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  • 10 January 2023: Troops freed by Mali return to Ivory Coast
  • 9 January 2023: Supporters of ex-President Bolsonaro storm Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court
  • 8 January 2023: “One-in-100-year flood event” devastates Western Australia
  • 8 January 2023: Kevin McCarthy elected US House Speaker on 15th ballot
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  • 5 January 2023: France to be first nation to donate Western armored vehicles to Ukraine
  • 4 January 2023: Two helicopters collide in Gold Coast, Australia
  • 2 January 2023: Pope Benedict XVI dies at age 95
  • 2 January 2023: “National treasure”: Former Brazilian footballer Pelé dies at age 82
  • 21 December 2022: Brothers Sunshine Coast to join A grade rugby union competition on Australia’s Sunshine Coast

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  • “National treasure”: Former Brazilian footballer Pelé dies at age 82
  • Brothers Sunshine Coast to join A grade rugby union competition on Australia’s Sunshine Coast
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