Rebeka Powell is a digital producer and reporter based at ABC National News online. Rebeka first joined the ABC as a digital intern for the 2016 Federal Election. Follow Rebeka on Twitter @RebekaPowell and Instagram @rebekapowell_
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| UpdatedHundreds of protesters are descending upon major airports across the US in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping ban on Muslim immigration.
Topics: immigration, world-politics, refugees, donald-trump, united-states
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As President Barack Obama counts down his time in office, we look back on some of the most memorable occasions he has shared with foreign leaders.
Topics: offbeat, human-interest, obama-barack, foreign-affairs, united-states
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In his confirmation hearing before the senate, Rex Tillerson says his differences with President-elect Donald Trump on some major issues would not necessarily put him at loggerheads with the White House.
Topics: government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, us-elections, united-states
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| UpdatedAs President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden prepare to leave the White House, we look back on their last eight years of friendship in office.
Topics: comedy-humour, obama-barack, human-interest, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedNew Zealand seismologists say the powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck off the south island was less destructive than the smaller magnitude-6.2 Christchurch earthquake in 2011 — but why?
Topics: earthquake, disasters-and-accidents, new-zealand
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| UpdatedAustralians share their views on why they will not pause for the race that stops the rest of the nation.
Topics: animal-welfare, horse-racing, sport, australia, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedA new planet discovered orbiting the closest star to Earth's solar system could have the conditions to harbour life, according to a team of international scientists.
Topics: astronomy-space, earth-sciences, science-and-technology, planets-and-asteroids
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| UpdatedMany people agree that sausage sizzles and cake stalls are the best thing about election day. Enter Snagvotes, a website dedicated to ensuring you don't have to perform your democratic duty on an empty stomach.
Topics: federal-elections