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Month: June 2024

French far right ahead in 1st round of snap elections. Here’s how runoff works and what comes next

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French voters face a decisive choice on July 7 in the runoff of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no majority emerging at all. Official results suggest Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration, nationalist party National Rally stands

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El Consejo Nacional Electoral de Venezuela realiza simulacros electorales de cara a la elección presidencial en julio

Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — Con total normalidad se llevó a cabo este domingo el simulacro organizado por el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) como parte de los preparativos para las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio en Venezuela. La participación varió dependiendo de los centros de votación, en este proceso voluntario en el que el

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters attack Israeli minister’s car amid anger at military draft ruling

By Lauren Izso and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Protests in Jerusalem against the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli military turned violent on Sunday, with demonstrators attacking both law enforcement officers and a minister’s car, according to local police. Rioters threw stones at police officers and the car of Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf

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Pensaban que esta rara y diminuta flor se había extinguido desde la Primera Guerra Mundial; ahora es un símbolo de esperanza

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Molly Parren estaba rastreando una tortuga de bosque en Vermont cuando sintió un olor sorprendente, pero familiar. La científica especializada en anfibios de la Agencia Estatal de Fauna y Flora Silvestres rastreó el olor hasta un raro ajo silvestre e hizo una foto. Lo que no sabía en ese momento era

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North Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles, after end of new US-South Korea-Japan drill

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has test-launched two ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction. Monday’s launches by North Korea came a day after it vowed “offensive and overwhelming” responses to a new U.S. military drill with South Korea and Japan. South Korea’s military says the North Korean missiles

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More WestJet flight cancellations as Canadian airline strike hits more than 100,000 travelers

TORONTO (AP) — A strike by plane mechanics forced Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, to cancel hundreds more flights Sunday, upending plans of roughly 110,000 travelers over the Canada Day long weekend and prompting the carrier to demand action from the federal government. Some 680 workers, whose daily inspections and repairs are essential to airline

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Bolivian president orchestrated a ‘self-coup,’ political rival Evo Morales claims

Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Former Bolivian President Evo Morales is accusing his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving the Bolivian people by staging a “self-coup” last week. He claims it was to earn political points among the electorate. The claim marks a sharp downturn in an already fraught relationship. Morales was

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