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World 6 hours ago Brazil rainstorms, landslides leave dozens dead, thousands evacuated Nearly 50 people have died in Brazil and thousands have been evacuated from their homes after intense rainfall spawned widespread flooding and triggered landslides, according to officials.
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World 6 hours ago Canada: Iran granted more visas to plane crash investigators Canadian officials on Sunday said Iran has issued additional visas to a team of investigators who will arrive in the country on Monday to assist in the investigation of the deadly plane crash near Tehran.
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World 6 hours ago Venezuela's Guaidó blocked from congressional session as rivals declare substitute leader Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó was forcefully blocked Sunday from presiding over a congressional session where his rivals ultimately elected a substitute leader as new congress chief.
World 6 hours ago Canadian woman ordered to pay ex-boyfriend massive sum for defaming him online A Canadian woman has been ordered to pay $200,000 Canadian dollars plus other fees to her ex-boyfriend for defaming him on Instagram and other outlets, according to reports.
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World 6 hours ago All McDonald’s in Peru close to mourn employees electrocuted at restaurant All of the McDonald’s branches in Peru is closing its doors for at least two days to allow employees to mourn the deaths of two of their own, who died after they were electrocuted at a branch in the country’s capital.
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U.S. 6 hours ago Coast Guard, in ‘race against time,' makes daring rescue to save Canadian fisherman’s life A U.S. Coast Guard crew has been caught on video making a daring rescue during what one official described as a “race against time” to save a fisherman’s life.
World 6 hours ago Chile finds human remains, military plane that disappeared on way to Antarctica: defense minister Authorities in Chile searching for a military transport plane that vanished earlier this week while en route to Antarctica made a grim announcement Thursday, revealing they located the aircraft and human remains.
World 6 hours ago African migrants heading to US-Mexico border in record numbers in 2019 The numbers of African migrants heading to the U.S. through its border with Mexico have more than doubled in the past year, recent data from the federal government showed.
World 6 hours ago Shooting near Mexican president's residence leaves 4 dead Four people were shot to death in the Mexican capital Saturday, just steps from an entrance to the official residence of the president, authorities said.
World 6 hours ago Man hits 'dog' on Canadian highway, doesn't realize it's a coyote A Canadian man who hit a dog with his car last week and brought it to safety was "extremely surprised" to find out it wasn't a dog — but a young coyote.
World 6 hours ago Mexican cartel massacre suspects arrested in attack that left 9 Americans dead, government says A major military operation Sunday jointly carried out by three branches of the Mexican armed forces netted several suspects accused in the November massacre that claimed nine members of a well-known Mexican-American family believed to have been targeted by a drug cartel, federal authorities in the country said in a statement.
World 6 hours ago Canadian woman arrested for not holding escalator handrail awarded $20G in damages A Canadian woman who was arrested for not holding on to an escalator handrail has been awarded $20,000 in damages by the nation's Supreme Court.
World 6 hours ago Argentinian students parody 'Barbie Girl' with 'Nazi Girl' in school assignment, receive high marks A group of Argentina students who parodied the popular song "Barbie Girl" will their own rendition of "Nazi Girl" sparked outrage that left their teacher fired and their school apologizing.
World 6 hours ago Massive Colombia anti-government protests continue amid heightened violent crackdown The mass anti-government protests that have arisen in several Latin American countries have boiled over into Colombia as thousands took to the streets in recent days, sparking fear and violence throughout the country.
World 6 hours ago Dog found shielding kittens from cold on side of Canada road, shelter says A stray dog recently found on the side of the road in Canada was discovered sheltering several babies — not a litter of her own puppies, however, but a set of five adorable kittens.
World 6 hours ago Guyana man buried immediately after crash; cops exhume body to determine if he's dead: report After a man got into a car crash in South America, his family apparently presumed he was dead and buried him — before later exhuming him, to confirm whether he actually died in the crash.
Sports 6 hours ago Hockey Canada to stop using 'midget' as age category to make sport 'more inclusive' Canada’s hockey governing body announced Monday it will do away with the term “midget” and other traditional-age categories in his boys and girls hockey ranks.
Politics 6 hours ago DHS defends policy keeping asylum-seeking migrants at Mexico border Although many migrants who made it to the United States to ask for asylum have been kept in limbo at the border of Mexico, the U.S. Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) have remained “one of the most effective tools the United States has to address the crisis at the southwest border,” a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman told ӣƵ on Monday.
World 6 hours ago Many migrants stuck in lawless Mexican border state after trying to enter US The United States has warned its citizens to stay away from the lawless border state of Tamaulipas, assigning the area in Mexico the same alert level given to war-torn countries such as Afghanistan and Syria.
World 6 hours ago Bolivia change of power polarizes Western hemisphere along 'tired, ideological lines' His supporters call it an illegal coup. His opponents call it a victory for democracy. And everyday Bolivians are now mired in a political and constitutional crisis with no path forward.
U.S. 6 hours ago Coast Guard intercepts narco-sub with 5,000 pounds of cocaine worth $69M A U.S. Coast Guard cutter has seized a narco-sub with $69 million worth of cocaine during an interdiction operation in the Pacific Ocean.
World 6 hours ago Venezuela's ex-spy chief disappears on eve of extradition to US Venezuela’s former spy chief has disappeared in Spain after a high court agreed to extradite him to the United States where he faces federal drug-trafficking charges.
World 6 hours ago American teacher found dead in Dominican Republic was tied up, suffocated, investigators say The brutal murder of a former Michigan elementary school teacher discovered bound and strangled in her Dominican Republic home is being investigated as a potential robbery-gone-wrong, officials told ӣƵ on Thursday, emphasizing police were working diligently to “solve this case as quickly as possible."