Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and the Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei have toured the archaeological site of Tikal during a trip by Tsai that aims to shore up the self-governing …
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4/1/23
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Costa Rica logged a record 657 homicides last year. Limon, a Caribbean port with a homicide rate five times the national average, was at the epicenter. The bloodshed in a country better known for a …
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By JAVIER CORDOBA
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4/1/23
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Pakistani police say they have arrested eight people following a deadly Ramadan stampede in the southern city of Karachi. Hundreds of women and children rushed to collect free food and cash outside a …
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4/1/23
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A Taliban official says a women-run radio station in Afghanistan's northeast was closed for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan. During their previous rule in the late 1990s, the Taliban …
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4/1/23
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Tensions have simmered between migrants and residents in Mexican border cities for years, with camps set up near crossings by those who can’t afford housing or who cling to hopes the U.S. will …
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By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ
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4/1/23
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Pope Francis has been discharged from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis. The 86-year-old Francis was hospitalized on Wednesday at Gemelli Polyclinic, where he received …
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By FRANCES D'EMILIO
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4/1/23
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Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club reversed its ban from last year. The players must sign declarations of neutrality …
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By KEN MAGUIRE
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3/31/23
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The head of the U.N. World Food Program is warning that without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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3/31/23
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Authorities in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne say one child is missing after the bodies of six migrants of Indian and Romanian descent were pulled from the river Thursday. The bodies included that …
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3/31/23
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Police in Norway say officers made the largest-ever cocaine seizure in the country when they discovered 800 kilograms (1,760 pounds) of the drug in boxes of fruit in Oslo. Norwegian news agency NTB …
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3/31/23
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March 23-30, 2023
From protests against the raising of the retirement age in France to Kamala Harris’ visit to Ghana and Belgium beating Germany in an international friendly soccer match in …
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By The Associated Press
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3/31/23
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Thirty-five bodies have been found inside a well after a structure built over it collapsed at a temple in central India where Hindus had gathered to pray at a festival for the widely worshipped deity …
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By ASHOK SHARMA
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3/30/23
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Responding to Indigenous demands, the Vatican has formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery” -- papal documents from the 15th century that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native …
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The Associated Press
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3/30/23
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For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more more survive, often with terrible injuries. Public health experts say that fact is crucial to understanding the full impact of guns on …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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3/30/23
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BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — The cratered roads have been repaved and the damaged houses are gradually being repaired. But the scenes that emerged from this town near Kyiv a year ago, after it was retaken …
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3/30/23
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In a glittering splash of luxury fashion, Dior transformed Mumbai’s grand, historic Gateway of India monument into a runway laden with celebrity, beauty and craftsmanship. Flanked by the brightly …
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By RAFIQ MAQBOOL
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3/30/23
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Expert analysis and reporting by The Associated Press raises doubts about whether a program to sell carbon credits in Peru's Cordillera Azul National Park is delivering on its promise to balance out …
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By ED DAVEY
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3/30/23
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Concerned with preventing growing numbers of suicides, the US Navy is planning to make chaplains regular members of the crew on ships with more than 300 sailors, instead of only the largest carriers …
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By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO
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3/30/23
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Concerned with preventing growing numbers of suicides, the US Navy is planning to make chaplains regular members of the crew on ships with more than 300 sailors, instead of only the largest carriers …
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By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO
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3/30/23
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FUJISAWA, Japan (AP) — A busy company owner for the early part of his life, Seiichi Sano began anew at 80 by climbing Mt. Fuji. Apparently not challenged enough by Japan's highest peak, he almost …
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By STEPHEN WADE
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3/30/23
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