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'Doctor of the poor' becomes Venezuela's first saint 25 Feb 2025 - 11:03 pm
File: A woman holds a portrait of Venezuelan doctor Jose Gregorio Hernandez, also called
'Special govt employee': Elon Musk to attend Trump's first cabinet meeting 25 Feb 2025 - 10:36 pm
Elon Musk, shown in the Oval Office at the White House earlier this month. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Trump says tariffs on Mexico, Canada to "go forward" 25 Feb 2025 - 12:35 am
US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room to the White House in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Macron, Trump vow to work together on Ukraine, despite differences 24 Feb 2025 - 11:58 pm
US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands at the end of a joint press conference in the East Room to the White House in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP)
South Carolina to carry out first US firing squad execution since 2010 24 Feb 2025 - 11:14 pm
This undated handout image provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Brad Sigmon. (Photo by Handout / South Carolina Department of Corrections / AFP) 
Apple says to invest $500 bn in US over four years, hire 20,000 staff 24 Feb 2025 - 04:45 pm
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Apple says to invest $500 bn in US over four years, hire 20,000 staff 24 Feb 2025 - 03:19 pm
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Gunmen kill eight in central Mexico 24 Feb 2025 - 12:48 pm
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Trump gets rock star welcome at conservative convention 23 Feb 2025 - 03:46 pm
US President Donald Trump dances after speaking at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on February 22, 2025. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP)
Video: Death toll doubles to six in Peru food court roof collapse 23 Feb 2025 - 03:43 pm
This handout picture released by Regional Government of La Libertad shows damages after the roof of a shopping mall collapsed in Trujillo, Peru on February 22, 2025. Photo by Larry CAMPOS / Peru's Regional Government of La Libertad / AFP
Musk says all US govt staff must justify their work or lose jobs 23 Feb 2025 - 08:11 am
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Pentagon says will cut civilian workforce by at least 5% 22 Feb 2025 - 12:34 pm
(Files) US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a press conference at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Warsaw on February 14, 2025. (Photo by Wojtek Radwanski / AFP)
On $15 a month, Venezuela's teachers live hand to mouth 22 Feb 2025 - 12:21 pm
A teacher browses clothes inside a second-hand run by the Venezuelan Teachers' Federation (FVM) in Caracas, on February 17, 2025. (Photo by Pedro Mattey / AFP)
At least 3 dead, 74 injured after food court roof collapses in Peru 22 Feb 2025 - 09:04 am
This handout picture released by La Libertad Police Region shows rescue teams working at the scene of the accident in Trujillo, Peru on February 21, 2025. (Photo by Handout / La Libertad Police Region / AFP)
US Supreme Court upholds pause on Trump firing watchdog head 22 Feb 2025 - 08:56 am
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British journalist missing for 11 days in Brazil 20 Feb 2025 - 12:14 am
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US to designate several drug cartels as 'terrorist' groups: document 19 Feb 2025 - 10:42 pm
This handout picture released on February 17, 2025, by the Mexican Army shows Mexican soldiers dressed in biosecurity suits dismantling a drug production laboratory in Cosala, Sinaloa State, Mexico. (Photo by Handout / MEXICAN ARMY / AFP)
Ecuador says will ask allied countries for special forces to fight drug gangs 19 Feb 2025 - 10:25 pm
A handout picture released by Ecuador's Presidency Press Office shows President Daniel Noboa giving an interview with the journalist Mauricio Ayora at a local TV channel in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on February 18, 2025. (Photo by Handout / Ecuador's Presidency press office / AFP)