adding a NEWS note for #5795 (previously checked via the buildbot)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index c2a07ec..9a5387d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@
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+- Issue #5795: Fixed test_distutils failure on Debian ppc.
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 - Issue #5768: Fixed bug in Unicode output logic and test case for same.
 
 - Issue #1161031: fix readwrite select flag handling: POLLPRI now