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SpaceX and NASA have launched a four-man crew on a mission to the International Space Station.
The Crew Dragon capsule set off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12.34 am local time… three days after the launch was scheduled to take place.
Sally Patterson has more.
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The Foreign Ministers of the U.S. and Russia spoke briefly on the sidelines of the Group of 20 nation meetings in India on Thursday. It's the first time the two have met face-to-face since before the war in Ukraine.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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The United States has approved the potential sale of $619 million of weapons to Taiwan, including hundreds of missiles for F-16 fighter jets.
China claims the island as its own territory and the arms sale is likely to further inflame tensions between Washington and Beijing.
It comes as Taiwan reported a second day of large-scale Chinese air force incursions.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Inflation in the Eurozone has dropped for the third month in a row. Analysts had warned that inflation could climb again in February but statistics released on Thursday show Europe's economy is still faring better than expected.
Alex Cadier reports from Brussels
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The governments of the United Kingdom and the United States of America have congratulated Nigeria president-elect following his victory at the 2023 polls.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared winner of the February 25th election after scoring 36 percent of the votes cast.
The election results are however being disputed by opposition parties who have threatened legal action against the country's Election commission.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Nigeria's capital Abuja.
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The Hong Kong government is demanding an investigation into how an anti-government protest song was played instead of the Chinese national anthem at an international ice hockey game. It’s the third time in recent months that the protest song has been played at sports events involving Hong Kong teams.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Japan’s Prime Minister is vowing to take pursue measure possible to resolve historical abductions of Japanese citizens by North Korea.
The government believes at least 17 people were taken by Pyongyang in the 1970s and 1980s.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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US stocks dipped on Wednesday after data showed manufacturing activity slowed in February for the fourth consecutive month.
The Institute for Supply Management's February survey showed data came in above analysts' projections.
Sally Patterson has more.
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Drugmaker Eli Lilly has announced a $35 cap on the monthly cost of insulin, in response to public and presidential pressure over the cots of the diabetes medication.
It mirrors a law passed last year that capped costs at $35 per month for people with government health insurance.
President Biden has praised the move.
Kate Fisher reports for Washington
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Former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has asked a US appeals court to overturn her conviction of helping sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein abuse teenage girls.
In a Tuesday filing to a Manhattan court, Maxwell claimed to be immune from prosecution and cited several errors which allegedly tainted her trial.
Sally Patterson has more.
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His visit comes after much controversy over where the contaminated soil and debris will be sent for disposal.
US correspondent Chris Jones has more.
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