Nearly 60 percent of Puerto Rico’s more than 1.4 million utility customers remained without power on Thursday, the morning after a blackout knocked all of the island’s functioning power plants offline and left the entire island in the dark.
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Hundreds of Giant Rodents ‘Conquered’ This Town. Now What?
Luciano Sampietro lifted a three-foot aluminum pipe to his lips and blew, sending a blow dart laced with sedatives, muscle relaxers and painkillers toward the world’s largest rodent, lounging near an artificial pond.
The veterinarian’s target,…
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Why Kremlin no longer considers Taliban terrorists – DW – 04/17/2025
In a closed session on April 17, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation “temporarily” lifted Russia’s ban on the Taliban. The request came from the office of the prosecutor general.
This motion was based on a decree President Vladimir…
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Gaza Photojournalist In Cannes Doc Killed In Israeli Strike
A Palestinian artist and photojournalist who is the protagonist of a documentary due to premiere in Cannes in May has been killed in an Israeli air strike.
Fatima Hassouna died with nine members of her family in a direct strike on their…
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U.S. Space Force lays out battle plan for space in new ‘warfighting’ guide
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force on April 17 released its most explicit blueprint yet for how it plans to defend American satellites — and, if necessary, take aim at enemy space systems — in the event of conflict.
The document,…
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4 Men Charged With Trying to Smuggle Thousands of Ants From Kenya
Four men, including two Belgian teenagers, pleaded guilty in a Kenyan court this week on charges of trafficking thousands of live ants, which the Kenyan authorities said they had intended to sell as pets.
The Belgians, David Lornoy and Seppe…
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Revealed: world’s largest meat company may break Amazon deforestation pledges again | Amazon rainforest
The world’s largest meat company, JBS, looks set to break its Amazon rainforest protection promises again, according to frontline workers.
Beef production is the primary driver of deforestation, as trees are cleared to raise cattle, and…
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