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Colombians head to polls in tightest election in recent memory

June 20, 2022

Electoral authorities and soldiers approach a Colombian Air Force helicopter to transport voting material to distant areas, in Frontino, Antioquia department, Colombia, on June 16, 2022. (JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP) BOGOTA/BUCARAMANGA - Colombians will head to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president, choosing between a leftist former...

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Spain to draw up laws to abolish prostitution

June 9, 2022

A sex worker arrives at a petrol station in Chozas de Canales on April 22, 2020 amid a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. (OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) MADRID - Spain voted on Tuesday in favor of a proposal to draw up legislation to abolish...

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Britain prepares to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee

May 31, 2022

Jubilee flags and decorations are displayed in the streets of Bidford-On-Avon, central England, on May 27, 2022, as preparations get underway for the forthcoming Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II. (BEN STANSALL / AFP) LONDON - Britain will mark Queen Elizabeth's record-breaking 70 years on the throne this week...

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Jamaica PM tells UK island nation wants to be independent

March 25, 2022

The Duke of Cambridge Prince William (2-right) and wife Kate Middleton (right), Duchess of Cambridge meet with the Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness (2-left) and his wife Juliet Holness at the office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica on March 23, 2022. (RICARDO MAKYN / AFP) KINGSTON - Jamaican Prime...

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WHO: Too soon to treat COVID-19 like flu as Omicron spreads

January 12, 2022

A resident looks at the syringe after being inoculated with the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Quezon City, Philippines on Jan 11, 2022. Officials assume the local transmission of the highly contagious omicron variant is driving the current spike in COVID-19 cases as the government enforces...

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Thousands of flights canceled as Omicron mars Christmas

December 26, 2021

Travelers walk to a security check point at LaGuardia Airport in New York, on Dec 24, 2021. (YUKI IWAMURA / AFP) NEW YORK - Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,500 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant...

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Poland defies US, EU by passing contentious media law

August 13, 2021

Protesters hold up signs with the letters of Poland's main private TV network TVN, a US-owned broadcaster, as they demonstrate in Warsaw on August 10, 2021. (JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP) Poland risks undermining relations with the US and further antagonizing the European Union after the ruling party pushed through a...

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US Senate passes US$1.9t relief bill after marathon session

March 8, 2021

In this file image from video taken on Feb 12, 2021, senators and staff give a standing ovation to US Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman, shortly before voting to award him the Congressional Gold Medal for his actions during the Jan 6 riot, as the Senate took a break from...