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Search on for 10 trapped miners after Colombia blast kills 11

Search on for 10 trapped miners after Colombia blast kills 11

Rescuers battled Wednesday to save ten workers trapped in a coal mine in central Colombia after an explosion that killed 11.

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Flash floods kill at least 13 in Turkish quake zone: media

Flash floods kill at least 13 in Turkish quake zone: media

Flash floods killed at least 13 people living in tents and container housing set up across Turkey's quake-hit region on Wednesday, piling more pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of crunch elections.

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Putin calls to step up fight against destabilisation

Putin calls to step up fight against destabilisation

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called on prosecutors to increase pressure on "attempts to destabilise" Russia's domestic situation amid the Ukraine offensive.

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Stock markets in 'bloodbath' as bank fears resurface

Stock markets in 'bloodbath' as bank fears resurface

Stock markets sank on Wednesday on renewed fears of a burgeoning banking crisis, snapping a one-day rally as Credit Suisse led a rout in shares of major lenders.

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Cuba edge Australia to reach World Baseball Classic semi-finals

Cuba edge Australia to reach World Baseball Classic semi-finals

Cuba ended Australia's run at the World Baseball Classic and became the first team to book their place in the semi-finals with a 4-3 win in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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Malawi cyclone toll up to 225, rescuers scramble to find survivors

Malawi cyclone toll up to 225, rescuers scramble to find survivors

Rescuers scrambled on Wednesday to reach survivors in Malawi's battered city of Blantyre, after Cyclone Freddy struck southern Africa for a second time, triggering floods and landslides that have killed more than 240 people across two countries.

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Strikes-hit UK pledges £94 bn in cost-of-living budget

Strikes-hit UK pledges £94 bn in cost-of-living budget

Britain on Wednesday said its cost-of-living support for this year and next would total £94 billion ($114 billion), as it forecast the UK to stay out of recession with inflation slowing sharply.

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Xi mediation offer spurred Iran deal talks: Saudi official

Xi mediation offer spurred Iran deal talks: Saudi official

Chinese leader Xi Jinping approached Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler last year about Beijing serving as a "bridge" between the kingdom and Iran, jump-starting talks that yielded last week's surprise rapprochement, a Saudi official said Wednesday.

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England's Steward says 'only way is up' before Ireland Six Nations clash

England's Steward says 'only way is up' before Ireland Six Nations clash

Freddie Steward says he hopes the "only way is up" for beleaguered England after a record-breaking defeat by France as they seek to spoil Ireland's Grand Slam party on Saturday.

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SVB collapse calls for finance rethink financial: Stiglitz

SVB collapse calls for finance rethink financial: Stiglitz

In the wake of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank that has shaken world markets, Nobel economics prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz told AFP that US authorities "did the right thing" to protect deposits but said the financial system needs a rethink.

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