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03 Sep, 2026
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British police probing theft of 70,000 pints of Guinness beer
LONDON (AP) – British police have a stout task ahead: recovering 70,000 pints worth of stolen Guinness. Two trailer truckloads of the famously creamy dark beer valued at 115,000 pounds (US$155,000)…
03 Sep, 2026
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Iran strikes Gulf neighbours after US attack
DUBAI (AP): Iran fired on US allies in the Gulf early yesterday following a night of American bombardment that Iranian state media says included a deadly strike on a wedding party. The latest violence…
03 Sep, 2026
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Reports split over whether forced contraception of Indigenous women, girls was genocide
NUUK (AP): Two reports investigating the forcible contraception of thousands of Indigenous women and girls in Greenland by Danish health authorities for decades were split over whether the practice…
03 Sep, 2026
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Electoral court sets new standards for AI deepfakes
SAO PAULO (AP): Brazil’s top electoral court set new standards for what it will consider to be artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes in political advertising, a move aimed at curbing…
03 Sep, 2026
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Parents in Bermuda urged to register school children with asthma
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The Bermuda government is urging parents with students to have them registered with the Bermuda Student Asthma Registry after a survey last year showed that 29 students were…
03 Sep, 2026
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Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the…
03 Sep, 2026
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St Kitts PM says he is in good spirits despite undisclosed illness
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – St Kitts Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew Thursday said he remains in “good spirits” and is continuing to “get fully active, fully conscious and in stable condition” as…
03 Sep, 2026
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US hits Cuba with new sanctions as island’s crises multiply
HAVANA (AP) — The United States government on Thursday slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island’s economy and deepen its multiple crises. Among those hit with sanctions…
02 Sep, 2026
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US oil giant Chevron confirms it will expand operations in Venezuela
NEW YORK (AP) – Oil giant Chevron confirmed that it will expand its operations in Venezuela, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation's oil…