World
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Trump-endorsed de la Espriella declared winner of Colombia’s presidential runoff election
Conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, a millionaire political neophyte, will be Colombia's next president after electoral authorities on Wednesday declared him the winner of Sunday's runoff election.
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At least 164 dead and 971 injured after powerful quakes rock Venezuela, acting president says
At least 164 people have died and 971 were injured after a pair of powerful quakes rocked Venezuela, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Thursday.
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Dispute over nuclear inspections shows how US and Iran are negotiating in public
The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency said Wednesday that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors as part of the interim U.S.-Iran deal to reach an end to the war. An Iranian diplomat instead insisted any such visit would only come after a final deal.
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Why immigrants are leaving South Africa and the country is on edge ahead of a June 30 ‘deadline’
Thousands of African immigrants are leaving South Africa because of a rise in anti-migration anger that sparked attacks against foreigners.
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How Americans are feeling about the country’s 250th anniversary, according to new polls
Duane Mitchell has big plans for the United States’ 250th anniversary.
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Lebanese on the edge of Israel’s occupation live with fear and rising tensions
Looking out from a friend’s balcony, Milia el-Cheikh struggled to find her own home in the ruins of her now-deserted village, its entrances strung with barbed wire.
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How Brexit broke British politics
Brexit fractured the European Union, and broke British politics.
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Supreme Court OKs Exxon Mobil lawsuit over Cuban property seized by Fidel Castro’s government
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Exxon Mobil can sue Cuban state-owned companies in American courts over property on the island nation that was seized after Fidel Castro took power.
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Chinese supercomputer displaces US machines as world’s fastest for first time since 2017
A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the world’s most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation's technological prowess.
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France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in early heat wave
France recorded its hottest day ever Tuesday as an early heat wave gripped Europe, prompting the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum to restrict visiting hours and disrupting school and transportation schedules in multiple countries.
