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One dead, two missing in Ecuador bridge collapse 20 Mar 2025 - 10:06 pm
In this aerial view rescuers search for missing persons after a suspension bridge collapsed in Duale, Guayas province, Ecuador on March 20, 2025. The collapse in Ecuador of a busy 200-metre-long suspension bridge carrying several vehicles left at least one dead, five injured and two missing, authorities said in a new assessment on Thursday. (Photo by MARCOS PIN / AFP)
US Fed holds rates again and flags increased economic uncertainty 19 Mar 2025 - 09:47 pm
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'Organized chaos': $19bn airport megaproject takes shape in cramped NY 19 Mar 2025 - 12:08 pm
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Ecuador declares 'force majeure' emergency, cuts exports over oil spill 19 Mar 2025 - 12:00 pm
Oil slicks are seen in the Esmeraldas River after an oil spill at the fishing port in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on March 17, 2025. (Photo by Julio Galarza / AFP)
In US, a pastry chef attempts to crack an egg-free menu 19 Mar 2025 - 11:52 am
Annie Clemmons, owner of online bakery Chapman's DC, bakes an eggless pavlova in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 17, 2025. (Photo by Agnes Bun  / AFP)
Smiles, thumbs ups and a safe return for 'stranded' NASA astronauts 19 Mar 2025 - 11:25 am
This photo provided by NASA shows NASA astronaut Suni Williams being helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on board the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after she, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA / AFP)
Mexico City, home to world's biggest bullring, bans killing bulls 18 Mar 2025 - 10:52 pm
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Putin backs Trump call to stop striking energy facilities for 30 days Kremlin 18 Mar 2025 - 10:29 pm
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 18, 2025 shows, L-R, Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on March 18, 2025 and US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. (Photo by various sources / AFP)
Small plane crash off Honduran island kills at least 12 18 Mar 2025 - 03:48 pm
Handout picture released by Honduran Police shows rescue teams working on the site of a plane crash in Roatan, Honduras on March 17, 2025. Photo by Handout / HONDURAN POLICE / AFP
Customer to receive $50m compensation from Starbucks for hot tea spill 18 Mar 2025 - 01:04 am
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Toll from US weekend tornadoes rises to at least 40 17 Mar 2025 - 04:55 pm
Stevie Kara searches for personal items after her home was destroyed on March 15, 2025 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Photo by Brad Vest / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Stranded US astronauts to return to Earth on Tuesday: NASA 17 Mar 2025 - 11:01 am
This screengrab made from a NASA livestream shows the SpaceX Dragon Crew-10 members (C, in dark blue) NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, clapping after entering the International Space Station flanked by NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Nick Hague and Don Pettit and Russian cosmonauts Aleksandr Gorbunov, Alexey Ochinin and Ivan Vagner, on March 16, 2025. (Photo by NASA / AFP)
Former "economic hitman" unveils how US hunts emerging markets 16 Mar 2025 - 08:28 pm
US President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on March 14, 2025. Trump is spending the weekend at his Florida Mar-a-Lago resort. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
Oil spill in Ecuador river brings emergency declaration 16 Mar 2025 - 07:37 pm
Workers of Petroecuador work on the cleaning of an oil spill at the Viche River in the province of Esmeraldas, Ecuador on March 15, 2025. Photo by Julio Galarza / AFP
Peruvian fisherman saved after three months stranded at sea 16 Mar 2025 - 07:26 pm
This handout picture released on March 15, 2025, by the Peruvian Navy shows Peruvian fisherman Maximo Napa, 61, receiving medical attention upon his arrival in Paita, Piura department, Peru. Photo by Handout / PERUVIAN NAVY / AFP
Power restored in Panama after hours-long blackout 16 Mar 2025 - 06:31 pm
View of Panama City during a blackout on March 16, 2025. Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP
Trump targets Venezuela gang with wartime aliens law 16 Mar 2025 - 12:55 am
US President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 14, 2025 after speaking at the Justice Department. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
Major storm in central US leaves at least 18 dead 16 Mar 2025 - 12:52 am
Denise Woodard looks over her destroyed trailer inside of Harmony Hills trailer park on March 15, 2025 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. (Photo by Brad Vest / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)