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Cuban students seek concessions as frustration grows over internet rate hikes
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban students clamored on Wednesday for further concessions to roll back a rate hike on internet data, saying a decision on Monday to offer them discounted access […]
Hundreds of Venezuelans deported to El Salvador have right to challenge detention, judge rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the United States to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law must be given the chance to challenge their detentions, and […]
Peru orders mining operations restart in violence-hit north
LIMA (Reuters) -Peru’s government has restored formal mining operations in northern parts of the country that were affected by violence, Defense Minister Walter Astudillo said on Wednesday. Read full story […]
Feature: Egypt’s diverse Eid al-Adha clothing market offers options for varied budgets
CAIRO, June 4 (Xinhua) — As Eid al-Adha, one of the most important festivals for Muslims, draws near, a palpable buzz fills the clothing stores and bustling markets across Egypt. […]
Canadian bill seeks to deny hearings to some asylum-seekers
TORONTO (Reuters) -A Canadian border-security bill introduced by the Liberal government earlier this week may deny some asylum-seekers a refugee hearing and make it easier for the government to revoke […]
Peru’s Nazca Lines face mining threat after protected area slashed
LIMA (Reuters) -Peru’s government has significantly reduced the protected area around its famed Nazca Lines, a move critics and archaeologists fear could leave the ancient geoglyphs vulnerable to hundreds of […]
Exclusive-Ukraine hit fewer Russian planes than it estimated, US officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States assesses that Ukraine’s drone attack over the weekend hit as many as 20 Russian warplanes, destroying around 10 of them, two U.S. officials told Reuters, […]
Over 30,000 narcotic pills seized in W. Iraq
BAGHDAD, June 4 (Xinhua) — Iraqi National Security Service (INSS) announced Wednesday the seizure of over 30,000 narcotic pills and the arrest of several suspects in two security operations in […]
WWII bombs defused in Cologne after city’s largest postwar evacuation
BERLIN, June 4 (Xinhua) — Authorities in the western German city of Cologne successfully defused three large unexploded World War II bombs on Wednesday, following the city’s largest evacuation operation […]
Egypt reports 82.7-pct surge in expatriates’ remittances over 9 months
CAIRO, June 4 (Xinhua) — Remittances from Egyptians working abroad increased by 82.7 percent from July 2024 to March 2025, reaching approximately 26.4 billion U.S. dollars, the Central Bank of […]