 Mar 2025 - 11:57 pm
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At least six dead, hospital evacuated in Argentina floods 07 Mar 2025 - 11:52 pm
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Trump threatens new Russia sanctions after strikes on Ukraine 07 Mar 2025 - 11:24 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Trump says he prefers reaching nuclear agreement with Iran 07 Mar 2025 - 11:10 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Trump says 'easier' to work with Russia than Ukraine on peace talks 07 Mar 2025 - 08:45 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
US adds 151,000 jobs in February amid slowing job growth 07 Mar 2025 - 08:33 pm
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the jobs report from the Oval Office at the White House on March 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
SpaceX's starship explodes minutes after launch, debris falls over the Caribbean 07 Mar 2025 - 06:50 pm
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