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Dreaming of glory at Rio's carnival, far from elite parades
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» RIO DE JANEIRO - In a faded rehearsal hall in the gritty concrete sprawl of northern Rio de Janeiro, samba dancers and drummers fine-tune their rhythms for a grassroots carnival parade few tourists have heard of.
UK’s crumbling canals threatened with collapse
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» WHITCHURCH, England - On a misty winter’s day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.
Australia charges two Chinese nationals with foreign interference
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» CANBERRA - Australian police said on Wednesday they have charged two Chinese nationals with foreign interference, accusing them of spying on a Buddhist group at the behest of police in China.
Tough-talking right-winger elected Costa Rica president
AFP, Published on 02/02/2026
» SAN JOSÉ - Right-wing political scientist Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica's presidential election on Sunday by a landslide, after promising to crack down hard on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade.
Iguanas fall from trees in Florida as icy weather bites southern US
AFP, Published on 02/02/2026
» WASHINGTON - Iguanas stunned by cold temperatures dropped from trees in usually balmy Florida on Sunday as icy conditions blasted southern US states, dumping nearly a half-meter of snow in some areas and whipping up high winds that caused traffic chaos.
'It wasn't working': Canada province ends drug decriminalization
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» VANCOUVER - Over 35 years as a drug user, Vancouver resident Garth Mullins said he's had "hundreds and hundreds" of interactions with police, and long believed drug decriminalization was smart policy.
US judge denies Minnesota bid to suspend immigration sweeps
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» MINNEAPOLIS (UNITED STATES) - A US judge delivered a blow Saturday to Minnesota's bid to force Immigration and Customs Enforcement to suspend its sweeping detention and deportation operation in the state.
Venezuelan interim president proposes mass amnesty
AFP, Published on 31/01/2026
» CARACAS - Venezuela’s acting president has announced a push for mass amnesty in the country, in her latest major reform since the US toppled Nicolas Maduro just weeks ago.
US immigration agents face backlash after Minneapolis killings
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — The fatal shooting of two civilians in Minneapolis has reignited accusations that federal agents enforcing US President Donald Trump's militarised immigration crackdown are inexperienced, under-trained and operating outside law enforcement norms.
'Heartbroken' Timberwolves resume NBA play amid Minneapolis turmoil
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said the NBA team was "heartbroken" by events unfolding in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot dead a second US citizen amid the Trump administration's mass immigration crackdown.