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August 18, 2026
Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in an attack on a southern Philippine high school campus that he…
August 17, 2026
Avocado pickers welcome restart of exports to US, but security fears remain
SANTA ANA ZIROSTO (AP) — It didn’t take long for Mexican avocado picker Francisco Isidro to get back to work after authorities announced the lifting of a US security alert that temporarily halted…
August 17, 2026
Thieves steal Renaissance artworks in Sicilian museum heist
MILAN (AP) Thieves stole four works attributed to the Sicilian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina from a regional museum in the Sicilian city of Messina on the Italian Ferragosto holiday, the…
August 17, 2026
Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary is inaugurated in a small village
KONOTOPIE (AP) An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe’s tallest was inaugurated on Saturday in a small Polish village, in the presence of legendary anti-communist leader…
August 17, 2026
US revokes thousands of visas amid establishment of task force to end ‘birth tourism’
WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States government says it has revoked over 175,000 visas to foreign nationals as the Donald Trump administration establishes a task force for ending what it described as…
August 17, 2026
Power outages in town in Guyana blamed on demand surge and El Niño conditions
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Power outages affecting the town of Linden, Guyana's second-largest city, have been attributed to an unprecedented surge in electricity demand, compounded by…
August 17, 2026
States take Meta to trial in California in biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California. States are seeking extensive financial…
August 16, 2026
At US colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer science
The Associated Press: With no background in coding, Faith Maeba, a psychology major, was reluctant when her mother first suggested she enrol in classes on artificial intelligence. But the senior at…
August 16, 2026
After an earthquake, how long can trapped people survive?
NEW YORK (AP): For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air. If their injuries aren’t too severe, victims can…