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First African American wins U.S. spelling bee, conquering with ‘Murraya’
Zaila Avant-garde, 14, became the first African American to win the 90-year-old Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday by correctly spelling ‘Murraya,’ ...Haiti police seize more suspects in president’s killing
Haiti’s police seized on Thursday at least two more suspected members of the gang of assassins that killed President Jovenel Moise, following ...Gunmen assassinate Haitian president in home, state of emergency declared
Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead by gunmen with heavy-caliber weapons in his private residence overnight on Wednesday, sparking an international ...Iran takes steps to make enriched uranium metal; U.S., Europe powers dismayed
Iran has begun the process of producing enriched uranium metal, the U.N. atomic watchdog said on Tuesday, a move that could help ...Indian actor Dilip Kumar, who embodied melancholy on screen, dies at 98
Dilip Kumar, one of India’s most respected actors and known for his roles as a tragic hero in Bollywood films, died on ...Ethiopia resumes filling Nile mega-dam reservoir, angering Egypt
Ethiopia has started the second phase of filling a mega-dam’s reservoir on the upper Blue Nile, Egypt and Sudan said, raising tensions ...Plane with 28 on board crashes into sea in Russia’s far east
An aeroplane with 28 people on board crashed into the sea on Tuesday off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula as it was ...Germany relaxes restrictions for travelers from UK, India and other countries
Germany is easing strict restrictions on travel from Britain, Portugal and some other countries that were imposed because of the rise of ...Ethiopia’s Abiy boasts of military might despite rebel gains
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Monday his government could easily recruit one million new fighters but wants to foster a period ...OPEC+ resumes oil policy talks amid Saudi-UAE standoff
OPEC+ ministers resume talks on Monday after failing to reach a deal on oil output policy in two days of talks last ...