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Month: November 2023

Guyana tells UN court that Venezuelan referendum on territorial dispute is an ‘existential threat’

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Guyana has urged judges at the United Nations’ highest court to call a halt to parts of a Venezuelan referendum about a territorial dispute between the South American neighbors. Guyana representatives have called the planned vote an “existential threat” designed to pave the way for

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Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, US climate assessment shows

By SETH BORENSTEIN and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans’ daily lives with harm that is “already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States,” a massive new government report says. The National Climate Assessment, which comes out every four to five years, was released Tuesday with details that

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UK cybersecurity center says ‘deepfakes’ and other AI tools pose a threat to the next election

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s cybersecurity agency says artificial intelligence poses a threat to the country’s next national election. The National Cyber Security Center also says cyberattacks by hostile countries and their proxies are proliferating and getting harder to track. The center said Tuesday in its annual review that “this year has seen the emergence of

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Stock market today: Global shares are mostly higher ahead of US inflation data and a US-China summit

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday ahead of potentially market-moving developments, including a U.S.-China summit and data releases in the U.S., Japan and China. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices also logged modest gains. President Joe Biden is set to meet with Chinese leader Xi

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How Afrobeats conquered the world: One photographer documents the rise of a musical phenomenon

By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Oliver Akinfeleye remembers Burna Boy’s first show in New York. The location was Palladium Times Square, the year was 2017. Akinfeleye, an American Nigerian photographer known professionally as DrDrummerD, or Drummer, was close to the stage, ready to capture every moment of the Afrobeats star’s intimate show in front

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A rescue operation for 40 workers trapped under a collapsed tunnel in north India enters third day

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers are working around the clock Tuesday to remove debris to extract 40 workers who have been trapped for over two days after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in northern India. Officials hope to extricate them in the next 24 hours. A 2.5-foot (0.76 meter)-wide steel pipe

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Israel’s soccer team loses to Kosovo as videos show some fans booing national anthem

By Jacob Lev and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli national soccer team on Sunday played its first match since the Israel-Hamas war started, losing 1-0 against Kosovo in a European Championship qualifying match. During Israel’s national anthem before the match, some fans in attendance in Kosovo appeared to boo and whistle, according to videos

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3 murderers freed in Australia after court ruled out holding migrants indefinitely, minister says

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s immigration minister says three murderers are among 81 foreigners recently released after the High Court ruled their indefinite detention in migrant centers was unconstitutional. The court hasn’t released the reasons behind its ruling last week that overturned a 2004 precedent. A legal rights center in

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Montreal Jewish school hit by gunfire for second time in less than a week as city experiences uptick in hate crimes

By Paula Newton and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Ottawa, Ontario (CNN) — A Jewish school in Montreal was targeted by gunfire for a second time in less than a week as the city deals with an uptick in antisemitic and Islamophobic crimes, officials say.  An investigation is underway at Yeshiva Gedola, which was struck by gunfire

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Rescue operation to save 40 workers trapped under a collapsed tunnel in north India enters 3rd day

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers are working around the clock Tuesday to remove debris to extract 40 workers who have been trapped for over two days after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in northern India. Officials hope to extricate them in the next 24 hours. A 2.5-foot (0.76 meter)-wide steel pipe

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John Oliver’s campaign for puking mullet bird delays New Zealand vote for favorite feathered friend

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Vote checkers in New Zealand have been so overwhelmed by foreign interference that they’ve been forced to delay announcing a winner. The contest is to choose the nation’s favorite bird and the interference is from comedian John Oliver. The annual event by conservation group Forest

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