SEOUL -- Six sailors went missing as a fishing boat capsized off South Korea's southern coast on Saturday, according to Yonhap news agency.

The 29-ton vessel with nine crew members, including two South Koreans and seven Indonesians, overturned in waters about 68 km south of an island in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang province, at around 6:29 a.m. local time (2129 GMT Friday). (South Korea-Fishing Boat Overturn)

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PANAMA CITY -- Heavy shootings were heard on Friday in the surroundings of Haiti's national palace in the capital of Port-au-Prince, reported Spain's EFE news agency.

Haitian armed groups have launched a wave of attacks in the capital since Feb. 29, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry.(Haiti-Shootings)

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BRASILIA -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday that women should not settle for current achievements but continue to strive for additional rights.

"I always say the same thing: never settle for what you have already achieved. It is good to recognize what you have achieved, but it is something that drives us to want more, it drives us to demand a little more," he said on the occasion of International Women's Day, which fell on Friday. (Brazil-President-Women's Right) Enditem

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