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Month: August 2023

Myanmar expels East Timor’s diplomat in retaliation for supporting opposition forces

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has ordered East Timor’s diplomat to leave the country in retaliation for the East Timorese government holding meetings with Myanmar’s main opposition organization. A Foreign Ministry statement says East Timor has conducted engagements with Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which views itself as the country’s legitimate administration after the

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Trump’s drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With Donald Trump facing felony charges over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the former president is flooding the airwaves and his social media platform with distortions, misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories about his defeat. It’s part of a multiyear effort to undermine public confidence in

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The Taliban say security forces will stop women from visiting Afghan national park

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say they will use security forces to stop women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks in central Bamiyan province. Authorities banned women from public spaces, including parks, last November alleging that women were not wearing the hijab, or Islamic headscarf, correctly. This

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Zimbabwe’s opposition alleges ‘gigantic fraud’ in vote that extends the ZANU-PF party’s 43-year rule

By FARAI MUTSAKA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader on Sunday alleged “blatant and gigantic fraud” in the country’s election after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner and international observers reported an atmosphere of intimidation against voters. The returns from the latest troubled vote in the southern

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Warming trend continues, cooler by next week

A ridge of building high pressure will continue to send temperatures above the seasonal average (107°) through Tuesday. Temperatures are expected to exceed 115° during this time. The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the Coachella Valley from 10 a.m. Monday until 8 p.m. Tuesday due to the potentially dangerous heat. Cooler temperatures

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Mueren tres infantes de Marina de EE.UU. en un accidente aéreo en Australia durante un ejercicio de entrenamiento

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Tres infantes de Marina estadounidenses murieron y varios más resultaron gravemente heridos después de que un avión Osprey se estrellara durante ejercicios militares en Australia, dijeron funcionarios este domingo. De los 23 infantes de Marina a bordo del avión MV-22B Osprey, tres murieron mientras que otros cinco fueron trasladados al Hospital

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