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Four arson suspects arrested for setting fires in Brazil farmland

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of setting fires

August 26, 2024
Four arson suspects arrested for setting fires in Brazil farmland
Americas|Business|News

Home improvement retailer Lowe's latest US firm to end some diversity policies

Home improvement retailer Lowe's has scrapped some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, becoming the latest U.S. firm to modify such policies meant to boost racial and

August 26, 2024
Home improvement retailer Lowe's latest US firm to end some diversity policies
Americas|Environment|News

Deadly Alaska landslide displaces dozens of families in scenic Ketchikan

Emergency crews in the Alaska tourist hub of Ketchikan braced on Monday for more landslides after a large, rain-drenched slope gave way on Sunday, killing one person,

August 26, 2024
Deadly Alaska landslide displaces dozens of families in scenic Ketchikan
Americas|Environment|News

In a rare event, fire smoke covers Brazil's capital, prompting federal response

The buildings in Brazil’s modernist capital, Brasilia, have been enveloped in smoky air the past two days

August 26, 2024
In a rare event, fire smoke covers Brazil's capital, prompting federal response
Americas|Economy|Finance|World

IMF taps Jamaica finance minister for deputy role

The International Monetary Fund on Monday named Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke to a top post at the agency, after the official spearheaded fiscal reforms in the Caribbean

August 26, 2024
IMF taps Jamaica finance minister for deputy role
Americas|Celebrity|Entertainment

Venezuelan journalist released after being charged with terrorism, union says

A well-known Venezuelan entertainment journalist arrested in Caracas over the weekend has been released, a media union said on Monday, but she faces terrorism charges as the

August 26, 2024
Venezuelan journalist released after being charged with terrorism, union says
Americas|Environment

Brazil sugar producers report impact from fires in Sao Paulo state

Two of the largest sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil late on Monday disclosed initial estimates of damages from fires that

August 26, 2024
Brazil sugar producers report impact from fires in Sao Paulo state
Americas|Crime|Entertainment|Sports

Colombian soccer official Ramón Jesurún has charges from Copa America arrest dropped

Ramón Jesurún had charges of battering a security guard at the Copa America final dropped more than a month after the Colombian soccer federation president and his son were arrested at the match where hundreds of fans forced their way into Hard Rock Stadium

August 26, 2024
Colombian soccer official Ramón Jesurún has charges from Copa America arrest dropped
Americas|Crime|News

Trial opens for man charged with killing 10 people at Colorado supermarket

Jury selection began on Monday in the long-delayed trial of a man charged with murdering 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021, a case in

August 26, 2024
Trial opens for man charged with killing 10 people at Colorado supermarket
Americas

Tropical Storm Hone moves past Hawaii as two other cyclones stay active in the Pacific Ocean

Three tropical cyclones are swirling over the Pacific Ocean, including a tropical storm that blasted Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain

August 26, 2024
Tropical Storm Hone moves past Hawaii as two other cyclones stay active in the Pacific Ocean
Americas|News

Venezuela’s ‘little commandos’ took on Maduro. Now they may be leading a new wave of migration

Venezuela’s ‘little commandos’ took on Maduro. Now they may be leading a new wave of migration

August 26, 2024
Venezuela’s ‘little commandos’ took on Maduro. Now they may be leading a new wave of migration
Americas|Election|News

Trump threatens to pull out of Harris debate, hot mics an issue

The campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris clashed on Monday over next month's U.S. presidential debate, with the vice president's team seeking a return to open microphones

August 26, 2024
Trump threatens to pull out of Harris debate, hot mics an issue
Americas|News|World

Venezuela top prosecutor again summons opposition leader amid diplomatic standoff

The office of Venezuela's top prosecutor issued a second summons on Monday for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez to be questioned about an opposition website that published

August 26, 2024
Venezuela top prosecutor again summons opposition leader amid diplomatic standoff
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Mexico president defends judicial overhaul as US concerns mount

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his elected successor defended their proposed judicial overhaul on Monday, as a major U.S. business lobby added its voice to

August 26, 2024
Mexico president defends judicial overhaul as US concerns mount
Americas|Election|News

Venezuelan electoral official asserts 'lack of transparency and veracity' in Maduro's reelection

A Venezuelan electoral official has denounced what he calls a “grave lack of transparency and veracity” in last month’s presidential vote in which Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner despite claims he was trounced by the main opposition candidate

August 26, 2024
Venezuelan electoral official asserts 'lack of transparency and veracity' in Maduro's reelection
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy|News|Technology

Canada to impose 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, including Teslas

Canada, following the lead of the United States and European Union, said on Monday it will impose a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese electric

August 26, 2024
Canada to impose 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, including Teslas
Americas|Election|News

Arizona judge sets 2026 trial date for Trump allies accused of trying to subvert the 2020 election

Arizona judge sets 2026 trial date for Trump allies accused of trying to subvert the 2020 election

August 26, 2024
Arizona judge sets 2026 trial date for Trump allies accused of trying to subvert the 2020 election
Americas|Environment|News

Latest fatal landslide in Alaska kills 1 and injures 3 in Ketchikan, a popular cruise ship stop

A landslide cut a path down a steep, thickly forested hillside and crashed into several homes in Ketchikan, Alaska, killing a city public works employee who was cleaning stormwater drains

August 26, 2024
Latest fatal landslide in Alaska kills 1 and injures 3 in Ketchikan, a popular cruise ship stop
Americas|News

Trump rebukes Harris and Biden on anniversary of Afghanistan bombing that killed 13 service members

Former President Donald Trump is tying Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal on the third anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members

August 26, 2024
Trump rebukes Harris and Biden on anniversary of Afghanistan bombing that killed 13 service members
Americas|Crime|News|Opinion|Political

Protesters against judiciary overhaul plan urge Mexican president to 'respect democracy'

Protesters have marched across Mexico in the latest opposition to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed judicial overhaul and other moves by the governing party that critics say will weaken democratic checks and balances

August 25, 2024
Protesters against judiciary overhaul plan urge Mexican president to 'respect democracy'
Americas|News|World

Caracas police detain local journalist in home raid, union says

A well-known Venezuelan journalist was detained in Caracas on Sunday by police who raided her home, according to a journalists union and a local rights organization.

August 25, 2024
Caracas police detain local journalist in home raid, union says
Americas|Environment|News

'It's time to run': Grand Canyon hiker films escape as floods surround her

More than 100 people were rescued by the Arizona National Guard after catastrophic floods hit the Grand Canyon. One hiker, thirty-three-year-old Chenoa Nickerson has been missing since the floods started on August 22nd, according to the National Park Service. 

August 24, 2024
'It's time to run': Grand Canyon hiker films escape as floods surround her
Americas|News|Travel

A New York man died while on a solo trip to Colombia. It took his grieving mother 5 months to learn what happened

A New York man died while on a solo trip to Colombia. It took his grieving mother 5 months to learn what happened

August 25, 2024
A New York man died while on a solo trip to Colombia. It took his grieving mother 5 months to learn what happened
Americas|Election|Finance|News

Harris raises $540 million since launching her presidential campaign

Democrat Kamala Harris has raised $540 million in little more than a month since she began her race for U.S. president, with a surge of donations flowing in during the

August 25, 2024
Harris raises $540 million since launching her presidential campaign
Americas|News|World

EU: Maduro has not shown 'necessary public evidence' to declare victory in Venezuela elections

The European Union's top diplomat says that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has “not provided the necessary public evidence” to prove he was the winner of July’s elections

August 24, 2024
EU: Maduro has not shown 'necessary public evidence' to declare victory in Venezuela elections

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