New York, May 28, (dpa/GNA) – Donald Trump’s lawyer proclaimed his client’s innocence as the first criminal trial of a former US president entered its final phase…
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At least 15 dead after severe weather hits US
Washington, May 27, (dpa/GNA) – Powerful storms have caused extensive damage in the southern and midwestern region of the United States, with at least 15 lives lost.…
Four killed and 35 injured as tornado rips through US state of Iowa
Washington, May 23, (dpa/GNA) – Four people were killed and at least 35 more were injured after a tornado hit the US Midwest, Iowa authorities said on…
Nine dead in Mexico as wind topples stage at campaign event
Mexico City, May 23, (dpa/GNA) – Nine people died and scores more were injured as strong winds caused part of a stage to collapse during an election…
9 dead, 54 injured as wind causes stage collapse at Mexico election rally
May 23 (CNN/GNA) – Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was briefly taken to hospital after a stage collapsed under heavy winds at…
President Abinader re-elected in Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, May 20, (dpa/GNA) – Incumbent Luis Abinader has been re-elected in the first round of the presidential election in the Dominican Republic. The candidate of…
UNICEF says growing numbers of children attempt Darién Gap crossing
Mexico City, May 16, (dpa/GNA) – The UN children’s fund UNICEF on Wednesday said that more and more migrant children are attempting the life-threatening crossing of the…
Melinda French Gates is resigning from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
New York, May 13 (CNN/GNA) — Melinda French Gates said Monday she would resign as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that she has…
Reports: Heatwave in Mexico claims several lives
Mexico City, May 13, (dpa/GNA) – Parts of Mexico are currently experiencing a heatwave that has reportedly claimed dozens of lives. The state of Yucatán on the…
Man who received first pig kidney transplant dies
May 12 (BBC/GNA) – The first man to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died two months after the operation, the hospital…
Peru president’s brother held in corruption probe
May 11 (BBC/GNA) – The brother of Peru’s under-pressure president, Dina Boluarte, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a corruption network. Prosecutors…
Trump lawyer questions Stormy Daniels’ account of sex with Trump
New York, May 9 (Reuters/GNA) – Donald Trump’s lawyer sought to show inconsistencies in porn star Stormy Daniels’ various tellings of a 2006 sexual encounter…
U.S. Army opens administrative investigation after soldier is detained in Russia
WASHINGTON, May 8, (Xinhua/GNA) — The U.S. Army has opened an administrative investigation to gather facts related to a U.S. soldier, recently detained in…
Death toll from floods in southern Brazil rises to 107
Buenos Aires, May 9, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll from the severe flooding in southern Brazil has risen to 107, according to civil defence officials in the…
Death toll rises to 66 after severe flooding in southern Brazil
Berlin, May 6, (dpa/GNA) - The death toll in flooding in southern Brazil after days of heavy rain has risen to at least 66, civil defence authorities…
Three surfers including Australian brothers confirmed dead in Mexico
Mexico City, May 6, (dpa/GNA) – Three surfers from Australia and the United States who went missing in Mexico have been found dead, authorities confirmed on Monday.…
Death toll rises to 66 after severe flooding in southern Brazil
Berlin, May 6, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll in flooding in southern Brazil after days of heavy rain has risen to at least 66, civil defence authorities…
At least 10 dead as storms hit southern Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, May 2, (dpa/GNA) – At least 10 people have died and more than 20 are missing in severe flooding in the southern Brazilian state…
US lawmakers in Arizona repeal 160-year-old abortion ban
Washington, May 2, (dpa/GNA) – Arizona lawmakers on Wednesday repealed the permanent reintroduction of a 160-year-old abortion ban in the US state. In April, the state supreme court…
Judge finds Trump in contempt for violating gag order as trial continues
April 30 (CNN/GNA) – Judge Juan Merchan ruled Tuesday that nine of Trump’s posts breached his gag order. In the ruling, the judge said the…