After over a month of living in black sewage waters, residents of Mexico’s Chalco remain anxious | AP News

After over a month of living in black sewage waters, residents of Mexico’s Chalco remain anxious | AP News

Sewage-infused floodwaters have invaded Chalco, a low-income suburb of Mexico City, for over a month. According to the government of Chalco, more than 2,000 homes and over 7,000 residents have been affected, with water reaching up to 5 feet in some areas. (AP Video: Julián Trejo Bax and Félix Márquez) Sewage-infused floodwaters have invaded Chalco

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Peru’s controversial former president Alberto Fujimori is buried after three days of mourning | AP News

Peru’s controversial former president Alberto Fujimori is buried after three days of mourning | AP News

Controversial former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was buried Saturday after three days of national mourning as thousands of supporters lined up outside a museum in Lima to visit the politician’s casket. (AP video by Mauricio Muñoz and Cesar Barreto) Controversial former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was buried Saturday after three days of national mourning as

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Traces of this Pakistani megacity’s past are vanishing, but one flamboyant pink palace endures

Traces of this Pakistani megacity’s past are vanishing, but one flamboyant pink palace endures

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Stained glass windows, a sweeping staircase and embellished interiors make Mohatta Palace a gem in Karachi, a Pakistani megacity of 20 million people. Peacocks roam the lawn and the sounds of construction and traffic melt away as visitors enter the grounds. The pink stone balustrades, domes and parapets look like they’ve

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Venezuela says it arrested 6 foreigners allegedly involved in a plot to kill President Maduro

Venezuela says it arrested 6 foreigners allegedly involved in a plot to kill President Maduro

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested Saturday after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro . The arrests were announced on state television by Diosdado Cabello, the nation’s powerful interior minister. Cabello said the foreign citizens were part

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Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourning

Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourning

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Controversial former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was buried Saturday after three days of national mourning in which thousands of supporters lined up outside a museum in Lima to visit the politician’s casket. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte saluted the former president before his burial at a pompous ceremony held in the presidential

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