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08 Oct, 2026
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Interpol crackdown on illegal mining, wildlife trafficking leads to 233 arrests
BOGOTA (AP): An international crackdown on environmental crime across Latin America and the Caribbean led to 233 arrests and uncovered links between large-scale Amazon deforestation and companies…
08 Oct, 2026
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WHO presses Russia over death of worker at plague institute
GENEVA (AP): A top official with the World Health Organization said it doesn’t know how a lab worker in Siberia died, and she urged Russia to provide more information about a case that prompted global…
08 Oct, 2026
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Hurricane Isaias expected to get stronger on its way to Florida, Alabama and Mississippi coasts
Isaias surged toward the US Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations, school closures and local government shutdowns in parts of Florida. …
08 Oct, 2026
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New US indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged by United States authorities with torture and other crimes in a new indictment unsealed Thursday that adds pressure on the…
08 Oct, 2026
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Trump administration suspending Microsoft from a green card programme, alleging fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a programme to apply for green cards for workers who come to the United States to live and work using…
08 Oct, 2026
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Trinidad’s PM warns of ‘hard policing’ under new Special Operations law
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has warned lawbreakers to leave communities where special operations will be implemented, saying her Government intends to use “hard policing…
07 Oct, 2026
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Quebec separatists win election, vow independence vote
TORONTO (AP): The separatist Parti Québécois (PQ) won Quebec’s provincial election Monday but fell short of enough seats to govern alone, returning to power with a promise to hold another referendum…
07 Oct, 2026
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Torture victim imprisoned for second time after being deported by US
MEXICO CITY (AP): A Nicaraguan exile who was imprisoned and tortured after protesting against the government was deported by the US back to his country, where he was immediately imprisoned once again…
07 Oct, 2026
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Premier seeks to trademark her voice to combat AI deepfakes
ROME (AP): Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union’s (EU) Intellectual Property Office, seeking to protect herself against AI-generated deepfakes. The…