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US says seizes enough fentanyl to kill all Americans in 2022 20 Dec 2022 - 11:49 pm

Washington: US law enforcement seized more than enough fentanyl to kill all Americans in 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration said on Tuesday, underscoring...

Snowstorm halts flights at Canada's second busiest airport in Vancouver 20 Dec 2022 - 10:43 pm

OTTAWA: Heavy snowfall and low visibility from a strong winter storm blanketing Pacific Canada forced the country's second busiest airport in Vancouver to...

Brother of one of Mexico's most wanted drug capos arrested 20 Dec 2022 - 09:19 pm

Mexico City: The brother of Nemesio Oseguera, one of Mexico's most wanted drug runners, was arrested by Mexican authorities on Tuesday morning in...

Thousands reported without power after 6.4 earthquake hits offshore California 20 Dec 2022 - 03:47 pm

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern California on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, as local authorities and media...

Brazil's top court lifts Lula with 'secret budget,' social spending rulings 19 Dec 2022 - 09:22 pm

Sao Paulo: Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva scored two key victories on Monday, after the Supreme Court granted an injunction allowing...

Amber Heard settles defamation case with ex Johnny Depp 19 Dec 2022 - 07:44 pm

Washington: Actress Amber Heard announced on Monday that she had made the "very difficult" decision to settle the multimillion dollar defamation case brought...

Trump a target as US Capitol riot probe votes on criminal referrals 19 Dec 2022 - 07:36 pm

Washington: The House of Representatives committee probing the January 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol by Donald Trump supporters will meet on...

Five killed in Toronto shooting: police 19 Dec 2022 - 03:34 pm

Montreal: Five people were killed and another wounded Sunday in a shooting in the suburbs of the Canadian city of Toronto, police said....

Dozens injured as turbulence hits Hawaiian Airlines flight 19 Dec 2022 - 03:04 pm

Washington: At least 36 people were injured, 11 seriously, when severe turbulence hit a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu on Sunday,...

Mexico reinvents island prison as Pacific tourist draw 17 Dec 2022 - 05:16 pm

Islas Marias: One of Mexico's most notorious prisons begins a new chapter this weekend as a Pacific Ocean getaway after a makeover aimed...

Argentina's World Cup 'spider' man Alvarez, the pride of his village 17 Dec 2022 - 01:39 pm

Calchín, Argentina: Julian Alvarez has been a revelation for Argentina at the World Cup but back in his tiny home village the player...

Elon Musk's team seeks new funding for Twitter - investor 17 Dec 2022 - 08:24 am

Elon Musk’s team has reached out to investors to raise new funds for his struggling social media platform Twitter, one of the investors...

Brittney Griner says she will advocate for Americans detained abroad, resume career 16 Dec 2022 - 09:55 pm

US basketball star Brittney Griner, who on Friday left an Army medical center where she had been recuperating following her release from a...

Biden administration offers US households more free COVID-19 tests for winter 15 Dec 2022 - 11:18 pm

WASHINGTON: US households can order four free at-home COVID-19 tests from the government website COVIDTests.gov beginning on Thursday as part of the Biden...

Puerto Rico independence vote bill passes US House 15 Dec 2022 - 11:08 pm

Washington: Puerto Rico's movement for greater self-government got a boost on Thursday in the US House of Representatives, which passed a bill for...

Mexico Senate approves president's controversial electoral reform 15 Dec 2022 - 09:21 pm

Mexico City: Mexico's Senate on Thursday approved a controversial reform proposed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that will reduce the budget and...