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Minister ‘pissed off’ as Canadians’ family members blocked from leaving Gaza
Immigration minister Marc Miller frustrated by impasse over list of about 1,000 people trapped in Palestinian...
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Brazil starts mass vaccination amid upsurge in dengue fever
Emergency measures taken as 364,855 cases of mosquito-borne infection reported this year, a fourfold increase on...
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Former Canadian police intelligence head sentenced to 14 years for leaking secrets
Cameron Ortis was convicted of passing secret material in a case that shocked the Canadian intelligence...
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Former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera dies in helicopter crash
Minister says Piñera’s body recovered from scene of crash in lake near southern town of Lago...
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Chile wildfires death toll rises to 131
Fires in Valparaíso said to be country’s deadliest disaster since 2010 earthquakeThe death toll from wildfires...
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‘Like a war zone’: Chile wildfire death toll reaches 123 amid race to clear rubble
Death count for Chile’s worst natural disaster in years expected to climb as official two-day mourning...
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Nayib Bukele re-elected as El Salvador president in landslide win
Voters reward Bukele for gang crackdown that has transformed security in central American countryEl Salvador’s president,...
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At least 112 dead as authorities struggle to contain forest fires in Chile
People told to evacuate homes as quickly as possible and curfews declared in cities most heavily...
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Forest fires in Chile cause multiple deaths and widespread destruction
At least 46 people reported dead as dozens of fires sweep across central and southern regions,...
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Argentina’s lower house votes for Javier Milei’s sweeping reform package
Far-right president’s measures aimed at tackling the country’s severe economic problems passed easily despite public protestsArgentina’s...
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Raccoon plunges parts of Toronto into darkness after mishap at power utility
Mammal ‘made contact with equipment’, disrupting a subway line and shutting off water in latest escapade...
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Murder charges upgraded for Canada man who allegedly sent ‘suicide kits’
Kenneth Law now faces 14 counts in Ontario of first-degree murder and 14 counts of counselling...
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Machu Picchu train line reopens after protesters strike deal to readmit tourists
Access to Incan site in Peruvian Andes restored after dispute over new electronic rail ticketing systemPeruvian...
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Fell off the back of an iceberg: stuffed 500lb polar bear stolen in Canada heist
Thieves haul off taxidermy animal from resort hotel in northern Alberta that had previously lost two...
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‘Let’s find out’: shipwreck mysteriously appears on Newfoundland coast
Residents of tiny coastal community of Cape Ray excited by discovery of what appears to be...
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Police raid villa of Jair Bolsonaro as part of spying investigation
Ex-president’s family retreat targeted early on Monday as nine search warrants executed in other parts of...
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Jack Russell terrier who loves to surf makes a splash on beaches of Peru
Four-year-old dog named Efruz ‘loves the sea’, according to his owner, and often perches on a...
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Kenya high court rules against plan to deploy hundreds of police to Haiti
Judge says UN-backed proposals to tackle gangs in Caribbean country contravene Kenya’s constitutionKenya’s high court has...
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BHP and Vale ordered to pay $15bn in damages for 2015 Brazil dam collapse
Mining companies and their joint venture Samarco ordered by Brazilian judge to pay AU$14.7bn over disaster...
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Brazilian police raid Bolsonaro ally’s home over illegal spying allegations
Alexandre Ramagem ran Brazil’s intelligence agency under Bolsonaro, allegedly using spyware to track political opponentsFederal police...
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Argentinians stage nationwide strike against Javier Milei’s far-right agenda
Tens of thousands of marchers take to streets as schools and businesses close in protest at...
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Canadian firm under fire for supplying equipment for Alabama execution
Private equity firm Onex Corp partly owns company that makes mask for use in untested nitrogen...
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Judge rebukes Trudeau for ‘not justified’ use of Emergencies Act to break convoy
Canadian court rules government was ‘unreasonable’ when it used sweeping powers to block truckers protesting against...
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Three killed and four critical after British Columbia ski-helicopter crash
Survivors taken to hospital after aircraft carrying group of heli-skiers went down in rugged backcountry on...