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Month: May 2024

Tens of thousands protest against Mexico’s president in the main square of Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of mostly opposition supporters are protesting against Mexico’s president in the capital’s vast colonial-era main plaza ahead of the June presidential election. The protesters in Mexico City carried signs saying “We are Mexicans,” referring to what they claim are attempts by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to divide

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Helicopter carrying Iran’s hard-line president apparently crashes in foggy, mountainous region

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray. The likely crash

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Europe’s far right groups launch unofficial campaign for the European Union elections

By TERESA MEDRANO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Europe’s far right political parties have unofficially launched their campaign for the European Union elections in Spain with strong messages against illegal migration and the bloc’s climate policy. French National Rally party leader, Marine Le Pen, and Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, tried to rally voters at

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Chicago teen earns doctoral degree at age 17

By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — By age 14, Dorothy Jean Tillman had obtained an associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degree. Despite the impressive achievements, Tillman remembers turning to her mother and saying, “I think I want to pursue a doctorate degree.” Her mother, Jimalita Tillman, was surprised. They were in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. And

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Congolese army says it has foiled a coup attempt. Self-exiled opposition figure threatens president

By CHRISTINA MALKIA and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s army says it has foiled a coup attempt and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners. The arrests came after attacks early Sunday on the presidential palace and the residence of a close ally of Congo’s president that left three people dead in

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