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The Cook Islands in the Pacific are an incredible Polynesian paradise but the islands could be undergoing a name change. Buzz60’s Mercer Morrison has the story.

Russian lawmakers passed a series of bills to punish online sites and journalists for spreading “fake news.”

Justin Trudeau says he has taken many lessons from a Cabinet controversy that has shaken Canada’s government in an election year, but the prime minister isn’t apologizing. (March 7)

Chinese tech giant Huawei is challenging a U.S. law that labels the company a security risk and would limit its access to the American market for telecom equipment.

For one desperately poor Indian family living on the fringes of New Delhi, hope can be found in their 7-year-old son. (March 7)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with USA TODAY on March 2. Here is the full interview transcript.

A U.S. journalist was seized by security forces at his apartment Wednesday amid Venezuela’s escalating political turmoil, then was freed several hours later and deported, executives at his Miami-based TV station and union representatives said.

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Pope Francis led a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the start of the Catholic church’s annual Lenten period of reflection in preparation for Easter. (March 6)

Russian president Vladimir Putin told a gathering of the Federal Security Service that foreign spies are stepping up attempts to steal secrets.

A doctor was killed and two others were injured in separate bombings, German police say. And they believe the suspect is a dead gardener.