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Catholic Church leaders in Mexico call for protection of people from cartel violence near Guatemala
Catholic Church leaders in southern Mexico have made a desperate plea for the Mexican government to protect communities from drug cartels that extract protection payments and use locals as human shields near the border with Guatemala. The letter dated Wednesday was signed by Bishop Emeritus Jaime Calderón of the Tapachula Diocese, which includes parishes near the border with Guatemala, where nearly 600 people fled earlier this week. Two of Mexico’s most powerful cartels from the northern state
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French sprinter to take part in Opening Ceremony despite not being allowed to wear a headscarf
French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla will now be taking part in the Opening Ceremony at this year’s Olympics, France’s sports minister told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.
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Ex-Islamic State fighter remains silent in German attack plan trial
A former fighter for the terrorist militia Islamic State has been back in a German court since Thursday around nine months after his re-arrest. The 30-year-old is accused of having planned an "Islamist-motivated attack" on a pro-Israel demonstration last year. According to the prosecution, he intended to drive a lorry into the crowd of participants. His goal, the prosecution alleges, was "to kill as many people as possible whom he deemed as infidels." With his hands in his pockets and a broad gr
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Kawasaki showcases an experimental hydrogen-burning motorcycle
Kawasaki unveiled an experimental hydrogen-burning motorcycle in Japan. The model uses a supercharged four-cylinder engine and features a futuristic look.
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Deadly Typhoon Gaemi hits China coast after flooding Philippines, Taiwan
A typhoon moving into China on Thursday unleashed severe flooding this week, killing more than a dozen people in the Philippines and Taiwan. According to Reuters, the typhoon, named Gaemi by Japan's Meteorological Agency and Carina by the Philippines weather service, was the strongest to hit Taiwan in eight years. Rain from the typhoon in Taiwan was extreme, with feet of rain falling in the mountains. As of Thursday evening, 66.16 inches of rain (5.51 feet) had fallen in the last three days at D
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Baden-Württemberg to be first German state using AI in administration
The western German state of Baden-Württemberg will be the first in Germany to use an AI system to alleviate the burden on staff and ease citizens' access to administrative services, the organization behind the initiative announced on Thursday. The system, F13, was developed primarily by the Heidelberg-based AI start-up Aleph Alpha, which has been touted as a German response to OpenAI's ChatGPT, though aimed at government, administration and industry in particular. F13 is to be made available for
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Africa’s richest man scrambles to calm crisis around $20 billion refinery
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote is battling to get his $20 billion refinery in Nigeria fully functional amid a row with local regulators.
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