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Nicaragua grants political asylum to former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli
Nicaragua said Wednesday it had granted political asylum to former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli days after Panama’s top court rejected...
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Mobile internet suspended as Pakistan heads to polls in election mired in controversy
Pakistani authorities shut mobile internet services across the country as millions headed to the polls on Thursday for an election...
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A 2,000-foot-long ice core suggests potential for sudden and rapid Antarctic melting
Evidence from a 2,000-foot-long ice core reveals that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrank suddenly and dramatically around 8,000 years...
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Iceland volcano erupts again, molten rocks spew from fissures
A volcano in Iceland erupted on Thursday for the second time this year, pumping lava up to 80 metres (260...
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Russian anti-war election candidate barred from running against Putin
Anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin has been barred from standing in Russia’s presidential election next month, in a move that further...
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The world just marked a year above a critical climate limit scientists have warned about
Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius over the past 12 months for the first time on record, new data shows,...
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King Charles’ cancer was ‘caught early,’ British PM says
King Charles III’s shocking cancer diagnosis was “caught early,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday. “Thankfully, this has been...
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Pakistan on edge as old dynasties vie for power and populist Imran Khan languishes in prison
Pakistan is on edge as the South Asian nation heads to the polls Thursday for a widely anticipated general election...
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Huge waves and high winds hurl jellyfish and seaweed into the streets of Havana
An unusually strong cold front slammed Cuba’s north coast on Tuesday, with white-capped waves flooding streets with seawater, causing scattered power...
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Taylor Swift mania sweeps Tokyo for sold-out concerts, with all eyes on return trip to Super Bowl
Long lines in snowy weather to buy merchandise days in advance. Hordes of fans, some from other countries, filling up...
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