At Least 30 Dead in Stampede at Haiti’s Historic Laferriere Citadel

PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 11 (Reuters) – ⁠At ⁠least 30 ⁠people were killed on ​Saturday in a stampede ‌in the northern ‌countryside of ⁠Haiti, ⁠authorities said, warning that the death toll ​could rise. Jean Henri Petit, head of Civil Protection ​for Haiti’s Nord Department said ⁠the ⁠stampede occurred ⁠at the ​Laferriere Citadel, an early-19th-century fortress ​built shortly …

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Trump Takes the Spotlight at UFC 327 in Miami, Greeting Rogan and Rubio

MIAMI (AP) — The main attraction early at UFC 327 on Saturday night wasn’t any of the fighters, but President Donald Trump. Trump entered the Kaseya Center shortly after 9 p.m. to watch the light heavyweight fight between Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg. He was accompanied by Dana White, the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship, …

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Cyclone Lashes New Zealand’s North Island, Hundreds Evacuated

SYDNEY, April 12 (Reuters) – A cyclone battered New Zealand’s ⁠North ⁠Island on Sunday, cutting power ⁠to thousands of residents and forcing hundreds to evacuate, as officials ​warned conditions would worsen through the day. Cyclone Vaianu brought destructive winds exceeding 130 kph (81 mph), heavy ‌rain and large swells even before ‌it was expected to …

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China Should Abandon Threats Against Taiwan, US Diplomat Says

TAIPEI, April 12 (Reuters) – The top U.S. diplomat in Taiwan ⁠said ⁠China should abandon its threats ⁠and military pressure against Taiwan and talk to the island’s leaders as ​that would avoid misunderstandings and stabilise relations.    Raymond Greene, the de facto ambassador as head of the American ‌Institute in Taiwan, which handles relations ‌in …

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Benin Finance Minister Expected to Coast to Presidential Election Win

COTONOU, April 12 (Reuters) – Benin’s long-serving finance minister Romuald Wadagni is expected ⁠to ⁠coast to victory in a presidential election ⁠on Sunday, buoyed by strong economic growth and the absence of a credible challenger even as ​fears grow over the threat posed by jihadists in the north. President Patrice Talon, who has ruled the …

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