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Month: June 2024

A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s next president and its first woman leader in more than 200 years of independence, captured the post by promising continuity. The 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor and lifelong leftist ran a disciplined campaign capitalizing on her predecessor’s popularity. But Mexicans will look to

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Parliament speaker in Georgia signs into law a bill that critics say curbs media freedom

By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The speaker of Georgia’s parliament says he signed into law a divisive measure that has drawn weeks of protests by critics who say it will curb media freedom and hurt Georgia’s chances of joining the European Union. Speaker Shalva Papuashvili acted after the legislature, controlled by

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South Korea plans to nullify peace deal to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea announced Monday it’ll suspend a rapprochement deal with North Korea to punish it over its launches of trash-carrying balloons, even after the North said it would halt its balloon campaign. Over several days, North Korea flew hundreds of balloons to drop trash and

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López Obrador celebra la victoria de Sheinbaum: “El pueblo de México decidió libre y democráticamente”

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, celebró que la candidata oficialista Claudia Sheinbaum resultara ganadora de la Presidencia de México en los resultados preliminares reportados este domingo por el Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE). “Hoy es un día de gloria porque el pueblo de México decidió libre y democráticamente

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Tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan are affected by ongoing flash floods, UNICEF says

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency says tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan remain affected by ongoing flash floods, especially in the north and west. Unusually heavy seasonal rains have been wreaking havoc on multiple parts of the country, killing hundreds of people and destroying property and crops.

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Claudia Sheinbaum gana las elecciones a la Presidencia de México, según resultados oficiales preliminares

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La candidata oficialista Claudia Sheinbaum es la ganadora de las elecciones presidenciales de México, de acuerdo con los resultados preliminares reportados este domingo por el Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE). Sheinbaum —quien será la primera mujer al frente del Gobierno de México— tuvo entre 58,3% y 60,7% de la votación, según

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Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II

OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch a hole in Adolf Hitler’s defenses in western Europe and change the course of World War II. With veterans and world dignitaries gathering

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