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Joe Biden and Donald Trump have easily won their separate party primaries in Michigan.
World
Staff Writers

Joe Biden, Donald Trump win Michigan primaries

US President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have won the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries in Michigan, projected results show.

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Donald Trump’s road back to the White House received another boost after he easily beat Republican rival Nikki Haley in her home state.
Politics
Staff Writers

Trump wins South Carolina, beating Haley in home state

Donald Trump has won the Republican presidential primary in South Carolina.

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It’s tempting to dismiss Donald Trump’s gold sneakers as all flash and marketing with little substance but don’t be fooled.
World
The New York Times

Why Trump's gold sneakers are about a lot more than shoes

They’re gilded high-tops as shiny as the chandeliers at Mar-a-Lago but what is Trump really flogging here?

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A car lies near burnt out houses and other debris after forest fires reached Vina del Mar, Chile.
World
Reuters

Wildfires kill 99 in Chile but grim final toll still way off

While announcing two days of national mourning, Chile’s president warned the country to prepare for more bad news.

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Damages after a dam burst in the village of Bento Rodrigues on November 06, 2015 in Mariana, Brazil.
World
Marta Nogueira

BHP to pay $15b in damages over Brazil dam disaster

BHP, Vale and their joint venture Samarco have been ordered by a Brazilian judge to stump up $14.7 billion over a 2015 dam collapse that killed 19 people.

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Litoral Regional prison, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 08 January 2024 (issued 10 January 2024).
World
The Economist

Ecuador: Latin America’s deadliest country

In 2019 it was one of the safest countries in Latin America, with a homicide rate of 6.7 per 100,000. Some Ecuadorean sources estimate that in 2023 the homicide rate will have grown more than six-fold.

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