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By Isabel Woodford, Carlos Vargas and Gabriel Araujo MEXICO CITY/BOGOTA/SAO PAULO -Latin America’s new “pink tide” is gaining pace after Colombia elected its first leftist leader Gustavo Petro, with Brazil …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it is expanding monkeypox testing capacity to five commercial laboratory companies amid rising cases. As of Tuesday, there have been …

FRANKFURT – A targeted oral drug combination by Novartis won U.S. approval for use in a wide range of advanced solid tumours that are driven by a certain genetic contributor, …

LONDON -Britain introduced a new tranche of trade sanctions against Russia on Thursday, a notice published on the government website said. The ‘Notice to Exporters’ listed new measures including prohibitions …

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has repealed COVID-19 restrictions on mask-wearing in indoor public spaces, limits on the size of gatherings and entry requirements at its borders, a notice in the …

By Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye SYDNEY – Australia will push its mining industry to set up a register of sexual harassment perpetrators to help rein in abuse, a cabinet …

(Reuters) – American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was in danger of drowning after losing consciousness in the pool at the world championships in Budapest on Wednesday before being rescued by …

By Daniel Trotta and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The Texas school district police chief who has come under withering criticism for the police response to the Uvalde school massacre has been …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK -Ghislaine Maxwell should be sentenced to between 30 and 55 years in prison after being convicted of helping the sex offender and globetrotting financier Jeffrey …

(Reuters) -Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and actress Jerry Hall are getting a divorce, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Murdoch got married …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – Lev Parnas, a onetime associate of Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, should serve between six and eight years in prison for violating …

The Space Force Gets Its Own Spy Agency Micaela Burrow on June 22, 2022 The U.S. Space Force announced that the service’s new intelligence agency, the National Space Intelligence Center, …

SHEFFIELD: The People That Botched Inflation Now Want You To Believe They Can Avoid Recession. Fat Chance! Carrie Sheffield on June 22, 2022 Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell — who …

‘We’re In A Revolutionary Period’: Victor Davis Hanson Issues Dire Prediction For Future Of America Harold Hutchison on June 22, 2022 Historian Victor Davis Hanson told Fox News host Tucker …

College Enrollment Plummets, Losing 1.3 Million Students In 2 Years Reagan Reese on June 22, 2022 U.S. college enrollment dropped by nearly 1.3 million students in the past two years, …

Priests Gunned Down, Tourists Kidnapped Near US Border In Mexico Jennie Taer on June 22, 2022 Mexican authorities are investigating the recent murders of two priests and the kidnappings of …

Trump-Backed Candidates Lose Badly In Key GOP Primaries Kenlee Foskey on June 22, 2022 Tuesday’s primary and runoff elections saw two Trump-backed candidates suffer massive losses as the former president’s …

Chicago Criminals Encouraged To Make A Run For It With New Police Policy Blake Mauro on June 22, 2022 The City of Chicago has implemented a new policy that prohibits …

SUSSER: Democrats Torched The Economy. Now They Want To Raise Taxes Ben Susser on June 22, 2022 While strolling on the beach this week, President Biden told fawning reporters he …

CNN Dumps More Cold Water On Chances Jan. 6 Show Will Lead To Trump Indictment Harold Hutchison on June 22, 2022 A CNN host and guest said Wednesday that the …

‘Stop Complaining’: WaPo Personal Finance Adviser Dismisses Americans Suffering From Inflation Harold Hutchison on June 22, 2022 A Washington Post columnist told Americans to “stop complaining” about the effects of …

CBP Officers Seize Enough Fentanyl To Kill Over 12 Million People Jennie Taer on June 22, 2022 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the California-Mexico border recently made a …

Feminists Open Shelter For Migrants In Mexico Hoping To Enter The US Jennie Taer on June 22, 2022 An anti-abortion feminist organization recently opened a shelter for migrant women in …

Congressional Republicans Look To Designate Jane’s Revenge Attacks As Domestic Terrorism Blake Mauro on June 22, 2022 Republican lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and …