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Forest fires rage on in central Chile killing at least 99 people over 3 days
By Patricia Luna And Manuel Rueda, The Associated Press on February 4th, 2024
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – Firefighters wrestled Sunday with massive forest fires that broke out in central Chile two days earlier, as officials extended curfews in cities most heavily affected by the blazes and said at least 99 people were killed. The fires have been burning with the highest intensity around the city of Viña del ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senegal police fire tear gas as the opposition protests at election delay
By Babacar Dione And Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press on February 4th, 2024
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – Senegal’s police on Sunday fired tear gas at opposition supporters who were protesting against the decision by President Macky Sall to postpone the Feb. 25 election over a dispute between parliament and the judiciary. The protesters were staging a rally in the capital of Dakar after leading opposition leaders and candidates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forest fires rage on in central Chile killing at least 64
By Patricia Luna And Manuel Rueda, The Associated Press on February 4th, 2024
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – Firefighters wrestled Sunday with massive forest fires that broke out in central Chile two days earlier, as officials extended curfews in cities most heavily affected by the blazes and said at least 64 people were killed. The fires have been burning with the highest intensity around the city of Viña del ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!46 reported dead in Chile as forest fires move into densely populated central areas
By Alexandre Plaza And Patricia Luna, The Associated Press on February 4th, 2024
VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) – Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have caused at least 46 deaths, Chile’s president said Saturday evening, and officials said at least 1,100 homes had been destroyed. In a nationally televised address, President Gabriel Boric warned that the death toll could worsen as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Namibian President Hage Geingob dies in a hospital where he was receiving treatment, his office says
By The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2024
CAIRO (AP) – Namibian President Hage Geingob died Sunday while receiving medical treatment, his office announced. In a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the Nambian presidency said Geingob’s medical team at Lady Pohamba Hospital did its best to help him, but Geingob died with his wife, Monica Geingos, and children by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why AP called South Carolina for Biden: Race call explained
By Robert Yoon, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary on Saturday, the contest that revitalized his 2020 campaign and now has given him his first official victory in his bid for a second term. The Associated Press declared Biden the winner at 7:23 p.m. based on an analysis of initial vote results showing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!President Joe Biden wins South Carolina’s Democratic primary as he gears up for his reelection bid
By Will Weissert And Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – President Joe Biden has won South Carolina’s Democratic primary, notching an overwhelming 2024 victory in the state that vaulted him to the White House four years ago. Biden on Saturday defeated the other longshot Democrats on South Carolina’s ballot, including Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson. The president’s campaign ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 46 reported dead in Chile as forest fires move into densely populated central areas
By Alexandre Plaza And Patricia Luna, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2024
VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) – Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have caused at least 46 deaths, Chile’s pesident said Saturday evening, and officials said at least 1,100 homes had been destroyed. In a nationally televised address, President Gabriel Boric warned that the death toll could worsen as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US, Britain strike Yemen’s Houthis in a new wave, retaliating for attacks by Iran-backed militants
By Lolita C. Baldor And Tara Copp, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. The latest strikes against the Houthis were launched by warships and fighter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US, Britain begin new strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, retaliating for attacks by Iran-backed militants
By Lolita C. Baldor And Tara Copp, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States and Britain struck at least 30 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, U.S. officials told The Associated Press. The latest strikes against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 19 dead in Chile as forest fires approach densely populated central areas
By Alexandre Plaza And Patricia Luna, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2024
VIÑA DEL MAR, 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 ... Read More »
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