Buenos Aires, Mar. 18, (dpa/GNA) – Following an attack by suspected rebels on indigenous people in south-western Colombia, the government of the South American country has terminated…
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UNICEF: Gangs loot medical supplies for children in Haitian capital
Buenos Aires, Mar. 18, (dpa/GNA) – A container belonging to UNICEF has been looted in the main port of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, UN Children’s Fund…
Biden clears threshold for Democrat party’s presidential ticket
Washington, Mar. 13, (dpa/GNA) – US President Joe Biden on Tuesday achieved the required number of delegates to be nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate, according to…
Biden calls on US to defend democracy from forces both outside and in
Washington, Mar. 8, (dpa/GNA) – In his State of the Union address, US President Joe Biden has said democracy in the United States must be defended. “Democracy…
Nikki Haley drops out of US presidential race
Washington, Mar. 7, (dpa/GNA) – Nikki Haley announced on Wednesday that she is dropping out of the Republican nomination contest for November’s presidential election, clearing the way…
Biden campaign makes an appeal to Haley supporters
Mar 6 (CNN/GNA) – President Joe Biden made a clear appeal to Nikki Haley’s supporters in the aftermath of her exit from the race,…
RNC acknowledges Trump is the presumptive nominee
Mar 6 (CNN/GNA) – The Republican National Committee formally acknowledged former President Trump as the 2024 presumptive Republican nominee for president on Wednesday, shortly…
Alberto Otárola: Peru PM resigns after recording with woman leaked
Mar 6 (BBC/GNA) – Peru’s Prime Minister Alberto Otárola has resigned over allegations he attempted to use his influence to help a woman gain…
Ex-Trump Org. CFO pleads guilty to perjury charges
Mar 4 (CNN/GNA) — Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was charged on Monday with five counts of perjury relating to testimony he gave during the civil fraud trial…
Trump wins Missouri’s Republican presidential caucus
WASHINGTON, March 3, (Xinhua/GNA) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Saturday won Missouri’s Republican presidential caucus, continuing his march toward the GOP nomination.…
IRS launches crackdown on 125,000 wealthy ‘non-filers’
Washington, Feb 29 (AP/GNA) — The IRS plans to go after 125,000 high-income earners who did not file tax returns going back to 2017…
Any use of marijuana linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke, study says
Feb 28 (CNN/GNA) – Smoking, vaping or eating marijuana is linked to a significantly higher risk of heart attack and stroke, even if a…
Republican Party leader Ronna McDaniel to step down after pressure from Trump
Washington/New York, Feb 26 (Reuters/GNA) – Republican Party chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said on Monday she was stepping down in a leadership shakeup nine months…
South Carolina primary: Donald Trump easily defeats Nikki Haley in her home state
Feb 25 (BBC/GNA) – Donald Trump is one step closer to the Republican presidential nomination after a massive win over Nikki Haley in South…
Threat on United Airlines flight forces emergency landing in Chicago
New York, Feb 21, (tca/dpa/GNA) – A United Airlines flight from Newark to Los Angeles, was forced to make an emergency landing in Chicago…
Ruby Franke: Parenting advice YouTuber given maximum sentence for child abuse
Feb 21 (BBC/GNA) – A Utah mother whose harsh parenting advice made her a YouTube influencer has been sentenced to at least four years…
Ballot recount confirms landslide win for El Salvador’s Bukele
Mexico City, Feb 20, (dpa/GNA) – A recount of ballots has confirmed El Salvador President, Nayib Bukele’s ruling party Nuevas Ideas (New Ideas), won…
Trump hawks personal-branded shoes at Philadelphia show
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (Xinhua/GNA) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump, recently debuted unexpectedly at the “Sneaker Con” show in the U.S. northeastern city…
Facebook News Ban in Canada Leaves Small Outlets Struggling
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Feb 18 (VOA/GNA) — More than six months into a battle of wills between Facebook and the Canadian government, the biggest losers…
2 injured, including child, after shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, Houston police say. Shooter is also down
Feb. 22, (CNN/GNA) – A woman in a trench coat armed with a long rifle – and accompanied by a young child – entered…