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Death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria rises to 12; 3 die in Haiti

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San Juan/Port-au-Prince, Sep 21 (EFE).- Puerto Rican authorities on Thursday raised the death toll from Hurricane Maria to 12 after eight bodies were found in the municipality of Toa Baja. The mayor of Toa Baja, Bernardo Marquez, said the victims had drowned after Lake La Plata reservoir’s floodgates opened. Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico …

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No reports of deaths from Maria, Puerto Rico governor says

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San Juan, Sep 20 (EFE).- Hurricane Maria has caused severe damage to infrastructure in Puerto Rico, but authorities have received no reports of fatalities due to the Category 4 storm, Gov. Ricky Rossello said Wednesday. Maria made landfall at 6:15 am Wednesday on Puerto Rico’s southeastern coast, packing maximum sustained winds of 250 km/h (155 …

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Dominican Republic hit by rains, winds as Hurricane Maria approaches

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Santo Domingo, Sep 20 (EFE) .- Rains and wind gusts caused by the approaching category-2 Hurricane Maria have torn down trees and electricity poles in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic, local relief agencies reported Wednesday. In a press conference, the Emergency Operations Center (COE) said road accidents have occured in the east of …

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Thousands of Guatemalans demand resignation of president, lawmakers

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Guatemala City, Sep 20 (EFE).- Thousands of protesters marched peacefully Wednesday to the Guatemalan capital’s historic downtown to demand that President Jimmy Morales and the majority of federal lawmakers resign. A large group of peasants who arrived from northern and eastern Guatemala along the main access road to the city center were among the first …

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Trump delivers his first address to UN General Assembly

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United Nations, Sep 19 (EFE).- US President Donald Trump delivered his first address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, touting his administration’s achievements during its first few months in office and describing his vision for a world filled with opportunities. In his wide-ranging address, Trump discussed his vision of the world, focus on national …

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Trump to give philosophical speech at UN General Assembly

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United Nations, Sep 18 (EFE).- The United States President’s speech at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, will be philosophical, but it will include clear criticisms of the countries he is most concerned about: North Korea, Iran and Venezuela, the White House announced Monday. Donald Trump’s speech at the UN General Assembly …

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El huracán María, de categoría 5, toca tierra en la isla de Dominica

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Washington, 18 sep (EFE).- El ojo del huracán María, fortalecido a categoría de intensidad 5, la máxima, tocó hoy tierra en la isla de Dominica, en las Antillas Menores, con vientos máximos de hasta 160 millas por hora, informó el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (CNH). María toco tierra a las 21.15 hora local de Dominica …

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Venezuela’s oldest political party dominates opposition primary elections

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Caracas, Sep 11 (EFE).- Democratic Action (AD), Venezuela’s oldest political party, emerged as the clear winner in primary elections organized by the main opposition coalition ahead of an October vote for state governors in the South American country, according to preliminary results released Monday morning. Francisco Castro, president of the primaries commission of the Democratic …

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Pope warns Colombian priests, nuns about risk of falling into corruption

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Medellin, Colombia, Sep 9 (EFE).- Pope Francis met Saturday with nearly 14,000 Colombian priests, religious and seminarians and their families at the La Macarena events center in Medellin, warning them about how easy it is to fall into corruption and stressing the need to work with a true sense of vocation. “Like I’ve said on …

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