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Disagreements among Haiti leaders hamper govt transition 25 Mar 2024 - 09:37 pm
(FILES) Demonstrators break into the Toussaint Louverture International Airport to protest the recent killings of six police officers by armed gangs, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 26, 2023. (Photo by Richard Pierrin / AFP)
Death toll from heavy rains in southeastern Brazil jumps to 23 25 Mar 2024 - 01:20 am
This handout picture released by the Espirito Santo State Government shows vehicles overturned on a street covered by mud after heavy rains hit the southeastern region of Brazil on March 24, 2024, in Mimoso do Sul, Espirito Santo State. (Photo by Wender / ESPIRITO SANTO STATE GOVERNMENT / AFP)
US Vice President warns Israeli entity of "consequences" if it invades Rafah 25 Mar 2024 - 12:34 am
US Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 23, 2024. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP)
On the anniversary of the 1976 military coup, Argentines push back against leaders revising history 24 Mar 2024 - 09:37 pm
Hundreds hold a large banner with portraits of people who disappeared during the military dictatorship (1976-1983) while heading to Plaza de Mayo Square to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the coup in Buenos Aires on March 24, 2023. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
Rescuers race to find trapped people as Brazil storms kill at least 20 24 Mar 2024 - 08:55 pm
Aerial view showing rubble of houses destroyed due to heavy rains in Petropolis, Brazil, on March 23, 2024. (Photo by Florian PLAUCHEUR / AFP)
New York City's mayor cancels a border trip, citing safety concerns in Mexico 24 Mar 2024 - 08:03 pm
New York City Mayor Eric Adams / Reuters file photo
Heavy rains kill at least 7 in Rio de Janeiro state, 4-year-old rescued after 16 hours under mud 23 Mar 2024 - 10:13 pm
Partial view of the municipal cemetery of Petropolis, where several niches were damaged when they collapsed due to the heavy rains in Petropolis, Brazil on March 2024. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)
Rights court condemns Peru over one of world's most polluted towns 22 Mar 2024 - 08:09 pm
(Files) Aerial image of the Metalurgia Busines Peru metallurgical complex in the city of La Oroya on November 9, 2022. (Photo by Ernesto Benavides / AFP)
More than 440,000 Starbucks-branded mugs recalled due to burn, laceration risk 22 Mar 2024 - 05:53 pm
Starbucks Holiday Gift Set with 2 Mugs. Pic shared by Nestle
Bus hijacked in Los Angeles collides with several vehicles, crashes into hotel 22 Mar 2024 - 12:25 pm
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Down in polls, but Lula's jog goes viral 22 Mar 2024 - 01:29 am
Handout picture released by the Brazilian Presidency showing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva exercising in the gardens of Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, on March 19, 2024. (Photo by Ricardo STUCKERT / BRAZILIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP)
Former Mississippi deputy gets more than 27 years in prison for racist torture of 2 Black men 21 Mar 2024 - 09:49 pm
(FILES) A San Mateo County Sheriff officer puts up police tape at a crime scene after a shooting at the Spanish Town shops in Half Moon Bay, California, on January 24, 2023. (Photo by Samantha Laurey / AFP)
US police hunt white supremacist after armed jailbreak 21 Mar 2024 - 09:45 pm
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Brazil cuts interest rate by a further half-point 21 Mar 2024 - 01:36 am
Shoemaker Amilcar Rodriguez, 52, sits outside his store in the central region of Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Miguel SCHINCARIOL / AFP)
Texas wants to arrest immigrants in the country illegally. Why would that be such a major shift? 20 Mar 2024 - 09:06 pm
In an aerial view, a National Guard soldier stands atop a barrier of shipping containers while patrolling at Shelby Park on March 20, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Elizabeth 'Libby' Murdaugh, mother of Alex, dies in hospice 20 Mar 2024 - 08:30 pm
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Talks push on in crisis-wracked Haiti 20 Mar 2024 - 08:19 pm
The National Palace in Port-au-Prince. Photo by Satellite image 2024 Maxar Technologies / AFP
Biden seeks to accelerate the EV transition in biggest climate move yet 20 Mar 2024 - 07:03 pm
US President Joe Biden during an event at the Stupak Community Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 19, 2024. Photo Credit: Brendan Smialowski / AFP.