Central and South America
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Venezuela twin quakes kill at least 32, injure more than 700
The first quake, with an epicenter 21 kilometers (13 miles) west of the coastal town of Moron, occurred at 2204 GMT, USGS said. Within a minute, a 7.5-magnitude quake struck about 45 kilometers away.
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Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured in ‘large scale’ US strike
President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a “large scale strike” on the South American country.
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Trump’s Withdrawal from WHO, What It Means for the Future of Global Health
For decades, WHO has played a vital role in combating global health crises, from battling infectious diseases like Ebola and polio to coordinating the international response to the Covid-19 pandemic
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Meet the Trumps: America’s first family moves back in
Donald Trump’s family will likely be less formally involved in White House business in his second term as they were in the first, but some will remain key to his political operation as unofficial advisors.
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Trump sworn in as US president, promises ‘golden age’
Trump is just the second president in US history to return to power after being voted out, after Grover Cleveland in 1893.
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TikTok shuts down US access as Trump seeks app’s reinstatement
TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States late Saturday shortly before a national ban on the app was to take effect, with President-elect Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office.
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TikTok calls report of possible sale to Musk’s X ‘pure fiction’
Bloomberg News had earlier reported that Chinese officials were considering selling the company’s US operations to Musk’s social media platform X.








