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Trump to be booked at infamous Atlanta jail 23 Aug 2023 - 08:59 am
A Fulton County Sheriff officer stands at an entrance to the Fulton County Jail on August 22, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP
Some Canadian wildfire evacuees return home as cooler weather brings relief 22 Aug 2023 - 10:18 pm
Performer Spandy Andy entertains families of evacuees from the Northwest Territories at the REMAX Field in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on August 21, 2023. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov / AFP)
Trump surrender to overshadow Republican debate 22 Aug 2023 - 06:27 pm
File photo: US President Donald Trump arrives to announce a new immigration proposal, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on May 16, 2019. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Socialist, surprise right-wing candidate head to Ecuador runoff 21 Aug 2023 - 08:43 pm
This combination of pictures created on August 21, 2023 shows Ecuadorian presidential candidates Luisa Gonzalez (L) for the Movimiento Revolucion Ciudadana party and Daniel Noboa, for the National Democratic Action party, during a presidential debate in Quito, on August 13, 2023. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP)
Ecuador votes to stop oil drilling in Amazon reserve 21 Aug 2023 - 06:51 pm
An Indigenous woman casts her vote at a polling station in Tarqui, canton of Cuenca, Azuay Province, during the Ecuadorean presidential election and referendum on mining and petroleum, on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Cristina Vega Rhor / AFP)
Biden heads to Hawaii to view damage, meet survivors 21 Aug 2023 - 02:25 pm
US President Joe Biden waves as he departs from Our Lady of Tahoe Catholic Church in Zephyr Cove, Nevada on August 19, 2023. Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP
'Ready to run' Canadian town braces for wildfires 21 Aug 2023 - 12:43 pm
The Kelowna airport remains shutdown and covered in smoke as nearby the McDougall Creek and other wildfires continue to burn in Kelowna, British Columbia, on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Paige Taylor White / AFP)
Four climbers die on Mexico's tallest mountain 21 Aug 2023 - 10:03 am
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Tropical Storm Hilary bears down on California 21 Aug 2023 - 09:21 am
A car is partially submerged in floodwaters as Tropical Storm Hilary moves through the area on August 20, 2023 in Cathedral City, California. Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Bernardo Arevalo: From the shadows to Guatemala's presidency 21 Aug 2023 - 08:54 am
Guatemalan presidential candidate for the Movimiento Semilla party, Bernardo Arevalo, and his Vice President Karin Herrera celebrate the results of the presidential run-off election in Guatemala City, on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Luis Acosta / AFP)
Guatemala dark horse Arevalo wins presidential election 21 Aug 2023 - 08:46 am
Supporters of Guatemalan presidential candidate for the Semilla party, Bernardo Arevalo, celebrate the results of the presidential run-off election in Guatemala City, on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Johan Ordonez / AFP)
Guatemalans head to the polls, hoping their new leader will bring real change 20 Aug 2023 - 08:12 pm
An Indigenous woman casts her vote at a polling station in the municipality of San Juan Sacatepequez, during the Guatemalan presidential run-off election on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Luis Acosta / AFP)
Severe weather set to boost US disaster funding needs, FEMA says 20 Aug 2023 - 07:13 pm
A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) agent is seen as search and recovery team members check charred buildings and cars in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, on August 18, 2023. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)
Hilary weakens to tropical storm heading for California 20 Aug 2023 - 06:57 pm
People stand on a pier over the Pacific Ocean with Tropical Storm Hilary approaching in San Diego County on August 20, 2023 in Imperial Beach, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/ AFP)
Hilary’s rains reach California where flooding is forecast 20 Aug 2023 - 05:53 pm
People surf as clouds past shortly after sunset at Ocean Beach with Hurricane Hilary approaching on August 19, 2023 in San Diego, California. (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Western Canada wildfires force tens of thousands to flee 20 Aug 2023 - 11:32 am
A “thank you all firefighters” sign is put in the front window of a house near Shannon Lake as the nearby McDougall Creek wildfires continue in West Kelowna, British Columbia on August 19, 2023. (Photo by Paige Taylor White / AFP)
US southwest on high alert as Hurricane Hilary climbs Mexico coast 20 Aug 2023 - 09:47 am
General view of the Medano beach in Los Cabos, Baja California State, Mexico, during the passage of Hurricane Hilary, on August 19, 2023. Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP
Hurricane Hilary threatens 'catastrophic and life-threatening' flooding in Mexico and California 19 Aug 2023 - 06:56 pm
A man walks along a street in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California State, Mexico, as rain and gusts of wind of Hurricane Hilary reach the area, on August 19, 2023. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP)

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