Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher
In Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, farmers have started grappling with the nation’s worst drought in more than seven decades and above-average temperatures.
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Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes
The leader of Hezbollah vowed Thursday to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week’s deadly sabotage of its members’ communication devices, and said Israelis displaced from homes near the Lebanon border because of the fighting would not be able to return until the war in Gaza ends.
Longtime Mexican drug cartel leader set to be arraigned in New York
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the powerful longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in New York on a 17-count indictment accusing him of narcotics trafficking and murder.
During Brazil’s worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low
Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S.
Kate, princess of Wales, says she completed chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties
Kate, the princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will make a limited number of public appearances in the coming months, bolstering Britain’s royal family after it was rocked by the twin cancer diagnoses of the princess and King Charles III.
Pope arrives in Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his Southeast Asia and Oceania trip
Pope Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday for the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania, becoming the second pope to visit the poor, strategically important South Pacific nation.
Pope and imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque make joint call to fight violence, protect planet
Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vowed Thursday to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment, issuing a joint call for interfaith friendship and common cause at the heart of Francis’ visit to Indonesia.
About 20 migrants are reported missing after their boat capsized off Italy
About 20 migrants are believed to be missing after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean this week, the U.N. refugee agency and the Italian coast guard said Wednesday.
Major power outage hits Venezuela’s capital, with Maduro government blaming ‘sabotage’
Venezuelans awoke Friday to a major power outage in the capital, Caracas, and several states.
President Nicolas Maduro’s government blamed the outage, which it said began about 4:50 a.m., on “electrical sabotage.”
Tropical storm Shanshan lashes Japan with torrential rains and strong winds on its crawl northeast
A strong storm lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds Thursday, causing at least three deaths as it started a crawl up the length of the archipelago and raised concerns of flooding, landslides and extensive damage.
Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris
Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, Paris inaugurated the 2024 Paralympics on Wednesday with a nearly four-hour-long opening ceremony in the heart of the city.
Telegram CEO Durov faces preliminary charges in France of allowing crime on messaging app
French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app and barred him from leaving France pending further investigation.