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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern plans to leave office

Speaking to her party's annual caucus, 42-year-old Ardern said "it's time" for her to move on and that she "no longer had enough in the tank" for her premiership.

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FILE - The State Department seal is seen on the briefing room lectern at the State Department in Washington, Jan. 31, 2022. Everyday Americans will be able to help refugees adjust to life in the U.S. in a program being launched by the State Department. The goal is to give private citizens a role in resettling the thousands of refugees who come to America every year. The State Department is calling the new program the Welcome Corps.(Mandel Ngan, Pool via AP, File)

New program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in U.S.

The State Department program is called the Welcome Corps. The agency aims to line up 10,000 Americans who can help 5,000 refugees during the first year of the program.

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The children's choir of the National Association of Korean Schools sang the Korean National Anthem during the flag raising ceremony at City Hall. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)

Philly raises Korean flag in honor of the contributions of Korean Americans

The ceremony marks the tenth annual event honoring the contribution Korean Americans have made to the city.

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Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, storm the the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Brazil’s top government offices

Images on TV channel Globo News showed protesters roaming the presidential palace, many of them wearing the colors that have come to symbolize the Bolsonaro government.

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Fireworks explode next to the Arc de Triomphe with ''2023'' projected on the building, at the Avenue des Champs-Elysees during New Year celebrations in Paris. (Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images)

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Countries across the world ring in the new year

From Bangkok to Berlin, one time zone at a time celebrated the entry into 2023.

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Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95

The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died. He was 95.

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File photo: British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood waves to the audience after presenting the Vivienne Westwood fashion collection from the men's Spring/Summer 2013 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Vivienne Westwood, influential fashion maverick, dies at 81

Westwood was an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement.

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Pelé appears at Pelé: The Collection, presented by Julien's Auctions in London on June 1, 2016. (Neil Hall/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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Pelé, who made soccer ‘The Beautiful Game,’ dies at 82

The Brazilian legend was a wizard on the field who dazzled fans, teammates and competitors alike.

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A silhouette of a person standing in an airport is visible, with a plane visible in the background, outside the window.

U.S. will require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China

The increase in COVID cases across China follows the rollback of the nation's strict anti-virus controls.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Zelenskyy to Congress: Against all odds Ukraine still stands

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Washington on Wednesday for a summit with President Joe Biden and an address to Congress in a bid to shore up support.

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Argentina's Lionel Messi holds the trophy aloft as he celebrates with his team at the end of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Argentina won 4-2 in a penalty shootout after the match ended tied 3-3. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on penalties

Lionel Messi finally won the biggest prize in soccer as Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout to claim a third World Cup title.

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Thuraya, the female Panda sent by China to Qatar as a gift for the World Cup, walks in a shelter at the Panda House Garden in Al Khor, near Doha, Qatar. (Lujain Jo/AP)

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2 giant pandas have predicted that Argentina will win the World Cup over France

The pandas correctly predicted that Argentina would beat Croatia in the first semifinal match last, and they also rightly chose France over Morocco.

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Theo Hernández of France celebrates after scoring the team's first goal during the 2022 World Cup semifinal between France and Morocco on December 14, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

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France defeats Morocco to reach World Cup Final, their chase to repeat continues

France, led by its star Kylian Mbappé, has sparkled this tournament. In defeating Morocco, the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals, France sets up a dream

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Argentina forward Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his team's first goal from the penalty spot during the World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and Croatia in Qatar on December 13, 2022. (Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty Images)

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