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21 May, 2026
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Cuba condemns ‘despicable accusations’ against former president Raúl Castro
Cuba on Wednesday condemned “in the strongest terms” what it described as the despicable accusations by the United States Department of Justice against former president Raúl Castro.
21 May, 2026
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Heat wave empties roads and markets in north India as some farmers turn to nighttime work
Roads and markets have emptied during afternoons and some farmers have switched to nighttime work to avoid scorching temperatures as a heat wave grips large parts of India.
21 May, 2026
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Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be milder than normal thanks to El Niño
A developing El Niño that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won’t make the potentially deadly storms disappear, United States federal…
21 May, 2026
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UK offers cheaper chocolate and tickets to the zoo in bid to ease cost of living squeeze
LONDON (AP) — The British government is offering cheaper chocolate and discounted entry to theme parks as it seeks to ease a cost-of-living squeeze and win back voters. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves on…
21 May, 2026
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Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing
Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June.
20 May, 2026
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WHO concerned about scale and speed of Ebola outbreak
BUNIA (AP):
The World Health Organization director general yesterday openly expressed worry over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where the authorities…
20 May, 2026
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Board of Peace urges UN to press Hamas to disarm
GENEVA (AP):
The body overseeing the US‑brokered ceasefire in Gaza will ask the United Nations Security Council to press the Hamas militant group to disarm.
The report by the Board of Peace, an…
20 May, 2026
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Guyana defends increase in fuel prices
The Guyana government has blamed rising global oil prices for the increase in fuel prices, even as the Irfaan Ali administration says it has been absorbing billions of dollars in a bid to cushion the…
20 May, 2026
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Trump orders US banks to take a closer look at clients’ citizenship in new immigration enforcement move
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that requires banks to take a closer look at the citizenship of their customers, a new measure in his administration’s push to clamp down on…