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Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino wins Panama’s presidential election
By Juan Zamorano And Megan Janetsky, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2024
PANAMA CITY (AP) – José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for former President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama’s presidential election, was set to become the new leader of the Central American nation as authorities unofficially called the race Sunday night after his three nearest rivals conceded. The 64-year-old former security minister had nearly 35% of the votes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino heads to victory in Panama’s presidential election
By Juan Zamorano And Megan Janetsky, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2024
PANAMA CITY (AP) – José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for former President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama’s presidential election, was set to become the new leader of the Central American nation as authorities unofficially calling the race Sunday night with 88% of the vote counted. The 64-year-old former security minister led the race with nearly 35% ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck’s tires
By The Associated Press on May 5th, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexican authorities said Sunday that relatives have positively identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend. Baja California state prosecutors said relatives from the two countries had viewed the corpses recovered from a remote well about 50 feet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mulino, stand-in for former president barred from running, leads Panama presidential vote count
By Juan Zamorano And Megan Janetsky, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2024
PANAMA CITY (AP) – José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for disqualified ex-President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama’s presidential election, took the lead in early returns Sunday night, holding 34% of the votes and a nearly 10-point lead over his four competitors. Though only 60% of the votes had been counted, supporters in Mulino’s campaign headquarters erupted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli cable provider halts Al Jazeera broadcasts, citing government ban
By Josef Federman And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – JERUSALEM – Israel’s main cable provider has halted broadcasts of the Al Jazeera news station, citing a ban on the channel approved Sunday by the government. The “Hot” cable provider on Sunday afternoon turned off Al Jazeera’s broadcasts in both English and Arabic. “In accordance with the government decision, broadcaster Al-Jazeera has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians, 1 American who went missing, Mexican prosecutors say
By Mark Stevenson, The Associated Press on May 4th, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico’s Baja California state are likely to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping and surfing trip, the state prosecutor’s office said Saturday. While there has not yet been confirmation based on forensic examination, ... Read More »
1 response3 bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians and American who went missing, prosecutors say
By The Associated Press on May 4th, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Three bodies recovered in an area of Baja California are likely to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping and surfing trip, according to the state prosecutor’s office... Read More »
1 responseSnakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger’s pants
By The Associated Press on May 4th, 2024
MIAMI (AP) – Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week – a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants. According to an X post by the Transportation Security Administration, officers at the Miami International Airport found the small bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s trousers on April 26 at ... Read More »
2 responsesSnakes almost on a plane – TSA discovers bag of snakes in passenger’s pants
By The Associated Press on May 4th, 2024
MIAMI (AP) – Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week – a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants. According to an X post by the Transportation Security Administration, officers at the Miami International Airport found the small bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s trousers on April 26 at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A candidate for Germany’s key party beaten up and injured while campaigning for European elections
By The Associated Press on May 4th, 2024
BERLIN (AP) – A candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left party in next month’s election for the European Parliament was beaten up and seriously injured while campaigning in an eastern city, the party said Saturday. It was the latest in a series of incidents raising political tensions in Germany ahead of the polls. Scholz’s Social ... Read More »
2 responsesMexican officials say 3 bodies recovered in Baja California during search for 3 missing foreigners
By Mark Stevenson, The Associated Press on May 3rd, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend. The state prosecutors office did not say whether the bodies were those of the three foreigners, but said the bodies were discovered during the search ... Read More »
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