FLORIDA: Florida residents continued to evacuate or defy warnings this Wednesday, hours before the arrival of Milton, a powerful hurricane moving through the Gulf of Mexico with enormous destructive potential.
US warns Israel against a Gaza-like offensive in Lebanon
JERUSALEM: The United States on Wednesday warned Israel against a military offensive in Lebanon similar to the one it launched in Gaza, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened the neighboring country with “destruction” similar to that of the Palestinian territory.
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Two dead in northern Israel due to rocket fire from Lebanon
BEIRUT: Two people were killed in northern Israel on Wednesday by rocket fire from Lebanon, before the telephone meeting that US President Joe Biden will hold with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the situation in the East Half.
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry rewards advances in predicting protein structure with AI
STOCKHOLM: Americans David Baker and John Jumper and Britain’s Demis Hassabis won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for their work predicting the structure of proteins using artificial intelligence.
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Five dead in a new massacre in Ecuador, in the midst of a state of exception
DURÁN, Ecuador: Five people were shot to death on Tuesday in Ecuador in a new massacre that occurs in the midst of a state of emergency due to the increase in violence by criminal gangs, the police reported.
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Argentine deputies maintain Milei’s veto of the university budget law
Argentine deputies ratified this Wednesday President Javier Milei’s veto of a law that allocated more funds to public universities, a legislative triumph for the ruling party repudiated by hundreds of people at the doors of Congress.
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Colombia asks the Inter-American Court to act before the electoral entity’s investigation against Petro
BOGOTÁ: The Colombian Foreign Ministry asked the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court) on Wednesday to protect President Gustavo Petro from an investigation against him by the electoral authority, which the government considers a “coup d’état.”
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Harris leads Trump nationally in poll
WASHINGTON: The Democratic candidate for the White House, Kamala Harris, slightly leads her Republican rival, Donald Trump, nationally, according to a survey published on Tuesday, with four weeks left before the US elections.
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Opposition deputy announces criminal action against the president of Bolivia for “sexual harassment”
LA PAZ: An opposition deputy announced on Tuesday a criminal complaint against the president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, for several crimes derived from an alleged extramarital relationship with a woman he presented to the press as a “victim of sexual harassment.”
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They denounce violations of the rights of detainees in the post-electoral crisis in Venezuela
BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela: Relatives of detainees in Venezuela’s post-election crisis on Tuesday denounced human rights violations, including severe restrictions on visits and poor access to food, following protests over the disputed July re-election of leftist President Nicolás Maduro.
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Ecuador’s Energy Minister leaves office amid electricity crisis due to drought
QUITO: Ecuador’s Energy Minister Antonio Goncalves has left office amid a serious electricity crisis triggered by the worst drought the country has faced in six decades, the government reported Wednesday. UPDATE
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Ecuador announces blackouts of up to ten hours to avoid electrical “collapse”
QUITO: Ecuador, which has faced a serious electricity crisis since April due to drought, will apply new power cuts of up to ten hours a day to “avoid a collapse” of the national electricity system, Energy Minister Antonio announced on Wednesday Goncalves.
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X is back in operation in Brazil after 40 days suspended
SAO PAULO: The social network
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Six tasters guarantee that Quito’s drinking water is delicious
QUITO, Ecuador: Depending on the area, Quito’s drinking water is refreshing, a touch salty, but always exquisite, agree the six tasters responsible for ensuring that the liquid that comes out of the taps in the Ecuadorian capital has a pleasant flavor.
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Iconic Las Vegas hotel demolished to make way for baseball stadium
LAS VEGAS, USA: The Tropicana, a historic Las Vegas hotel opened in 1957 and once home to the long-running show “Folies Bergère,” was demolished early Wednesday. A state-of-the-art baseball stadium, home of the Major League Athletics, will soon be built there.
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Fans celebrate launch of new Dragon Ball video game
PARIS: Video game fans and specialized journalists in Paris were able to enjoy a preview of “Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero”, the latest installment of the Dragon Ball saga, which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary. The video game will be released at the end of the week.
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