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Argentina’s economy minister concedes defeat to populist Javier Milei in presidential runoff
By Daniel Politi And David Biller, The Associated Press on November 19th, 2023
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Argentina’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa conceded defeat to populist Javier Milei in Sunday’s fiercely polarized presidential runoff even before the country’s electoral authority released official results. Massa congratulated his opponent, a right-wing economist who has promised a dramatic shake-up for many of the nation’s institutions and welcomed frequent comparisons of ... Read More »
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By Daniel Politi And David Biller, The Associated Press on November 19th, 2023
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Argentina’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa has conceded defeat to populist Javier Milei in Sunday’s presidential runoff before the country’s electoral authority released official results. Because the voting is conducted by paper ballots, the timing of the final result is unpredictable. The highly polarized election will determine whether South America’s second-largest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dead at 96
By Bill Barrow And Michael Warren, The Associated Press on November 19th, 2023
ATLANTA (AP) – Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center said she died Sunday after living with dementia and suffering many months of declining health. The ... Read More »
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By Bill Barrow And Michael Warren, The Associated Press on November 19th, 2023
ATLANTA (AP) – Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center said she died Sunday after living with dementia and suffering many months of declining health. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A toddler accidentally fires his mother’s gun in Walmart, police say. She now faces charges
By The Associated Press on November 19th, 2023
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) – Police say a woman is facing a child endangerment charge after her toddler found a gun in her purse and accidentally fired it in a southern Ohio Walmart store last week. The Waverly Police Department said the woman told officers who responded shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday that the 2-year-old boy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health workers evacuate 31 ‘very sick’ babies from Gaza’s largest hospital
By Najib Jobain And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 19th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Thirty-one premature babies were safely transferred from Gaza’s main hospital to another in the south on Sunday, and will be moved to Egypt, health officials said, as scores of other critically wounded patients remained stranded there days after Israeli forces entered the compound. The fate of the newborns at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!31 premature babies safely evacuated from Shifa Hospital to southern Gaza, WHO says
By Najib Jobain And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 19th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The World Health Organization says 31 babies have been safely transported from Shifa Hospital to another hospital in southern Gaza. The evacuation took place on Sunday, and the babies are to be transferred to a third hospital across the border in Egypt. They were among scores of critically ill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 30 premature babies have been evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital and are bound for Egypt
By Najib Jobain And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 19th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – At least 30 premature babies were evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital on Sunday and will be transferred to Egypt, Palestinian health officials said, as scores of other critically wounded patients remained stranded there days after Israeli forces entered the compound. The fate of the newborns at Shifa Hospital had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argentines vote in an election that could lead a Trump-admiring populist to the presidency
By Daniel Politi And David Biller, The Associated Press on November 19th, 2023
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Voters in Argentina were heading to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff election that will determine whether South America’s second-largest economy will take a rightward shift. Populist Javier Milei, an upstart candidate who got his start as a television talking head, has frequently been compared to former U.S. President ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argentines begin voting in an election that could lead a Trump-admiring populist to the presidency
By Daniel Politi And David Biller, The Associated Press on November 19th, 2023
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Argentines began voting Sunday in a presidential runoff pitting the candidate of the ruling Peronist party against a populist, anti-establishment candidate whose election could swing the country to the right amid discontent over soaring inflation. Pre-election polls, which have been notoriously wrong in the past, show a statistical tie between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 30 premature babies evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital and will be transferred to Egypt
By Najib Jobain And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 19th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – At least 30 premature babies were evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital on Sunday and will be transferred to facilities in Egypt, the territory’s Health Ministry said, as scores of other critically wounded patients remained stranded there days after Israeli forces entered the compound. The fate of the newborns at ... Read More »
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