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Cuba hit by island wide blackout as energy crisis deepens
On Monday Cuba was plunged into an island-wide blackout affecting 11 million people after a "complete disconnection" of its electrical system, officials said, amid a worsening fuel shortage.
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5th member of Iranian women's soccer team gives up asylum in Australia
The player's departure shortly before midnight on Sunday leaves two of an initial seven squad members in Australia.
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Russian strike on Kyiv region kills 4 and wounds 15, with peace talks stalled
The strikes comes after the United States paused ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine due to the war with Iran.
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Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro is in intensive care with pneumonia, hospital says
One of Bolsonaro's doctors described the former Brazilian president's medical condition as "serious."
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Cuba will release 51 people from prison in an unexpected move
The announcement was made just hours before Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is scheduled to speak early Friday "to address national and international issues."
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A record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade
A record 280 political parties had registered by Thursday's deadline to participate in Haiti's first general election in a decade, hopeful for a chance to help ease their country's multiple crises.
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Bam Adebayo's 83-point night was one to remember. But not everyone was pleased
Detractors point to Adebayo's one-of-a-kind stat line — 43 field goal attempts, 22 3-point attempts and, most of all, NBA records of 36 free throws and 43 attempts — as proof of stat-padding.
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No Nobles Day: Britain's Parliament boots its last hereditary Lords after 700 years
Government minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the change put an end to "an archaic and undemocratic principle." The removed aristocrats are 92 of the House of Lords' 800 members.
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Bam! Heat's Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd only to Wilt Chamberlain in NBA history
Bam Adebayo had a night for all time on Tuesday, with a point total second to only Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA record books.
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Prosecutor says Rihanna, family were home when woman charged with attempted murder fired
Rihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky, their three children and her mother were all at home when a woman now charged with attempted murder is alleged to have fired at the property, a prosecutor said.
