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News Articles: World

Australia's Rachael Gunn, known as B-Girl Raygun, competes during the Round Robin Battle at the breaking competition at La Concorde Urban Park at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Aug. 9, in Paris. Her performance drew laughs and criticism and now Gunn is responding.

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  • Sports

Australian breakdancer Raygun is retiring from the sport after her Olympics backlash

Raygun, whose real name is Rachael Gunn, said she had a hard time handling the criticism she received online about her performance. She said she will still dance leisurely.

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A man walks through the wind and rain brought by Hurricane Rafael in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Cuba's power grid goes down as Hurricane Rafael plows across island

The Category 3 storm knocked out the country's entire power grid just before making landfall, making it almost impossible for people to receive radio or television updates.

November 07, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa.

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  • World

Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the decision to dissolve TikTok of its Canadian business is meant to address risks perceived to be related to TikTok's Chinese parent company.

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement after a meeting with government leaders in Berlin, Wednesday.

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  • Europe

Germany's coalition government collapses as Chancellor Scholz fires his finance chief

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, paving the way for a confidence vote by parliament in January that is expected to lead to early elections next March.

November 06, 2024
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz and
  • Nick Spicer
Supporters of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris react as results are displayed during a Democrats Abroad election party on Wednesday in London, England.

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  • World

What’s the world saying about Trump’s win? Here are the leaders who’ve commented

Leaders from around the world congratulated Donald Trump on his presidential election victory, as governments prepare for his return to the White House and the potential impact that will have.

November 06, 2024
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By:
  • Willem Marx
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left) and Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi attend a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on Oct. 7 last year that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, on Oct. 27, 2024.

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  • Middle East

Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, replaces him with Israel Katz

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has replaced his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, with Israel Katz, who was the foreign minister. The surprise move has sparked protests across Israel.

November 05, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds an exercise of the strategic deterrence forces via a videolink at the Kremlin in Moscow on Oct. 29.

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  • Home Page Top Stories

Who does Russia want in Washington?

Russia's Vladimir Putin says he endorses Vice President Harris, with a wink and a nod. “Russia likes that Donald Trump says he wants to improve relations between America and Russia,” one expert says.

November 05, 2024
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By:
  • Charles Maynes
Baby Haggis, a pygmy hippo, was born to parents Otto and Gloria at Edinburgh Zoo on Oct. 30.

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  • Animals

Baby Haggis is the new Moo Deng: A pygmy hippo is born in Edinburgh

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo announced their own tiny pygmy hippo, named Haggis, was born Oct. 30. The newborn, female calf is "doing well," according to zoo staff.

November 05, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
King Felipe VI of Spain is heckled by angry residents who throw mud and objects during his visit to Paiporta, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain, on November 3, 2024, in the aftermath of devastating deadly floods.

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  • Europe

The week of devastating floods that Spaniards will never forget

After a storm devastated parts of eastern Spain last week, survivors are becoming impatient at the steady government rescue efforts. On Sunday, it all went down in the town of Paiporta.

November 05, 2024
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By:
  • Miguel Macias
A woman fills bottles with water from a public spigot in front of a bombed out student dormitory in Dobropillya, Ukraine, on Oct. 17.

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  • Europe

Near the front line of the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainians are bracing for the U.S. election

In Ukraine’s industrial east, near the front line in the almost 3-year-old war with Russia, Ukrainians are bracing for a U.S. election they fear will have major repercussions for their country.

November 04, 2024
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By:
  • Joanna Kakissis
Moldova's President Maia Sandu smiles while holding a bouquet of flowers as she celebrates with supporters the preliminary results of the presidential election runoff, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024.

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  • Europe

Moldova’s pro-Western president wins vote overshadowed by Russian meddling claims

Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff against a Russia-friendly opponent, in a race that was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference.

November 04, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Palestinian children queue outside a tent for the second phase of polio vaccination at Abdel Aziz Rantissi hospital in Gaza City's Nasr district on Saturday.

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  • World

Thousands of children in Gaza receive 2nd dose of polio vaccine, with others cut off

Health workers say they won't be able to vaccinate all the children they had planned to reach because of ongoing fighting.

November 03, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Marchers walk the last three miles from Gurdwara Sahib Sikh Temple to the California State Capitol after a journey from Bakersfield to Sacramento on Friday.

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  • Race

Sikhs march across California urging protections against threats from India on U.S. soil

Sikh activists marched 350 miles across California in October to mark the 40th anniversary of a massacre and call for protections from what they say is a growing threat from the Indian government.

November 03, 2024
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By:
  • Sandhya Dirks
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran.

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  • Middle East

U.S. says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack

The imprisonment of Reza Valizadeh, acknowledged to the AP by the U.S. State Department, came as Iran marked the 45th anniversary of the American Embassy takeover and hostage crisis on Sunday.

November 03, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
An image of the Valencia floods from the Landsat 8 satellite taken on Oct. 30.

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  • Europe

Satellite images show the devastation from Spain's deadly floods

The images show a devastating transformation of eastern Spain, where at least 205 people have been killed by flash floods.

November 02, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim and
  • Miguel Macias
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