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World The Ukrainian-born winner of this year’s Miss Japan beauty pageant and the contest’s organizers say she has renounced her title after a magazine published an article about her affair with a married man. Scandal reignited wave of criticism of Karolina Shiino, raised questions about why she was mostly blamedTheContinue Reading
World Nayib Bukele manouevred to run for a second term in El Salvador, and voters fatigued and concerned about violent crime rewarded the president despite a measure that was considered by many to be unconstitutional. Country’s violent crime rate has plummeted, with tens of thousands imprisonedChris Iorfida · CBC NewsContinue Reading
World Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley, the last remaining rival of Donald Trump in the primary race, has requested U.S. Secret Service protection, her campaign said on Monday. Presidential contender was recently targeted in 2 ‘swatting’ incidents, followed by protestersThomson Reuters · Posted: Feb 05, 2024 8:37 PM EST |Continue Reading
World Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris Monday from neighbourhoods devastated by wildfires over the past several days, as officials raised the death toll to 122. Hundreds of people remain missing. At least 122 dead, at least 3,000 homes burned down inContinue Reading
World·Updated King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace says. Palace says it’s not related to his recent treatment for a benign prostate conditionThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 05, 2024 1:15 PM EST | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago KingContinue Reading
World Another powerful atmospheric river, the second in less than a week, is flooding roads and knocking out power in Southern California. 2nd atmospheric river in days knocks out power and floods roadsThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 05, 2024 11:43 AM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago A person walksContinue Reading
World What’s in the $118B U.S. Senate deal to address migrant backlog at southern border?Senators in Washington announced a carefully negotiated $118 billion US bill that pairs tens of billions of dollars in wartime aid for Ukraine with new border measures. While its passage into law is uncertain, here isContinue Reading
World A Chinese court gave a suspended death sentence to a China-born Australian democracy blogger on Monday. The Australian government, which has repeatedly raised his case over the years, said it was appalled. Yang is a former Chinese diplomat turned commentator and writer of spy novels in AustraliaThe Associated PressContinue Reading
World Chile’s Forensic Medicine Service updated the confirmed death toll from the country’s wildfires to 112 people late Sunday. ‘We will have to work rigorously to find who is responsible,’ says regional governorThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 04, 2024 12:40 PM EST | Last Updated: February 5 Firefighters wrestledContinue Reading
World Hage Geingob, president of Namibia, one of Africa’s most stable democracies, died Sunday while receiving medical treatment in hospital, his office said. Anti-apartheid activist and president since 2015 was undergoing cancer treatmentThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 04, 2024 10:16 AM EST | Last Updated: February 4 Namibian PresidentContinue Reading
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