A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances has filed a lawsuit challenging amendments to the island’s net metering law, triggering a backlash. The lawsuit filed Friday against Gov. …
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By DÁNICA COTO
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7/26/24
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office says the U.K. will not interfere with the International Criminal Court’s request for an arrest warrant against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin …
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By DANICA KIRKA and BRIAN MELLEY
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7/26/24
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial trip to the United States comes as ceasefire talks to broker an end to the raging war in Gaza and bring about a hostage-for-prisoners …
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By JULIA FRANKEL
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7/26/24
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Venezuela opposition leader provides hope for many, even though she isn't on the presidential ballot
Maria Corina Machado has walked highways, sought shelter in supporters’ homes and seen her closest collaborators detained and persecuted as she crisscrossed Venezuela ahead of the upcoming …
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO and FABIOLA SANCHEZ
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7/26/24
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South African police say they have arrested 95 Libyan nationals on suspicion of receiving training at a secret military camp in the north of the country. Police raided the camp at a farm in White …
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
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7/26/24
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A team of Polish divers has discovered the wreckage of an old sailing ship loaded “to the brim” with luxury goods including porcelain items and about 100 bottles of Champagne and mineral water …
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By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
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7/26/24
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What was Typhoon Gaemi has weakened to a severe tropical storm and headed towards inland China on Friday after making landfall the previous evening on the east coast. The storm felled trees, flooded …
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7/26/24
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The Philippine coast guard says there has been no indication that a big cargo of industrial fuel oil stored in a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak out. Plans are …
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By JIM GOMEZ
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7/26/24
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the case for the Biden administration’s expanded commitment to Asia and the Indo-Pacific as he visits Laos, Vietnam, Japan, the Philippines, …
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By MATTHEW LEE
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7/26/24
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Search teams were still digging at the site of deadly mudslides in southern Ethiopia on Friday, as the death toll rose to 257, according to the U.N. humanitarian office. Heavy rain triggered deadly …
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By AMANUEL GEBREMEDHIN BIRHANE
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7/26/24
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Southeast Asian diplomats meet with China as friction mounts over Beijing's sweeping maritime claims
Top diplomats from Southeast Asia have met with China’s Foreign Minister for talks that come as friction continues to escalate in the region as Beijing grows more assertive in pressing sweeping …
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By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI
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7/26/24
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Signing an agreement with Russia to stop the war with Ukraine would amount to signing a deal with the devil. That's the position of a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mykhailo …
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By ANDREW MELDRUM and SAMYA KULLAB
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7/26/24
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Bones dug up from a wartime Army Medical School site in Tokyo decades ago and linked to victims of human experiments by Unit 731, Japan’s germ and biological warfare outfit, remain in a repository …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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7/26/24
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Thousands of mourners gathered in Hanoi for the second day of the funeral of the man who dominated Vietnamese politics for over a decade, Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. The party …
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By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL
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7/26/24
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Venezuelans have a crucial decision ahead of them. On Sunday, they decide whether to give President Nicolas Maduro a third six-year term in office or to allow the opposition a chance to deliver on …
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO
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7/26/24
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Venezuela’s presidential candidates have closed their campaigns ahead of Sunday's vote with demonstrations attended by thousands of people. The events Thursday in Caracas encapsulated the …
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7/25/24
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In an unusual action, a Brazilian federal court has halted a project to pave a dirt highway that connects the major city of Manaus to populous regions, citing the likelihood it will contribute to …
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By FABIANO MAISONNAVE
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7/25/24
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Catholic Church leaders in southern Mexico have made a desperate plea for the Mexican government to protect communities from drug cartels that extract protection payments and use locals as human …
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By SONIA PÉREZ D.
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7/25/24
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South Africa has appointed its first female chief justice. President Cyril Ramaphosa named Mandisa Maya, the current deputy chief justice, as the country’s most senior judge on Thursday. Her term …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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7/25/24
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Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations have gathered in Rio de Janeiro for a two-day meeting to discuss a global tax on the super-rich, a top priority for Brazil, which holds the …
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By ELÉONORE HUGHES and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA
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7/25/24
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