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Panic buttons, undercover cops: How Peru bus drivers try to stay safe

Panic buttons, undercover cops: How Peru bus drivers try to stay safe

From undercover police to panic buttons, bus drivers in Peru's capital Lima are pulling out all the stops to protect themselves from attack by extortion gangs, a key theme in Sunday's presidential election.

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Iran, US to hold peace talks overshadowed by mutual mistrust

Iran, US to hold peace talks overshadowed by mutual mistrust

Iran and the United States were scheduled to hold peace talks in Pakistan on Saturday with the foes appearing to be far apart on key demands and expressing mutual mistrust.

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'A perfect mission': Artemis II astronauts return to Earth

'A perfect mission': Artemis II astronauts return to Earth

The NASA spacecraft carrying four astronauts splashed down as planned Friday off the California coast, capping the US space agency's successful crewed test mission around the Moon, the first such flyby in more than 50 years.

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Artemis II astronauts return to Earth, capping historic Moon mission

Artemis II astronauts return to Earth, capping historic Moon mission

The NASA spacecraft carrying four astronauts splashed down as planned Friday off the California coast, capping the US space agency's successful crewed test mission around the Moon, the first such flyby in more than 50 years.

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Small US farm copes with fuel hikes from Mideast war

Small US farm copes with fuel hikes from Mideast war

An hour's drive north of New York City, the greenhouses at Cropsey Farm are seeing their first leaves of kale, spinach and arugula emerge. But the farmer who runs the outfit is obsessed with something else: the soaring price of fuel.

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McIlroy seizes 36-hole record six-shot Masters lead with epic finish

McIlroy seizes 36-hole record six-shot Masters lead with epic finish

Rory McIlroy delivered one of the most incredible finishes in major golf history with birdies on six of Friday's last seven holes to seize a record six-stroke lead after 36 holes at the Masters.

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Iranian delegation in Pakistan for talks with US, Vance en route

Iranian delegation in Pakistan for talks with US, Vance en route

Iranian officials arrived in Pakistan on Friday for peace talks with the United States as Tehran insisted on a truce in Lebanon and unfreezing of its assets for the negotiations to go ahead.

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Rory McIlroy seizes Masters record six-stroke lead after 36 holes

Rory McIlroy seizes Masters record six-stroke lead after 36 holes

Rory McIlroy delivered one of the most stunning finishes in major golf history, making birdies on six of Friday's last seven holes to seize a record six-stroke lead after 36 holes at the Masters.

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Djibouti leader claims sixth straight term

Djibouti leader claims sixth straight term

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Saturday claimed victory in an election that secured a sixth straight term in the strategically placed Horn of Africa nation.

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Trump vows to boost Hungary economy if Orban wins vote

Trump vows to boost Hungary economy if Orban wins vote

US President Donald Trump made a late intervention in Hungary's bitter election campaign on Friday, as nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban battles for votes against a pro-European opponent leading him in polls.

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