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Artist creates 'Latin American Mona Lisa' with plastic bottle caps 22 Feb 2026 - 01:00 pm
A mural made with plastic bottle caps by Venezuelan artist Oscar Olivares is seen on an apartment building in the Zacamil neighborhood in Mejicanos, El salvador, on February 20, 2026.  (Photo by Marvin Recinos / AFP)
Trump hikes US global tariff rate to 15 percent 22 Feb 2026 - 11:16 am
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Trump imposes 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke 21 Feb 2026 - 03:09 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP)
158 giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island 21 Feb 2026 - 10:03 am
This handout picture released by Ecuador's Environment Ministry shows park rangers releasing Floreana giant tortoises (Chelonoidis niger) on Floreana Island, in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Handout / Ecuador's Ministry of Environment / AFP)
Three injured in blast at Buenos Aires police school 21 Feb 2026 - 09:47 am
First responders work at the entrance of the Superior Gendarmerie School in Buenos Aires on February 20, 2026, after a mail package exploded. Three people were injured on February 20 by the explosion of a mail package at the Superior Gendarmerie School in Buenos Aires. (Photo by Luis Robayo / AFP)
Three dead in latest US strike on alleged drug boat: Pentagon 21 Feb 2026 - 09:07 am
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379 political prisoners granted amnesty in Venezuela 21 Feb 2026 - 09:00 am
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Tomb more than 1,000 years old found in Panama 21 Feb 2026 - 08:09 am
This handout picture released by Panama Ministry of Culture shows an archaeologist working inside a pre-Hispanic tomb approximately 1,200 years old, discovered at the El Cano Archaeological Park in Cocle, panama, on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Handout / panama / AFP)
Trump announces new 10 percent global tariff 20 Feb 2026 - 10:00 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Dollar falls after US court overturns Trump's tariffs 20 Feb 2026 - 08:59 pm
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NASA sets March 6 as earliest date for Artemis 2 lunar launch 20 Feb 2026 - 07:37 pm
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US Supreme Court strikes down swath of Trump global tariffs 20 Feb 2026 - 07:18 pm
US President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled
Florida airport to be renamed after US President Donald Trump 20 Feb 2026 - 12:17 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump steps off of Air Force One after returning to the nation's capital on February 19, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Jose Balcazar elected as new Peruvian president 19 Feb 2026 - 01:54 pm
Jose Balcazar speaks after being sworn in as president of Peru at the Congress of the Republic of Peru, in Lima, Peru, on Feb. 18, 2026. (Peru's Congress/Handout via Xinhua)
UN human rights chief renews call for ceasefire in Sudan 18 Feb 2026 - 07:42 pm
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Certain foods may lower children's cognitive performance: study 17 Feb 2026 - 10:58 pm
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Apple announces "Charge Limit" feature on MacBook 17 Feb 2026 - 10:37 pm
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Warner Bros. says resuming talks with Paramount on its buyout offer 17 Feb 2026 - 03:58 pm
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