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Month: June 2024

Swedish officials say weak replacement parts caused a fatal roller coaster derailment last year

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish accident investigators say the country’s oldest amusement park did not properly test new parts for a roller coaster that derailed last year. Some passengers plunged to the ground with one person killed and nine others injured including one seriously. They say the derailment at

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South African President Ramaphosa seems set for reelection after key party says it will back him

By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party said Friday it will back Cyril Ramaphosa for president, almost guaranteeing he will be reelected in Parliament for a second term. Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said his party had now formally signed

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German and British police working together for ‘safe and trouble-free Euro 2024’ amid hooliganism fears

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — British police say they are working with their German counterparts to ensure a “safe and trouble-free” Euro 2024 – European soccer’s international tournament which runs from June 14 to July 14 – for England fans amid fears that Serbian hooligans are targeting the countries’ opening Group C match on

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

ANÁLISIS | Trump recibió el regalo de cumpleaños perfecto: la capitulación total del Partido Republicano

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Donald Trump recibió el regalo por su cumpleaños número 78 un día antes: un apretón de manos de un acérrimo crítico de larga data, el líder de la minoría en el Senado, Mitch McConnell, que encapsula la completa sumisión del Partido Republicano a su virtual candidato presidencial. El 45º presidente,

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Putin vows truce if Ukraine exits Moscow-occupied areas and drops NATO bid — a nonstarter for Kyiv

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military

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UN agencies urge Greece to shed light on migrant shipwreck that killed hundreds one year ago

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies are criticizing Greece’s failure over the past year to shed light on one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea that left hundreds dead. UNHCR and IOM stressed the “critical” importance of a “comprehensive and conclusive” probe in a joint statement on

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NATO to finalize agreement giving alliance greater control over military aid to Ukraine

By Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — NATO defense ministers are expected to finalize an agreement on Friday that will give the alliance greater control over security assistance and training for Ukraine’s military, an attempt some officials say is meant to give Europe greater responsibility over the aid amid uncertainty over the outcome of the US

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Putin pledges truce if Ukraine exits occupied areas and drops NATO bid, likely a nonstarter for Kyiv

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military

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