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Cuba struggling to keep professionals from leaving
August 16, 2017
Cuba struggling to keep professionals from leaving
Calle Marti is a modest half-mile boulevard split by a simple winding flagstone path that’s bracketed by green grass, pine…
China tells US, North Korea to ‘hit the brakes’ on threats
August 16, 2017
China tells US, North Korea to ‘hit the brakes’ on threats
China is telling the US and North Korea to “hit the brakes” on threatening words and actions and work toward…
Defiant Trump renews criticism of ‘both sides’ in protest
August 16, 2017
Defiant Trump renews criticism of ‘both sides’ in protest
President Donald Trump defiantly blamed “both sides” for the weekend violence between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators in Virginia, seeking to…
The Latest: 600 estimated missing in Sierra Leone mudslides
August 15, 2017
The Latest: 600 estimated missing in Sierra Leone mudslides
The Red Cross estimates that 600 people are still missing as the death toll from massive mudslides in Sierra Leone’s…
3,000 firefighters in Portugal combat raging wildfires
August 15, 2017
3,000 firefighters in Portugal combat raging wildfires
Around 3,000 firefighters in Portugal were struggling to put out more than 150 wildfires raging across the country Tuesday, as…
US vet returns dead Japanese soldier’s flag
August 15, 2017
US vet returns dead Japanese soldier’s flag
Tatsuya Yasue buried his face into the flag and smelled it. Then he held the 93-year-old hands that brought this…
Hong Kong activist arrested over allegation of stapled legs
August 15, 2017
Hong Kong activist arrested over allegation of stapled legs
The strange case of a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who claimed mainland Chinese agents stapled his legs as a warning…
Zimbabwe’s Grace Mugabe turns herself into South African police: TV
August 15, 2017
Zimbabwe’s Grace Mugabe turns herself into South African police: TV
Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, handed herself in to South African police on Tuesday after reports she had assaulted a…
The Latest: Trump asked to fire 3 White House staffers
August 15, 2017
The Latest: Trump asked to fire 3 White House staffers
The leaders of four minority House caucus groups have written a letter to President Donald Trump calling for the…
Hungry Venezuelans turn to Colombia for a plate of food
August 15, 2017
Hungry Venezuelans turn to Colombia for a plate of food
Under a scorching sun just a short walk from Colombia’s border with Venezuela, hundreds of hungry men, women and children…