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Hundreds of thousands in Cuba without water
HAVANA - Water shortages in Cuba are increasingly flaring tempers, including in capital Havana, as problems mount for hundreds of...
Sep 14, 20242 min read
Russia expels British diplomats as Western allies discuss long-range weapons for Ukraine
Russia's FSB security service said on Friday it had revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow after accusing them of...
Sep 14, 20244 min read
Analysis-Will Taylor Swift's Harris endorsement influence the U.S. election?
Global pop star Taylor Swift's support for Kamala Harris may have boosted the Democratic vice president's hopes of attracting young...
Sep 14, 20243 min read
In gym salvaged from rubble, Gazans release anger on weight machines
KHAN YOUNIS - Israeli air strikes destroyed the building housing Adli al-Assar's gym in Khan Younis in February. So he decided he doesn't...
Sep 14, 20241 min read
South Africa's coalition government sees first real friction over education bill
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said he would sign into law a disputed education bill, prompting the...
Sep 14, 20242 min read
North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site
SEOUL - North Korea for the first time showed images on Friday of the centrifuges that produce fuel for its nuclear bombs, as leader Kim...
Sep 14, 20243 min read
Sister of Belarus protest leader Maria Kalesnikava says she's starving in prison
LONDON - When Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko used the full force of his security apparatus to smash mass demonstrations in 2020,...
Sep 14, 20244 min read
Evergrande Chairman Hui kept in special detention center in Shenzhen, sources say
HONG KONG - Hui Ka Yan, the chairman of China Evergrande Group - the company at the centre of the country's property sector crisis - has...
Sep 14, 20243 min read
Floods in Myanmar leave 19 dead, displace thousands
At least 19 people were killed in Myanmar after heavy rains triggered floods in and around the war-torn country's capital city, with...
Sep 14, 20242 min read
Haitian Americans fear for their safety after Trump repeats false claims about immigrants
WASHINGTON - Haitian Americans said they fear for their safety after Donald Trump repeated a false and derogatory claim during this...
Sep 14, 20244 min read
Explainer-What to know about North Korea's nuclear weapons programme
SEOUL - North Korea has disclosed the first photos of a uranium enrichment site designed to produce weapons-grade fuel for its nuclear...
Sep 14, 20243 min read
Ukraine businesses hire more women and teens as labour shortages bite
KYIV - After spending years in what she described as "boring, sedentary" roles in the offices of several Ukrainian companies, Liliia...
Sep 13, 20244 min read
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