Rio vows to revitalize two crime-racked slums
The governor of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state announced plans Saturday for massive investments…
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Twitter suspends hundreds of accounts promoting Philippines’ Marcos Jr
Twitter has suspended hundreds of accounts reportedly linked to supporters of Philippine presidential…
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Two comedians join in buying ferry that is ‘a piece of New York’
A retired, hulking ferry of the iconic line linking Staten Island and Manhattan has been purchased by…
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New arrests, but even more unanswered questions over Haitian president’s slaying
More than six months after Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated by a hit squad of mercenaries,…
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Buddhist monk who brought mindfulness to West dies in Vietnam
One of the world’s most influential Buddhist monks, Thich Nhat Hanh, died in Vietnam Saturday…
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Rare Botticelli under the hammer in New York, one year after record sale price
A rare Botticelli painting depicting Jesus Christ will go up for auction on January 27 at Sotheby’s…
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US army confirms Russian mercenaries in Mali
The US army has confirmed the presence of Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group in Mali, which the…
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Unexploded bomb found at ex-FARC party’s HQ in Colombia
An unexploded bomb was found Friday at the Bogota offices of the leftist Comunes party that replaced…
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UN probing alleged killings by CAR forces, Russia paramilitaries
The United Nations said Friday that it is investigating the alleged killing of dozens of people in the…
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Chile’s president-elect unveils young, woman-majority cabinet
Chile’s leftist president-elect Gabriel Boric, whose victory at the polls last month unsettled…
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