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Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Guatemala, no casualties reported 27 Jan 2024 - 10:02 am
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Hundredth victim identified in Maui fires 27 Jan 2024 - 08:58 am
The charred frame of a house is seen among the ashes of a burnt neighborhood in the aftermath of a wildfire, in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 14, 2023. Photos by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP
Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 MAX9 resumes flight 27 Jan 2024 - 08:54 am
A person walks past a Boeing 737 MAX 8 for United Airlines parked at Renton Municipal Airport adjacent to Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington, on January 25, 2024. Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP
World's largest cruise ship begins maiden voyage from Port of Miami 27 Jan 2024 - 08:32 am
An aerial view taken on May 30, 2023 shows the construction site of the Royal Caribbean's new ship 'Icon of the Seas' at the Turku shipyard in Finland's southwest coast. Photos by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP
In Photos: Colombia seeks international aid to combat forest fires edging in on homes 26 Jan 2024 - 11:47 am
A helicopter from the Colombian Police drops water to put out a forest fire in Bogota on January 24, 2024. (Photo by Luis Acosta / AFP)
Colombia declares emergency over raging forest fires 25 Jan 2024 - 12:09 pm
This aerial view shows smoke billowing from a forest fire in Nemocon, Colombia on January 24, 2024. (Photo by Luis Acosta / AFP)
Delta plane loses nose wheel as it prepared for takeoff from Atlanta 25 Jan 2024 - 10:28 am
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Trump closes in on Biden rematch after New Hampshire win 24 Jan 2024 - 05:22 pm
Republican presidential hopeful and former US President Donald Trump speaks during an Election Night Party in Nashua, New Hampshire, on January 23, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)
Heavens remain shut over Catalonia as three-year drought persists 24 Jan 2024 - 01:12 pm
This photograph taken on January 15, 2024 shows the dry soil next to the low water-level reservoir of Sau with in background Sant Roma de Sau church, in the province of Girona in Catalonia. Catalonia struggles with historic drought for three years, with some residents already experiencing water restrictions in their daily life. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)
Canada to cap international student permits by one-third 22 Jan 2024 - 11:44 pm
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Trump to rally supporters on eve of expected New Hampshire triumph 22 Jan 2024 - 10:00 pm
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally at the Rochester Opera House on January 21, 2024 in Rochester, New Hampshire. (Photo by ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
US 'all in' for Africa, Blinken says opening coastal tour 22 Jan 2024 - 08:34 pm
Ivory Coast's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kacou Houadja Leon Adom (2nd R) and US Ambassador to Ivory Coast Jessica Davis Ba (L) welcome US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) as he arrives at the Félix Houphouet-Boigny International Airport in Abidjan on January 22, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / POOL / AFP)
Crypto firm Terraform Labs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 22 Jan 2024 - 06:37 pm
File photo: South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur, co-founder of Terraform Labs (Terra Luna), Do Kwon (L), is taken to court in Podgorica on May 11, 2023, following his arrest on March 24 at the Montenegrin capital's international airport. (Photo by SAVO PRELEVIC / AFP)
Benito the giraffe leaves extreme weather at Mexico's border heads to congenial home 22 Jan 2024 - 12:17 pm
Benito the giraffe is fed before his transfer from Ciudad Juarez Central Park to African Safari Zoo in Puebla State, central Mexico, on January 21, 2024. (Photo by Herika Martinez / AFP)
DeSantis ends struggling presidential bid, endorses Trump 22 Jan 2024 - 12:38 am
(FILES) Florida Governor and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis speaks at a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa, on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Christian MONTERROSA / AFP)
Did Biden blunder with New Hampshire primary snub? 21 Jan 2024 - 07:03 pm
US President Joe Biden waves while stepping out of a restaurant after breakfast with First lady Jill biden (out of frame) in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on January 21, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Nikki Haley questions Trump's mental fitness after gaffe 21 Jan 2024 - 03:56 pm
Republican presidential hopeful and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a get-out-the-vote rally in Nashua, New Hampshire on January 20, 2024. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
Pet dog helps rescue owner who fell into frozen Michigan lake 21 Jan 2024 - 02:48 pm
Screengrab from Motor Carrier Officer Kammeron Bennetts' body cam.