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Newsday: 14/03/2023 05:06 GMT : Australia, US and UK unveil Aukus nuclear-powered submarine plans

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14/03/2023 05:06 GMT : Australia, US and UK unveil Aukus nuclear-powered submarine plans

Australia, US and UK unveil Aukus nuclear-powered submarine plans

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The deal is seen as a move to counter China's growing influence in the Pacific

Australia, US and UK unveil details of a nuclear-powered submarine deal to counter China's growing influence in the Pacific.

President Joe Biden says American and British plans to give Australia nuclear-powered attack submarines will boost security and stability in the Asia-Pacific region for decades to come. But China accuses the three countries of promoting a cold war mentality.

The collapse of two American banks has hit the shares of banks globally. Assurances from the US government have failed to calm market worries. 

Also police in Canada are investigating whether a man who drove a truck into pedestrians, killing two people and injuring several others, did so deliberately. 

And details of a report looking into whether there's been political interference in an investigation to try and unearth apartheid-era crimes in South Africa.

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