Argentine markets surge with optimism on Milei election

BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s stock market reacted with optimism Tuesday to the resounding election win by libertarian Javier Milei, despite the country being gripped by uncertainty over what changes the…

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Indian workers trapped in tunnel for 10 days seen on camera

DEHRADUN – Forty-one Indian workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for 10 days were seen alive on camera for the first time Tuesday as workers attempted to create new…

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Putin to take part in virtual BRICS summit on Gaza

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a virtual summit of the BRICS group of nations on Tuesday to discuss the Israel-Hamas war, the Kremlin said. The…

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Boris Johnson ‘bamboozled’ by COVID data, inquiry hears

LONDON – Boris Johnson was “bamboozled” by data during the COVID-19 pandemic, a public inquiry into his government’s response to the global health crisis heard on Monday. Former chief scientific…

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‘The change we want’: Milei supporters elated in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES – Thousands of rapturous supporters of Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Sunday, waving yellow flags bearing the image of a lion…

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Not just Biden — 77-year-old Trump also under age scrutiny

WASHINGTON – If either Joe Biden or Donald Trump prevails in the November 2024 US elections, the next president will be the oldest in history to take the oath of…

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Gaza health official says 31 premature babies evacuated from Al-Shifa hospital

KHAN YUNIS – A top health official in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said all 31 premature babies at Al-Shifa hospital had been evacuated Sunday from the facility which the World…

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Nicaraguan Sheynnis Palacios wins crown at Miss Universe 2023

EL SALVADOR – Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palacios was crowned Miss Universe 2023 on Saturday at the 72nd edition of the pageant, held this year in El Salvador. Palacios, 23, received the…

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Fuel flows back into Gaza after Israeli war cabinet decision

JERUSALEM – The first delivery of fuel arrived in Gaza Friday after Israel’s war cabinet bowed to diplomatic pressure to let diesel back into the war-torn Palestinian territory, where aid…

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UK’s Cameron vows military support on surprise Ukraine visit

KYIV – British Foreign Secretary David Cameron vowed to maintain military support for Ukraine during a surprise visit to Kyiv announced on Thursday, with the West’s attention focused on the…

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