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RIO DE JANEIRO — Firefighters on Thursday were battling flames in Brazil’s northeastern Bahia state, fanned by strong winds and abnormally high temperatures for the season, authorities said. While it is still technically winter in Brazil, with spring due to…
TORONTO — Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard pleaded not guilty Thursday to all charges against him in his Toronto sexual assault case, as jury selection for his trial got underway. The 82-year-old, who appeared in court in a wheelchair,…
ABUJA, Nigeria — Thousands marched across Nigeria on Thursday over the mysterious death last week of an Afrobeat star whose body has been exhumed for an autopsy as authorities investigate the cause of his demise. Lagos police said the body…
Russia on Thursday announced a ban on exports of gasoline and diesel fuel, aiming to stabilize rising domestic prices and improve the country’s fuel supply. The government decree said the restrictions would be temporary but did not give a date…
You might say that pop superstar Taylor Swift is now in her "civics era" as she urges her fervent fans to "speak now" because democracy never goes "out of style." Vote.org, a nonprofit and nonpartisan get-out-the-vote platform, said 35,252 people…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will let insurance companies consider climate change when setting their prices, the state's chief regulator announced Thursday, a move aimed at preventing insurers from fleeing the state over fears of massive losses from wildfires and other…
