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In this handout photo released by Humane World for Animals, a chimpanzee formerly used in research receives a comprehensive health check at a retirement sanctuary for chimpanzees, in Bapakwali, Liberia, on August 25.
06 Sep, 2026 0

Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care

BUJA (AP): A group of chimpanzees once used in laboratory hepatitis B vaccine experiments has received health checks at their new home in Liberia, in hopes of giving them a second chance at a normal…
Pedro Gomez, left, walks through La Guaira, Venezuela, with a friend, asking people if they have seen his cousin, Andres Molina, who has been missing since the earthquakes, Saturday, August 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
06 Sep, 2026 0

Months after Venezuela earthquakes, a family refuses to give up search for their missing relative

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Antonella Molina, her nephew Pedro Molina and a group of friends set out at 8:00 a.m. on a recent Saturday, hands full of flyers, walking carefully through the rubble that…
06 Sep, 2026 0

Antigua police link robbery patterns to crimes in Jamaica

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Police say some robberies in Antigua and Barbuda appear similar to crimes committed elsewhere in the Caribbean, particularly Jamaica. Assistant Commissioner of Police Lisbon…
An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport (MIA) after it overshot the runway, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/David Fischer)
06 Sep, 2026 0

Update | At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barreled off runway at Miami airport

MIAMI (AP) — An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people as it struck vehicles and burst into flames, authorities said. The…
Tablescapes are covered in ash and debris in the aftermath of a fire that broke out in a building hosting a wedding party in Lingwala, Congo, Saturday, September 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Guylain Kipoke)
06 Sep, 2026 0

Wedding party fire in Congo’s capital Kinshasa leaves at least 22 dead

A fire at a wedding party in Congo’s capital Kinshasa left at least 22 people dead, the regional mayor said Saturday. Several others were injured. The fire started Friday night and continued into…
Argentina’s President Javier Milei.
05 Sep, 2026 0

Milei escalates Falklands dispute

BUENOS AIRES (AP): Argentine President Javier Milei escalated his country’s dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands on Thursday, vowing new measures to halt an oil project near the…
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05 Sep, 2026 0

US deports more than 100 people as gang violence persists

CAP-HAITIEN (AP): The US government deported more than 100 people to Haiti on Thursday as it ramps up such flights to the troubled Caribbean country. The flight departed from Louisiana and landed in…
A man rests on a sofa on a street in Havana, Cuba, August 27.
05 Sep, 2026 0

Island’s crises multiply with fresh US sanctions

HAVANA (AP): The US government this week slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island’s economy and deepen its multiple crises. Among those hit with sanctions are Fidel Ernesto…
Soldiers rescue a worker alive from a tunnel during an ongoing operation at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, Friday.
05 Sep, 2026 0

Nine days trapped

KATHMANDU (AP): Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from an underground tunnel at a hydropower plant Friday, raising hopes of reaching dozens of others believed to be trapped nine days after…