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Death toll in Brazil flooding rises to 66, at least 101 missing 05 May 2024 - 04:02 pm
People and policemen carry the body of a victim after an explosion at a petrol station in Porto Alegre, Rio da Grande do State, Brazil on May 4, 2024.
Polls open in Panama presidential vote 05 May 2024 - 03:52 pm
Voters queue at a polling station set at the Atlapa Convention Centre in Panama City on May 5, 2024, during Panama's presidential election. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP)
Mexican prosecutors say likely recovered bodies of 2 Australians, 1 American missing 05 May 2024 - 12:03 am
A rescue worker prepares to descend into a waterhole where human remains were found near La Bocana Beach, Santo Tomas delegation, in Ensenada, Baja California State, Mexico, on May 3, 2024. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP)
US airport officers discover bag of small snakes in passenger's pants 04 May 2024 - 07:34 pm
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Mexican officials say 3 bodies recovered in Baja California during search for 3 missing foreigners 04 May 2024 - 05:43 pm
Aerial view showing Mexican marines and National Guard officers standing guard as rescue workers, forensics, and prosecutors work in a waterhole where human remains were found near La Bocana Beach, Santo Tomas delegation in Ensenada, Baja California State, Mexico, on May 3, 2024. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP)
Death toll in southern Brazil flood rises to 56: official 04 May 2024 - 03:46 pm
People observe a flooded street at the historical center of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, brazil on May 3, 2024. (Photo by Anselmo Cunha / AFP)
Dams strain as water, death toll keep rising in south Brazil 04 May 2024 - 02:53 pm
Grab from a handout video released by the Sao Paulo Civil Defense showing the flooded Taquari river bridge, which is part of the BR-396 highway that connects the cities of Lageado and Estrela, in the region of Vale do Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil on May 3, 2024. (Photo by Handout / Sao Paulo Civil Defense / AFP)
Heavy rains over Texas have led to water rescues, school cancellations and orders to evacuate 03 May 2024 - 07:33 pm
THE WOODLANDS, Texas - MAY 3: A general view of Insperity signage in the water on the 18th hole during the first round of the Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands Golf Club on May 3, 2024 in The Woodlands, Texas. Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Death toll from rain, flooding in southern Brazil rises to 13 02 May 2024 - 09:25 pm
A team of firefighters work at a flooded street in the city center of Sao Sebastiao do Cai, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil on May 2, 2024. Photo by Anselmo Cunha / AFP
Body of 5th missing worker found more than a month after Baltimore bridge collapse, officials say 02 May 2024 - 07:09 pm
Part of the steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of the container ship Dali after the bridge collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP
Police clear UCLA protest encampment in campus unrest over Gaza 02 May 2024 - 06:37 pm
A Pro-Palestinian protestor waves a flag in an encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus on May 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Eric Thayer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
US novelist Paul Auster dies aged 77 02 May 2024 - 12:34 am
(FILES) US writer Paul Auster looks on in Lyon on January 16, 2018. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)
Colombia's president says country will break diplomatic relations with Israel over Gaza war 01 May 2024 - 10:26 pm
Colombian President Gustavo Pestro delivers a speech during a May Day (Labor Day) rally in Bogota on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP)
Heavy rains in Brazil’s south kill at least 8 people, leave 21 missing, civil defense says 01 May 2024 - 07:52 pm
Chairs lie amid mud and debris inside a house partially destroyed by heavy rains in Sinimbu, in the Vale do Rio Pardo region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Anselmo Cunha / AFP)
US private sector job growth higher than expected: ADP 01 May 2024 - 04:46 pm
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Ford recalls Maverick pickups in US 01 May 2024 - 04:04 pm
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Plastic pollution talks move closer to world-first pact 30 Apr 2024 - 10:24 am
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Iconic former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says he has esophageal cancer 29 Apr 2024 - 08:28 pm
(FILES) Uruguayan former President Jose Mujica gestures during a ceremony where he was honored for his contribution to the Colombian peace process in Montevideo on February 16, 2023. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)