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Families rejoice travel bubble reunions at New Zealand airport

Hugs, tears of joy and smiles all around as families and friends are reunited thanks to a travel bubble agreement between New Zealand and Australia.

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NASA helicopter breaks records with flight on Mars

NASA’s experimental Mars helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the thin air, achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.

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Cape Town wildfire spreads to university campus

Helicopters drop water bombs in a bid to quell a wildfire near Cape Town's Table Mountain which has spread to University of Cape Town campus and engulfed numerous buildings.

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A look inside the caves of La Paz and La Viña in Spain

They are located at Ortigosa de Cameros in northern Spain.

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Many injured in Egypt's train derailment

Egyptians gather around overturned passenger carriages at the scene of a railway accident in the city of Toukh in Egypt's central Nile Delta province of Qalyubiya.

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Germany mourns its 80,000 Covid dead at memorial

Germany, represented by Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, holds a national memorial service in a Berlin concert hall for its nearly 80,000 victims of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Israelis flock Jerusalem's streets unmasked

"We are free, it's a miracle," says a Jerusalem resident as Israelis take one more step towards normalcy and flock the city centre's streets unmasked, after the authorities lifted the outdoor mask mandate.

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Bus provides beds for homeless people

In Queanbeyan a custom-built bus is offering those with nowhere else to go a warm bed for the night.

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Italian entertainment workers protest against Covid closures

Hundreds of showbiz workers gathered in the centre of Rome to protest against the coronavirus lockdowns that have closed the curtains of theatres, cinemas and live music.

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Czech Republic expels 18 Russian diplomatic staff for 'spying'

Czech security services said the 18 staffers, who have been given 48 hours to pack their bags, were "clearly" identified as Russian military spies in connection with a massive explosion that took place in the country in 2014.

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Minute of silence in London's Piccadilly Circus in homage to Prince Ph

People pay their respects to Prince Philip in London's Piccadilly Circus as Britain fall silent in a one-minute's silence in memory of the Duke of Edinburgh.

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Queen and royal family at funeral of Prince Philip

Prince Philip was laid to rest in a funeral ceremony that honored his lifetime of service to the UK, the crown and his wife of 73 years, Queen Elizabeth II.

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Royals follow Philip hearse, coffin outside chapel

Queen Elizabeth II and other members of Britain's royal family joined a procession at Windsor Castle ahead of the funeral for Prince Philip.

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Astronauts return from ISS, land on Kazakh steppe

Three members of the Expedition 64 team returned safely to Earth after ending their mission on the International Space Station and landing in Kazakhstan.

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British papers pay tribute to Prince Philip

Newspapers across the UK are featuring tributes to Prince Philip on the day of his funeral at Windsor Castle.

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Windsor prepares for Prince Philip's funerals

Images of tributes to Prince Philip in the streets of Windsor as the town prepares for the funerals of Queen Elizabeth's husband, dead at 99

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North Korea marks Kim Il Sung's birth with evening gala

Yong people dance outside in Pyongyang to mark the so-called Day of the Sun, commemorating the birthday of former President Kim Il Sung on 15 April 1912

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Florida: 15,000 cereal boxes toppled to honour school employee

Students from two Florida school districts collected more than 15,000 boxes of cereal, set them up like dominos.

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Preparations at Windsor Castle for Prince Philip funeral

Crowds gathered on Thursday to watch as members of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery rode into Windsor Castle as part of the preparations for Prince Philip's funeral.

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Ancient Scottish village in France mourns death of Prince Philip

In Aubigny-sur-Nère, known as the city of the Stuarts, Scottish flags are raised in tribute to Prince Philip, the late husband of Queen Elizabeth II