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Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:06:00 GMT
US, Canada and Mexico face measles outbreaks months before World Cup 2026
With fewer than four months to go before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, the United States, Canada and Mexico —the tournament’s three host countries— are reporting significant measles resurgences, a highly contagious d...

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 03:47:00 GMT
Colombian pro-Trump lawmaker asks Petro for help after ICE arrests her son
Colombian Conservative congresswoman Ángela Vergara says her 22-year-old son, Rafael Alfonso Vergara, has been detained in the United States by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and had spent “18 days jailed a...

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:58:00 GMT
Peru set to vote on whether to oust interim President José Jerí amid scandals weeks before elections
Peru’s Congress will debate and vote on Tuesday on a set of censure motions targeting interim President José Jerí, a move that could trigger yet another change at the top of the state in a country that has cycled through mu...

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:46:00 GMT
Petro to issue new temporary minimum wage decree after court suspension
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he will issue “in the coming days” a temporary decree on the 2026 minimum wage after the Council of State ordered a provisional suspension of the government’s late-December decree se...

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 04:19:00 GMT
Major fire hits Havana’s Ñico López refinery amid Cuba’s energy crunch
A large fire broke out on Friday at the Ñico López refinery in Cuba’s capital, sending a thick column of black smoke into the sky that was visible from multiple points around Havana Bay. Authorities have not yet disclosed t...

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