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Google to pay $700 mn to US consumers, states in antitrust settlement 19 Dec 2023 - 11:46 am
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Security scare near Biden as car hits motorcade 18 Dec 2023 - 08:30 am
Members of the US Secret Service rush to a car, after it hit a motorcade SUV, as US president Joe Biden was leaving his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware on December 17, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Colombian rebels pledge to stop kidnappings for ransom 17 Dec 2023 - 09:18 pm
Luis Manuel Diaz, father of Liverpool's forward Luis Diaz, is consoled by his wife Cilenis Marulanda during a press conference at his house in Barrancas, Colombia on November 10, 2023. Luis Diaz was held hostage for nearly two weeks by members of a guerilla group in Colombia, officials said. (Photo by Daniel Munoz / AFP)
DeSantis loses strategist from group supporting presidential bid 17 Dec 2023 - 06:12 pm
Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gives a radio interview at Ashley's BBQ Bash hosted by Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) on August 06, 2023 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
NYC braces for powerful storm with heavy rain and winds 17 Dec 2023 - 05:54 pm
File photo: People walk under umbrellas during a coastal storm in Lower Manhattan on September 29, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images/AFP)
Chile votes in second shot at new constitution 17 Dec 2023 - 04:31 pm
A man casts his vote during the referendum for Chile's new constitution proposal, in Santiago, on December 17, 2023. (Photo by Pablo Vera / AFP)
Acapulco's cliff divers are back after deadly hurricane 17 Dec 2023 - 03:46 pm
A cliff diver of La Quebrada performs after resuming activities following the passage of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico on December 8, 2023. Photo by Francisco Robles / AFP
Small plane crashes into power lines in Oregon and kills 3, police say 17 Dec 2023 - 12:53 pm
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US, South Korea say nuclear deterrence is deepening in new forum 16 Dec 2023 - 07:10 pm
US President Joe Biden (left) welcomes South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) to Camp David, Maryland, for a Trilateral Summit on August 18, 2023. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP)
Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies 16 Dec 2023 - 06:46 pm
Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, departs from the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Courthouse after a verdict was reached in his defamation jury trial on December 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Latino Democrats shift from quiet concern to open opposition to Biden's concessions in border talks 16 Dec 2023 - 05:38 pm
Laiken Jordahl, Southwest Conservation Advocate, makes a video in front of a section of the US-Mexico border wall in Sasabe, Arizona on December 8, 2023.  (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)
Colombia confirmed as host of next UN biodiversity talks 15 Dec 2023 - 09:10 pm
(FILES) Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech during the installation of the ordinary sessions of the Congress in Bogota on July 20, 2023. (Photo by Juan Pablo Pino / AFP)
'El Loco' Milei delivered chaos, laughs and key wins in week one 15 Dec 2023 - 07:08 pm
Javier Milei from the far-right Liberty Advances coalition shakes hands with supporters outside his campaign headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 19, 2023. (Photo by Luciano González Torres/Xinhua)
Guyana and Venezuela leaders meet face-to-face as region pushes to defuse territorial dispute 14 Dec 2023 - 07:45 pm
This handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency shows Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (left) greeting Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves after arriving at the Argyle International Airport in Saint Vincent and The Grenadines on December 14, 2023. (Photo by Zurimar Campos / Venezuelan Presidency / AFP)
Canadian home prices fall most in 14 months amid rate squeeze 14 Dec 2023 - 06:42 pm
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Bennett snatches surprise win in first downhill of the season 14 Dec 2023 - 05:04 pm
First placed US' Bryce Bennett celebrates with team members on the podium after winning the men's downhill replacing Zermatt-Cervinia's race, during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Val Gardena on December 14, 2023. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)
Egg truck crash scrambles traffic in western US 14 Dec 2023 - 04:04 pm
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At least 16 dead in motorway pile-up in Venezuela: fire brigade 14 Dec 2023 - 02:28 pm
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