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Mexico sends marines to seize part of private rail line

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Mexico sends marines to seize part of private rail line

calico 05/19/2023

The Mexican government sent in marines Friday to take over part of a private railway line in...

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Ghanaian officials believe $3B IMF loan will ‘reset’ economy, ease hardship

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Ghanaian officials believe $3B IMF loan will ‘reset’ economy, ease hardship

calico 05/19/2023

Ghanian officials said Thursday that the $3 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout approved for the West...

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Nigerian doctors begin 5-day strike demanding better working conditions

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Nigerian doctors begin 5-day strike demanding better working conditions

calico 05/19/2023

Doctors in Nigerian public hospitals on Wednesday kicked off a five-day strike to demand better conditions, leading...

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Obama, Colbert now among 500 Americans banned from Russia

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Obama, Colbert now among 500 Americans banned from Russia

calico 05/19/2023

Former President Barack Obama and “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert are among 500 Americans banned from entering...

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Serbian leadership holds rally in defiance of mass gun violence protests

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Serbian leadership holds rally in defiance of mass gun violence protests

calico 05/19/2023

Tens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital on Friday for a third time in a...

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Slovak court acquits businessman in retrial over 2018 murder of journalist

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Slovak court acquits businessman in retrial over 2018 murder of journalist

calico 05/19/2023

A Slovakian court acquitted for a second time Marian Kocner who was accused of being behind the 2018...

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Zimbabwe releases over 4,000 prisoners under amnesty to reduce overcrowding

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Zimbabwe releases over 4,000 prisoners under amnesty to reduce overcrowding

calico 05/19/2023

Zimbabwe began releasing over 4,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty hoping to ease overcrowding in jails.  Former...

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Sudan’s top army general fires former deputy turned paramilitary leader in symbolic gesture

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Sudan’s top army general fires former deputy turned paramilitary leader in symbolic gesture

calico 05/19/2023

In a symbolic gesture, Sudan’s top army general on Friday fired a paramilitary leader — his former...

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Tourist shot to death in popular Mexican resort town days after another tourist killed in machete attack

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Tourist shot to death in popular Mexican resort town days after another tourist killed in machete attack

calico 05/19/2023

A Canadian tourist has been shot and killed in a Mexican beach town just days after a...

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French high court issues decision supporting AI-powered surveillance cameras for Paris Olympics

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French high court issues decision supporting AI-powered surveillance cameras for Paris Olympics

calico 05/19/2023

The highest constitutional court in France issued a decision Wednesday supporting the use of AI-powered surveillance cameras...

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