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Solar-Powered Car Offers Escape from Fuel Lines in Venezuelan Oil Town

By Mariela Nava MARACAIBO, Venezuela, Sept 8 (Reuters) – In Maracaibo, the once wealthy Venezuelan oil city, two innovators are trying to push a new trend: small electric and solar-powered cars that offer an alternative for people fed up with regular fuel shortages and long lines as the gas station. José Cintron, a 43-year-old electrical […]

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Brazil Bans Sales of iPhones Without USB Power Adapters, Fines Apple

Image source, Getty Images Brazil says it is banning the sale of iPhones which do not include a power adapter. In a statement on Tuesday, Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security said it has fined Apple 12.275 million reais (£2.04m). Brazilian consumer agency Senacon said Apple’s decision not to include power adapters with new […]

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 Charged: Man and Girlfriend ‘Planned’ Argentina VP Attack

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News   Image source, Reuters Brenda Uliarte was detained on Sunday A judge in Argentina has charged a man and his girlfriend with attempting to kill Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner last week. Fernando Sabag Montiel, 35, and his girlfriend Brenda Uliarte, 23, deny involvement in the failed attack, when a […]

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Obituary: Queen Elizabeth II- A Life of Dedication to Her People

BBC The long reign of Queen Elizabeth II was marked by her strong sense of duty and her determination to dedicate her life to her throne and to her people. She became for many the one constant point in a rapidly changing world as British influence declined, society changed beyond recognition and the role of […]

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Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96 after 70 years on the throne

By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. The palace announced she died at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, where members of […]

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Royal Family Gathers in Balmoral Amid Concerns for Queen’s Health

Queen under medical supervision at Balmoral By Sean Coughlan, royal correspondent, & George Bowden BBC News The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle after doctors became concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace has said. All the Queen’s children are either at, or are travelling to, her Scottish estate near Aberdeen. “Following further evaluation […]

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WORLD VIEW: 4 Dead in Memphis Shooting, 2nd Canadian Massacre Suspect Dies, Report More than 1m Ukrainians Taken ro Russia, More

Today’s Headlines Police say Memphis shooting suspect killed 4 during rampage MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Memphis, Tennessee, said a man who drove around the city shooting at people, killing four, during an hours-long rampage that forced frightened…Read More Canada’s horrific knife rampage over as last suspect dies ROSTHERN, Saskatchewan (AP) — The last […]

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Haiti: One Dead as Angry Protesters Demand PM Henry Quit

AP Thousands of people in Haiti’s capital and other major cities organised new protests to demand safer streets, more affordable goods and the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. At least one person died in Port-au-Prince, and Zenith FM reporter Youly Destine reported getting hit by a rubber bullet while live on the radio. At […]

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‘Blondie’: Cuban Ana de Armas’ Becomes Marilyn Monroe

by compiled from agencies Edited By Buse Keskin   The highly anticipated movie “Blonde,” a biopic of Marilyn Monroe produced by Netflix, gets its world premiere at Venice Film Festival on Thursday, depicting a dark portrait of the 20th-century icon regarding childhood traumas. Cuban actress Ana de Armas has been chosen to perform this arduous […]

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Cuba to Assist Nigeria in Vaccine Production

By Sodiq Omolaoye, Abuja The Nigeria Guardian   The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Adeleke Mamora, has said that the Federal Government and the Republic of Cuba will collaborate in Vaccine production. The minister disclosed this when the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Clara Pulido, paid him a courtesy visit in his […]

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