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Trump-backed Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras presidency
AFP, Published on 25/12/2025
» TEGUCIGALPA - Nasry Asfura, a conservative businessman backed by US President Donald Trump, was declared winner of the Honduran presidential vote Wednesday, weeks after a razor-thin election marred by delays and allegations of fraud.
US immigration agents barred from LA Dodgers' stadium: team
AFP, Published on 20/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - The Los Angeles Dodgers said Thursday the club barred federal immigration agents from the team's stadium parking lot as a fresh wave of raids continued across America's second-biggest city.
Ecuador's presidential hopefuls face toxic brew of crime, unemployment
AFP, Published on 13/04/2025
» GUAYAQUIL (ECUADOR) - Cartel violence is hollowing out Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil, scaring away tourists, pummelling the economy and leaving whoever wins Sunday's presidential election with a gargantuan problem.
Migrants battle glitchy app at US border
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico: The fate of tens of thousands of people seeking asylum at the United States' southern border will, from Friday, hinge on an app that has just 2.5 stars in the App Store.
'Beach' coworking spaces the new craze in Sao Paulo
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» SAO PAULO - After 18 months of being locked up by coronavirus pandemic restrictions, Brazil's largest city Sao Paulo is breathing again, thanks in part to open-air coworking spaces.
Mexico's Covid orphans face daunting return to school
AFP, Published on 26/08/2021
» VERACRUZ (MEXICO) - Days before Mexican classrooms reopen, Andrea Montero's mind is made up -- it is too soon after their father's sudden death from Covid-19 for her three children to go back.
Governments look past Google, Apple for virus contact tracing
AFP, Published on 20/05/2020
» PARIS: France, which has long been sceptical of the growing power of US tech titans, is seeking to bypass Apple and Google for a smartphone app to help trace people infected with the novel coronavirus.
Women suffer as lockdown worsens Latin America's 'domestic hell'
AFP, Published on 21/04/2020
» BUENOS AIRES - Weeks of confinement imposed by the coronavirus pandemic is taking a chilling toll on women and girls across Latin America, where the number of calls to helplines have soared, made by victims of domestic violence who cannot flee.
Fear, isolation cloaks town at centre of Italy's coronavirus outbreak
AFP, Published on 23/02/2020
» CODOGNO, Italy: The streets are silent, shops are shuttered and the few people who venture from their homes shun company in the small Italian town of Codogno under the shadow of a new coronavirus outbreak.
Italy to declare state of emergency in Venice after flood
AFP, Published on 14/11/2019
» VENICE: Italy was poised to declare a state of emergency for Venice Thursday after an exceptional tide surged through churches, shops and homes, causing millions of euros worth of damage to the UNESCO city.