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Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada 22 Aug 2024 - 08:58 pm
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his Defense Minister Jose Mucio (left) and Brazilian Army Commander General Tomas Miguel Ribeiro attend a ceremony commemorating Soldier's Day at the Army Headquarters in Brasilia on August 22, 2024. (Photo by Sergio Lima / AFP)
Heat dome moves into Texas with record highs expected 22 Aug 2024 - 12:01 am
A child sits near a fountain at the National Gallery of Art Pavilion Cafe in Washington, DC, on August 20, 2024. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images/AFP)
Trump to hold first outdoor rally since shooting 21 Aug 2024 - 06:31 pm
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at the Livingston County Sheriff's Office in Howell, Michigan, August 20, 2024. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP)
Brazilians 'struggling to breathe' as Amazon burns 21 Aug 2024 - 12:27 pm
Aerial view of an area of Amazon rainforest deforested by illegal fire in the municipality of Labrea, Amazonas State, Brazil on August 20, 2024. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
'Yes she can:' Obama says US ready for a Harris presidency 21 Aug 2024 - 11:56 am
Former US President Barack Obama speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 20, 2024 (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing 20 Aug 2024 - 10:21 pm
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin reacts as he listens to the judge announce his sentence of twenty two and a half years in prison for murder in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 25, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
US sanctions ex-Haiti president Martelly for drug trafficking 20 Aug 2024 - 05:57 pm
(FILES) Haitian President Michel Martelly awaits the ceremonial signing of an agreement to install a transitional government on February 6, 2016 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP)
Panama deports first migrants from Darien Gap under US deal 20 Aug 2024 - 05:40 pm
A Colombian migrant, with his hands and feet handcuffed, climbs a plane at the Albrook Gelabert airport in Panama City on August 20, 2024, during his deportation. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP)
Biden takes inaugural flight in long-delayed new 'Marine One' helicopter 19 Aug 2024 - 11:21 pm
US President Joe Biden arrives to board Air Force One as he depart Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on August 19, 2024. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Trump shares doctored images showing Taylor Swift support 19 Aug 2024 - 10:33 pm
Pic source: @ArtCandee on X
Paraguayan lawmaker killed in shootout with drug agents: police 19 Aug 2024 - 09:08 pm
View from Paraguay captured August 17, 2024. (Photo by DANIEL DUARTE / AFP)
Republicans launch Biden impeachment report 19 Aug 2024 - 06:54 pm
US President Joe Biden exits his motorcade to board Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, on August 18, 2024. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
Biden to pass torch to Harris in bittersweet convention farewell 19 Aug 2024 - 06:09 pm
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden steps off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on August 18, 2024. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
US talk show host Phil Donahue dead at 88 19 Aug 2024 - 05:55 pm
(FILES) Phil Donahue, former host of
Harris bets America is ready for first Black woman president 18 Aug 2024 - 11:04 pm
Democratic presidential candidate, US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to a campaign event at Wright Bros. Aero, Inc in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 18, 2024. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images / AFP) 
Tropical Storm Ernesto sends powerful swells, rip currents to US East Coast 18 Aug 2024 - 10:30 pm
This satellite image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Ernesto at 14:50 Zulu on August 17, 2024. (Photo by Handout / NOAA/GOES / AFP)
Hurricane Ernesto downgraded to tropical storm as it exits Bermuda 18 Aug 2024 - 10:05 am
This satellite image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Ernesto at 14:50 Zulu on August 17, 2024. Photo by Handout / NOAA/GOES / AFP
Social media platform X to shutter local operations in Brazil 17 Aug 2024 - 09:47 pm
(FILES) X owner Elon Musk speaks at the 27th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on May 6, 2024. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)