Month: July 2019
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Puerto Rico Absurd Political Hurricane
Two years ago it was a hurricane - today it is a political storm that shakes the island with a…
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US sanctions Maduro’s stepsons for alleged food corruption
The three men, commonly known as Los Chamos — Venezuelan slang for "the kids" — are also under investigation by…
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Outdoor pollution scientifically associated to miscarriages
A recent study by a team of researchers from the University of Utah has linked air pollution exposure to a…
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A new bill in Mexico calls for tax on purchases from digital platforms
A senior Mexican lawmaker plans to present a bill in Congress to tax purchases on Amazon, Uber and Airbnb and…
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Global oil consumption stagnates leaving prices under pressure
Consumption in the top 18 rose by just 0.7% in the three months to March compared with the same period a…
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New international moon race could define humanity’s future: Peter Apps
Fifty years after Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins blasted off for the moon, a new space race is on
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Puerto Rico governor resigns, protesters warn successor: ‘We don’t want you either’
After 12 days of sometimes violent demonstrations, first-term governor Rosselló said he would step down on Aug. 2
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Mueller speaks, but 2020 voters may have final say
Robert Mueller's testimony sent the clearest signal yet that impeachment may be slipping out of reach for Democrats
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As the USA’s opioid crisis grew, the pills got stronger
Heroin and even stronger illicit drugs such as fentanyl drove the increase for most of this decade
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Most recent trends in global shark attacks
Attacks in Hawaii are mainly from tiger sharks, Southern Australian attacks are mainly from white sharks, and the eastern US/Gulf…
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