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World / Americas

Worker visas in doubt as Trump immigration crackdown widens 25 Feb 2019 - 06:05 pm
US President Donald Trump greets attendees after addressing the 2019 White House business session with governors in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on February 25, 2019. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
Trump won't rush N.Korea on denuclearisation as long as no weapon tests 25 Feb 2019 - 10:49 am
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo boards a plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, to travel to Hanoi, Vietnam, ahead of a planned second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Andrew Harnik/Pool via Re
Texas governor stockpiles cash but not for the usual reason 24 Feb 2019 - 09:10 pm
Greg Abbott  (Reuters file photo)
California man cleared after 40 years in prison gets $21M 24 Feb 2019 - 09:10 pm
Craig Coley (Videograb courtesy: nbclosangeles.com)
Tornado death confirmed as violent storms smack the South 24 Feb 2019 - 09:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: Thousands of houses in New Orleans Louisiana are seen under water one week after Hurricane Katrina went through Louisiana Mississippi, and Alabama in this September 5, 2005 photo.  Reuters/Allen Fredrickson
Pence to announce 'concrete steps' for Venezuela on Monday 24 Feb 2019 - 09:10 pm
US Vice President Mike Pence delivers a speech at the 1st Airlift Base in Warsaw on February 13, 2019 during a three-day visit of the US Vice President to Poland. AFP/Janek Skarzynski
Cuba votes in referendum on new constitution 24 Feb 2019 - 07:43 pm
Election officials check the documents of a voter at a polling station during a constitutional referendum in Havana, Cuba, February 24, 2019. Reuters/Fernando Medina
Guaido Pleads for International Support as Venezuela Aid Burns 24 Feb 2019 - 04:01 pm
A bus burns down during a protest in the border city of Urena, Tachira, after President Nicolas Maduro's government ordered a temporary close-down of the border with Colombia on February 23, 2019.  AFP / JUAN BARRETO
'They shot at us,' say injured Venezuela protesters 24 Feb 2019 - 02:31 pm
Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido take part in a march in Caracas, on February 23, 2019. AFP / Cristian Hernandez
Venezuela's Guaido says "all options open" after Maduro blocks aid 24 Feb 2019 - 07:39 am
A protester uses a slingshot during clashes with Venezuelan soldiers along the border between Venezuela and Brazil in Pacaraima, Brazil February 23, 2019. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Pentagon chief getting firsthand look at US-Mexico border 23 Feb 2019 - 09:24 pm
:U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan meets with Border Patrol Agents during a tour of the US-Mexico border at Santa Teresa Station in Sunland Park, N.M., U.S. February 23, 2019. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Pool via REUTERS
Venezuelan humanitarian aid showdown set as Guaido claims military help 23 Feb 2019 - 12:28 pm
Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognized as the country's rightful interim ruler, hold Venezuelan flags during a meeting at the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in Willemstad on the island of Curacao,
Trump's 'great chemistry' with Kim Jong Un put to test at summit 22 Feb 2019 - 07:37 pm
US President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore, June 12, 2018. Kevin Lim / The Straits Times / via Reuters
Top #MeToo advocate quits after her son is accused of assault 22 Feb 2019 - 07:37 pm
#MeToo on the hand of a protester during a gathering called by the Effronte-e-s Collective on the Place de la Republique square in Paris on October 29, 2017. AFP/Bertrand Guay
White House looking into Acosta role in sex abuse plea deal 22 Feb 2019 - 05:39 pm
The US flag flies at full staff less than 48 hours after the death of John McCain over the White House, August 27, 2018. Reuters Kevin Lamarque
Smollett reactions epitomize polarized state of US politics 22 Feb 2019 - 04:24 pm
Jussie Smollett poses in the photo room at the 2017 BET Awards in Los Angeles, June 25, 2017. Reuters/Danny Moloshok
Venezuela braces for dueling government, opposition concerts 22 Feb 2019 - 09:40 am
Workers set up a platform for the upcoming concert
US Coast Guard officer in mass murder plot to remain jailed 21 Feb 2019 - 11:20 pm
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