Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 09:16:29 +0000
Singapore has made its largest-ever seizure of smuggled ivory, impounding a haul of nearly nine tons of contraband tusks from an estimated 300 elephants.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:09:59 +0000
MEXICO CITY – Mexico set a new record for homicides in the first half of the year as the number of murders grew by 5.3% compared to the same period of 2018, fueled partly by cartel and gang violence in several states.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 22:49:26 +0000
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump claimed Monday he could end the nearly two-decade-old war in Afghanistan in a matter of days but that it would kill millions of people and wipe the country “off the face of the earth.”
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 22:32:58 +0000
ATHENS, Greece – New Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Saturday that cutting taxes, attracting jobs and tackling rising crime will be his top priorities.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 22:29:15 +0000
NEW YORK – Americans from Texas to Maine sweated out a steamy Saturday as a heat wave canceled events from festivals to horse races and pushed New York City to order steps to avoid straining the electrical system.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 09:00:02 +0000
The British-flagged tanker Stena Impero was in an accident with a fishing boat before being detained on Friday, Iran’s Fars news agency reported on Saturday, quoting an official. Iran says all 23 crew seized on the tanker are now at Bandar Abbas port and will remain on the vessel until the end of an investigation, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 04:02:53 +0000
The Indiana city where Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is mayor is updating its police officers’ body camera technology following the recent fatal police shooting of a black man.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 03:33:10 +0000
In the Spanish colonial fortress that serves as his official residence, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is under siege.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:56:07 +0000
A strong earthquake centered northwest of Athens shook Greece on Friday, causing residents to run into the capital’s streets.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:41:09 +0000
Authorities in Illinois have suggested that the remains of a slain 26-year-old scholar from China may never be found despite a vow from prosecutors after her killer was sentenced to life in prison this week that the search will continue.
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