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Venezuela to regulate private shipments of food and medicine, sources say

Venezuela is planning to introduce new regulations on courier shipments of food, medicine and other products in an effort to raise more taxes, one government and two private sector sources said on Thursday.

July 7, 2023 11:03 am
 

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Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in Mar-a-Lago documents case

Donald Trump aide Walt Nauta pleaded not guilty at a Miami federal courthouse on Thursday to charges he helped the former U.S. president hide top secret documents that Trump took when he left the White House in 2021.

July 7, 2023 9:00 am
 

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Trinidad and Tobago signs preliminary energy agreement with Suriname

Suriname said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding with Trinidad and Tobago that aims to increase energy cooperation, and people familiar with the matter said it could lead to natural gas from Suriname being piped to Trinidad and Tobago.

July 7, 2023 8:26 am
 

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Cocaine found at White House: Cameras, visitor logs searched by Secret Service

Cocaine discovered in the White House on Sunday was found in a cubby hole in a West Wing entry area where visitors place electronics and other belongings before going on tours, a source familiar with the matter said.

July 6, 2023 7:38 pm
 

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UN's WFP calls for funds to ease hunger crisis in West, Central Africa

The United Nations World Food Programme on Wednesday said it needed extra funding to help millions of people in West and Central Africa get through the coming months known as the lean season.

July 6, 2023 6:01 pm
 

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Three dead in Russian rocket strike on Lviv, says mayor

A Russian rocket has hit an apartment building in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, killing at least three people, the local mayor has said.

July 6, 2023 5:01 pm
 

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Tel Aviv police chief quits, citing government meddling against protesters

Tel Aviv’s police commander said on Wednesday he was quitting the force, citing political intervention by members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-right cabinet whom he said wanted excessive force used against anti-government protesters.

July 6, 2023 4:00 pm
 

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Salvadoran court sentences ex-President Funes to another jail term

A court in El Salvador sentenced former President Mauricio Funes to six years behind bars for tax evasion, according to a ruling published on Wednesday, marking the second conviction and prison term doled out to the former leftist leader this year.

July 6, 2023 3:02 pm
 

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Philadelphia mass shooting suspect posted 'disturbing messages'

A Philadelphia gunman charged with killing five people over the Fourth of July weekend left “disturbing messages” on social media before carrying out one of several U.S. mass shootings that marred the holiday break, authorities said on Wednesday.

July 6, 2023 2:45 pm
 

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France riots: 'For the politicians we are nothing'

Amine was 17 when his brother’s badly burned body was recovered from the boot of a torched car.

July 6, 2023 1:01 pm
 

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Can 'good cop' Janet Yellen help fix US-China relations?

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is due to arrive in China as part of high-stakes attempts to rebuild bridges between the world’s two biggest economies.

July 6, 2023 12:26 pm
 

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Palestinians fear escalation after destructive West Bank assault

The atmosphere in Jenin refugee camp feels like one I have witnessed elsewhere – in Gaza, after wars with Israel.

July 6, 2023 11:53 am

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