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Earthquake aid reaches NW Syria via newly opened crossing

An aid convoy has passed through a re-opened border crossing into rebel-held northwestern Syria, where help has been slow to arrive since last week’s earthquake. As hopes fade of finding people alive under the debris more than 200 hours after the 7.8-magnitude quake struck, the focus has switched to providing …

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Three killed in New Zealand cyclone as clean-up begins

Four people have been confirmed dead and thousands displaced in New Zealand after Cyclone Gabrielle brought widespread flooding and landslides to the northern part of the country. Gabrielle, which reached New Zealand on Sunday before making its way down the east coast of the North Island, cut off entire towns, …

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The Wild Logistics of Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

When you’re the person (at least partially) responsible for Left Shark, you have to think about every possible way Super Bowl audiences watch halftime shows. That’s one of the many things Bruce Rodgers has learned over the 16 years he’s spent as production designer for the mid-game performance during American football’s …

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Tunisia arrests more prominent critics of President Saied

Tunisian police have arrested two more prominent opponents of President Kais Saied and the head of a radio station that has broadcast criticism of the president. The detentions on Monday come amid a wave of arrests targeting politicians and other critics of the government. Police raided the house of Noureddine …

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