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From beauty to transportation, a lack of water and power forces Cubans to change their routines

New Delhi, April 24 -- Eduvirgen Zamora hides her hands out of embarrassment these days. Her nails are down to the quick, except for her thumbs, which feature inch-long talons covered in fancy silver... Read More


Kane strikes again as Bayern beats Leverkusen 2-0 to reach German Cup final

New Delhi, April 23 -- Harry Kane and Luis Diaz fired Bayern Munich into the German Cup final with a 2-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday. Kane's first-half strike - his 52nd goal of the season a... Read More


Once punished for weaving, this Mexican artisan uses her loom for LGBTQ+ resistance

New Delhi, April 23 -- Xaneri Merino wasn't meant to follow in her grandmother's footsteps. Now a transgender woman, she was identified at birth as a boy in San Pedro Jicayan, an Indigenous community... Read More


Brazil's 80-year-old Lula hits the treadmill to ease voter concerns about age

New Delhi, April 23 -- Fewer podiums and interviews. More lunges and squats. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pumping up his reelection bid at age 80 by looking jacked in workouts that... Read More


EU close to approving a $106B loan for Ukraine after months of deadlock

New Delhi, April 23 -- The European Union on Wednesday was on the cusp of approving a massive loan for Ukraine as oil began flowing again through a key pipeline toward Hungary and Slovakia, lifting a ... Read More


49 new Americans sworn in on Lexington's Battle Green, birthplace of the American Revolution

New Delhi, April 23 -- No matter where you come from," Steve Cole told the people gathered on Lexington's Battle Green Tuesday morning, "here you belong." Cole wore a blue wool coat with white tassel... Read More


Some who fled abuses in Equatorial Guinea fear pope's visit might legitimize longtime ruler

New Delhi, April 23 -- Gutin Bae Tongala, a 59-year-old cook from the tiny island of Annobon in Equatorial Guinea, is not happy about Pope Leo XIV's visit to his homeland. He left Equatorial Guinea i... Read More


Cuban exiles have renewed hope and fears over claims on property seized long ago

New Delhi, April 23 -- Deeply ingrained in Raul Valdes-Fauli's family lore is the November 1960 day when an agent of Fidel Castro's revolution showed up at his family's Pedroso Bank in Havana, with a ... Read More


Japanese police arrest a South Korean for allegedly obstructing Yasukuni Shrine festival

New Delhi, April 23 -- A South Korean national holding a banner carrying political messages was arrested Wednesday for allegedly obstructing an annual spring festival at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, Japan... Read More


Mexico to beef up security at tourist sites after shooting at pyramids in lead up to World Cup

New Delhi, April 23 -- Officers with bomb-sniffing dogs circled cars and searched bags of tourists filing into historic pyramids outside of Mexico City on Wednesday just days after a man opened fire o... Read More