At least 19 dead as forest fires approach densely populated areas of central Chile | AP News

At least 19 dead as forest fires approach densely populated areas of central Chile | AP News

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left at least 19 people dead and destroyed about 1,100 homes, officials said Saturday. Chile’s Interior Minister Carolina Tohá said there were currently 92 forest fires burning in the center and south of the country, where temperatures have

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A Tunisian court extends the prison term for a one-time presidential candidate | AP News

A Tunisian court extends the prison term for a one-time presidential candidate | AP News

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian corruption court that has targeted many government critics tripled the prison term facing a businessman who challenged President Kais Saied in the 2019 presidential election.Nabil Karoui — a populist media mogul who has been plagued by charges since being imprisoned in the lead-up to that election — was sentenced

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Senegal’s leader postpones Feb. 25 presidential vote, citing controversies over candidate lists | AP News

Senegal’s leader postpones Feb. 25 presidential vote, citing controversies over candidate lists | AP News

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday postponed presidential elections scheduled for Feb. 25, citing controversies over the disqualification of some candidates and allegations of corruption in election-related cases.Sall — who is not seeking another term in office — said he signed a decree repealing the law that convened the electoral body

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Kenya’s president blames corruption and incompetence for huge fireball that hurt hundreds in Nairobi | AP News

Kenya’s president blames corruption and incompetence for huge fireball that hurt hundreds in Nairobi | AP News

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president says corruption and officials’ incompetence allowed a liquid petroleum plant to operate in one of Nairobi’s most crowded residential neighborhoods, where its explosion and fire killed three people and injured more than 280 others.President William Ruto said the officials who gave licenses to the plant must be dismissed and

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Mayorkas is driven by his own understanding of the immigrant experience. Many in GOP want him gone | AP News

Mayorkas is driven by his own understanding of the immigrant experience. Many in GOP want him gone | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — To his supporters, Alejandro Mayorkas is a thoughtful, driven secretary — a “Boy Scout” — who brings a prosecutor’s tenacity and his personal understanding of the immigrant experience in America to running his sprawling agency. To his detractors, he personifies everything that has gone wrong at the U.S.-Mexico border and is responsible

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Joe Rogan signs new $250 million deal with Spotify | AP News

Joe Rogan signs new $250 million deal with Spotify | AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify has penned a new multi-year partnership deal with controversial podcast host Joe Rogan, whose enormously popular show will soon also be available on competing platforms, including YouTube and Apple Podcasts.Spotify announced the renewed partnership in a post on the company’s corporate blog Friday. Under a prior multimillion-dollar deal, “The Joe

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Indonesians flock to presidential campaign rallies as criticism against the government mounts | AP News

Indonesians flock to presidential campaign rallies as criticism against the government mounts | AP News

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Tens of thousands of Indonesians flocked to presidential campaign rallies on Saturday to air their concerns over the state of democracy in the country. President Joko Widodo is facing mounting criticism over his lack of neutrality after he threw his support behind frontrunner Prabowo Subianto, who has picked Widodo’s son as

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