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Power restored to most of Puerto Rico: utility 01 Jan 2025 - 05:53 pm
Residential buildings and a hotel are seen in the dark in San Juan, Puerto Rico after a major power outage hit the island on December 31, 2024. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP)
Ten dead as man drives truck into New Year crowd in New Orleans 01 Jan 2025 - 04:36 pm
Police cordon off the intersection of Canal Street and Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Matthew HINTON / AFP)
10 dead, 30 injured as vehicle hits crowd in New Orleans: city authorities 01 Jan 2025 - 03:10 pm
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Strangers in the night: Celebrating 2025 in New York city 01 Jan 2025 - 10:50 am
Revelers celebrate the New Year at Times Square in New York City, just after midnight on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP)
Panama marks canal handover anniversary in shadow of Trump threat 31 Dec 2024 - 10:55 pm
Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino gives a speech during the ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the United States' handover of the interoceanic Panama Canal to Panama, in Panama City on December 31, 2024. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP)
US farmers fret over Trump's deportation plans 31 Dec 2024 - 05:42 pm
An almond remains on a tree after harvest on Del Bosque Farms in Firebaugh, California, on December 17, 2024. (Photo by David Swanson / AFP)
World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil, and Trump 31 Dec 2024 - 10:26 am
Photo used for representational purposes. Children ride their bicycle past a New Year 2025 numerals decoration made of plastic flowers in Hanoi on December 30, 2024. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP.
Venezuela fines TikTok $10 million over viral challenge deaths 30 Dec 2024 - 11:47 pm
The second vice president of Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), Tania D'Amelio (C), speaks about a fine imposed on the social network TikTok at the TSJ building in Caracas on December 30, 2024. (Photo by Federico Parra / AFP)
Argentina charges five over death of singer Liam Payne 30 Dec 2024 - 08:29 pm
A fan holds a doll looking like the late British singer Liam Payne as she attends to pay tribute at the Obelisco in Buenos Aires on October 17, 2024. Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP
Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100 30 Dec 2024 - 08:13 am
(Files) Former President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd at the Democratic National Convention 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, on August 25, 2008. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
World leaders praise Jimmy Carter's legacy; Biden declares January 9 national day of mourning 30 Dec 2024 - 08:05 am
A memorial sprung up at The Carter Presidential Center following the death of Jimmy Carter on December 29, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Megan Varner/Getty Images/AFP
Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100: US media 30 Dec 2024 - 12:33 am
File photo: Former president Jimmy Carter, along with family members, arrives for the funeral of former first lady Rosalynn Carter last year / Washington Post
Suriname ex-dictator died of liver failure, autopsy shows 29 Dec 2024 - 07:28 pm
(FILES) Suriname's former President Desi Bouterse speaks during a rally at his NDP party centre, where he asked supporters to calmly wait for the High Court of Justice verdict in his appeals case against the Court Martial, in Paramaribo, on December 16, 2023. (Photo by Ranu Abhelakh / AFP)
Some Americans in Panama reject Trump's canal threat 29 Dec 2024 - 07:02 pm
A cargo ship sails through the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in Colon City, Panama, on December 28, 2024. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP)
Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row over worker visas 29 Dec 2024 - 09:10 am
US President-elect Donald Trump is driven from the Trump International Golf Club in a convoy of vehicles on December 28, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images/AFP
US homelessness hits new record in 2024: report 28 Dec 2024 - 02:14 pm
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Bird flu mutated inside US patient, raising concern 28 Dec 2024 - 02:11 pm
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Move over Mercedes: Chinese cars grab Mexican market share 28 Dec 2024 - 11:14 am
Detail of a Chinese-made Changan car at a dealership in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico, on December 7, 2024. (Photo by Alfredo Estrella / AFP)