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Video Captures Moment Man Tries to Shoot Argentina’s Vice President in the Face
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was greeting supporters outside her home when the would-be assassin held a gun to her face and pulled the trigger. Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner survived an assassination attempt on Thursday night, after a man with a loaded gun tried to shoot her in the head at close range…
‘Zero capacity to save’: Argentines buckle under 103% inflation
BUENOS AIRES, April 14 (Reuters) – Argentines, painfully accustomed to decades of soaring prices, say that the current 102.5%-and-climbing inflation rate is on another level and is making it almost impossible to get by. “In my case, I have zero capacity to save,” said Claudia Hernansaez, a publishing company employee. “I try to think that…
Iran-Backed Houthis Abduct U.N. Workers in Yemen
The Iran-backed Houthi insurgency detained at least 15 Yemeni employees of international organizations in a string of raids on Thursday, including employees of the United Nations, according to the internationally recognized government of Yemen. Armed Houthi intelligence officers reportedly raided the homes and offices of nine U.N. employees, plus three people who work for a…
‘The water had no mercy’: Hundreds killed as floods ravage north Pakistan
Nestled among the lush green mountains of Pakistan’s north, and with a river flowing serenely through its centre, Bishnoi was, until recently, a beautiful village. But it had rained heavily on the morning of Friday, 15 August, and when the villagers woke early and went off to work they were unaware of how swiftly things…
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announces surprise resignation
CNN — Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced his resignation, citing “personal and political, but mainly political reasons” in a surprise move. Flanked by colleagues outside government buildings in Dublin on Wednesday, Varadkar said he felt he was no longer the “best man” for the job. He said he would stay as prime minister until a…


