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World news in one minute: Find out what happened around the world on 6 February

Associated Press Sunday, 7 February 2016, 07:35 Last update: about 9 years ago

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-REPUBLICAN DEBATE

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Marco Rubio, a first-term senator on the rise in the U.S. presidential race, faced a barrage of attacks in Saturday night's Republican debate, with rivals vigorously challenging his readiness to be president and the depth of his expertise as they sought to salvage their own White House hopes. 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CLINTON-SANDERS

HENNIKER, New Hampshire — Hillary Clinton sought to summon another New Hampshire primary comeback on Saturday but faced blunt questions about her trustworthiness and explanation of the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi. 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CLINTON-TRUST

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire — The private email server. The Wall Street ties. The evolving policy positions. The speaking fees. The concerns vary, but Hillary Clinton seems to be having trouble earning the public's trust. 

CHICAGO POLICE-OFFICER LAWSUIT

CHICAGO — A white Chicago police officer who fatally shot a black 19-year-old college student and accidentally killed a neighbor has filed a lawsuit against the teenager's estate, arguing the shooting left him traumatized.

HAITI-POLITICAL CRISIS

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Top Haitian leaders negotiated an agreement to install a short-term provisional government less than 24 hours before President Michel Martelly was scheduled to step down, an official with the Organization of American States and local authorities announce. 

SALVADOR-JESUIT MASSACRE

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Salvadoran police have arrested four former soldiers wanted in Spain for the 1989 murder of six Jesuit priests during the Central American country's brutal civil war, officials said. Five of the priests were Spanish and their killings sparked international outrage. 

ZIKA-VIRUS

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos says there's no evidence Zika has caused any cases of the birth defect known as microcephaly in his country, though it has diagnosed 3,177 pregnant women with the virus. 

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