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Fern spurned: New Zealanders vote against changing flag

Thursday, 24 March 2016, 10:57 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

 New Zealand has voted to keep its current flag by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent in a nationwide poll that ended Thursday. More than 2 million people voted in the ballot to decide...

Watch - Hello, Buenos Aires: The Obamas do the tango

Thursday, 24 March 2016, 08:23 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Less than 24 hours in Buenos Aires, and BarackObama is already doing the tango. The president and first lady Michelle Obama were attending a state dinner in the Argentine capital...

History points to limited economic pain from Belgium attacks

Thursday, 24 March 2016, 06:37 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Financial markets barely registered this week's attacks in Brussels, which killed more than 30 people, a sign that investors think the economic impact on Belgium and across Europe as a whole will be...

Brussels attacks expose vulnerability of Europe's cities

Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 19:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Despite the high death toll and dramatic scenes of destruction, this week's attacks in Brussels appear to have been surprisingly easy to carry out, requiring little more than some careful preparation,...

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