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Debra loves being the first to know information which makes it easy for her to respond to breaking news quickly for news.com.au. Debra has 17 years’ experience in the national and international press and online media, with almost half of that spent working overseas. Debra spent six years in the UK working for the Mirror Group, including the Mail Online.

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Julia Suconic, 15, hugs her friend Nathan Schoedl, 16, both students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, before the start of a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at the school, in Parkland, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

‘Code red’: Inside room 1214

STUDENTS in room 1214 were learning about the Holocaust when their lives were changed in an instant.

True stories

Moment leaves TV host in tears

A MOTHER’S gut-wrenching reaction to the school massacre left CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin in tears and barely able to speak.

North America

Jamie Guttenberg was one of the students killed.

Bodies remain inside school

A FOOTBALL coach who shielded students from bullets and several young teens have been named as victims of the Florida tragedy.

North America

TV IMAGE FROM WPLG in FLORIDANikolas Cruz, the suspect in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., is escorted out of a hospital and into a police car.

Shooting was in Florida’s ‘safest city’

THE deadly scene of the Florida school massacre that left at least 17 people dead was recently named the safest place in the state.

Africa

Renos that brought down a president

CONSTRUCTION of a pool at the president’s mansion was just one in a series of scandals which has seen South Africa descend into leadership chaos.

Leaders

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 26: James Packer of Crown Resorts leaves after attending the Crown Resorts annual general meeting on October 26, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. The AGM comes just a week after Independent MP Andrew Wilkie used parliamentary privilege to accuse Crown of misconduct, including allegations of allege of tampering with gaming machines to increase profits. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Packer caught up in PM corruption probe

AUSSIE billionaire James Packer has been named as a witness in a corruption case that could see Israel’s Prime Minister charged.

Leaders

(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 28, 2018 South African President Jacob Zuma attends the opening of the Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government during the 30th annual African Union summit in Addis Ababa. South Africa's political impasse deepened on February 10, 2018 with no resolution to extended talks over President Jacob Zuma's expected departure from office after his own party called for him to resign. Cyril Ramaphosa, the president-in-waiting, and the ruling ANC party have said negotiations should be concluded within days, but have given no details about how Zuma will be eased out of power. / AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA

South Africa’s president removed

PLAGUED by corruption scandals, Jacob Zuma was facing intense pressure to step down. After 13 hours of discussions, his party decided to do just that.

Innovation

The missile launch looks more like an explosion. Picture: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation/YouTube

Putin unveils missile-destroying rocket

RUSSIA’S latest antimissile system — designed to safeguard key Moscow installations — has been successfully tested as part of a game-changing military upgrade.

Winter Olympics

TOPSHOT - South Korean President Moon Jae-in (R) talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong (C) as they watch a concert of Pyongyang's Samjiyon Orchestra at a national theatre in Seoul on February 11, 2018. South Korean President Moon Jae-in sat next to the powerful sister of the North's leader Kim Jong Un at a concert in Seoul by musicians from Pyongyang, as conservative protesters burned the North's national flag outside Sunday. / AFP PHOTO / YONHAP / - / - South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE

Charm offence: West falls into Kim’s trap

THEY’RE being billed as the peaceful Olympics, and even North Korea is on the bandwagon. But the rest of the world is being played.

Winter Olympics

David Gleirscher of Austria smiles after getting a toy tiger for taking the bronze medal during the winner's ceremony of the men's luge competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Olympic winners not getting their medals

ATHLETES in PyeongChang who come first, second and third are leaving the podium with something very different to a medal. Here’s why.

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