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16 Aug, 2026
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Five years under Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP): As Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers mark five years since sweeping back to power, some Kabul residents say they feel safer after decades of conflict and upheaval but stress the…
16 Aug, 2026
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Rescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, raising death toll to 53
RUTENG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies Sunday, a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, raising the death toll to 53, authorities said, as thousands of…
16 Aug, 2026
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St Lucia signs third-country national migration agreement with US
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia government says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States regarding the deportation of third-country nationals to the Caribbean…
16 Aug, 2026
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Guyana taking steps to boost power supply as El Niño drives record electricity demand
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana is taking a series of measures to strengthen electricity supply as unusually high temperatures associated with El Niño drive demand to record levels. Prime Minister…
16 Aug, 2026
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Colombian president asks Trump to suspend tariffs to help earthquake recovery
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked his ally US President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help the South American nation recover from a powerful…
15 Aug, 2026
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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
NEW YORK (AP): Luigi Mangione yesterday pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an…
15 Aug, 2026
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Vote counting resumes after polling station attacks
LUSAKA (AP): Vote counting in Zambia’s presidential election was suspended yesterday and then restarted hours later under heightened security after the electoral commission said there had been attacks…
14 Aug, 2026
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Policeman in Dominica charged with murder of 16-year-old girl
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A 23-year-old police officer, Jean-Luc Langlais, appeared in court in Dominica on Thursday for the murder of 16-year-old Jerbiah Paul, whose decomposing body was discovered in…
14 Aug, 2026
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Dominican Republic’s expulsion of Cuban officials sparks geopolitical tension
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic on Thursday ordered the expulsion of nine Cuban diplomatic officials and their families from the country without offering any reasons…