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Claudia Sheinbaum makes history as Mexico's first woman president
Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico's first woman president by a landslide Sunday, making history in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence.As well as being the first woman to lead Mexico, "she is also the president with possibly the most votes obtained in the history of our country," he said.
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George Stephanopoulos Whacks Trump Attorney's 'Zero Evidence' Biden-Bragg Claim
The host of "This Week" said he "was not gonna let" Will Scharf continue to peddle his claim that the president had a hand in Donald Trump's hush money case.
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Eric Swalwell Swiftly Exposes GOP 'Hypocrisy' On Supreme Court Treatment
Swalwell argued why Republicans aren't "about the Constitution" after House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the court should intervene on Trump's hush money case.
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Claudia Sheinbaum: cool-headed scientist who will lead Mexico
Claudia Sheinbaum, the former city mayor elected Mexico's first woman president, is an environmental scientist and dedicated leftist known for keeping a cool head in times of crisis.Sheinbaum denied that irregularities in the construction were her office's responsibility, and went on to be elected mayor of all of Mexico City the following year.
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Jihadist bloodshed fills Burkina displacement camps
Feebly shaded by trees in the blistering heat, desperate civilians throng a displacement camp in tents and ramshackle shelters after fleeing jihadist violence in northeastern Burkina Faso.- 'Neglected' displacement crisis - A new ranking by the non-government Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) published on Monday judged that Burkina Faso is suffering the most neglected displacement crisis for the second year in a row.
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Microsoft to invest $3.2 billion in Swedish cloud, AI
Microsoft will invest 33.7 billion Swedish crowns ($3.21 billion) to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Sweden over a two-year period, the U.S. tech group said on Monday. The investment, Microsoft's biggest to date in Sweden, includes a pledge to help train some 250,000 people with AI skills, corresponding to 2.4% of the population that will help boost the Nordic country's competitiveness, it added. "This announcement goes beyond technology, it's a commitment to en
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Mediators press Israel, Hamas to agree to truce proposal
Fresh strikes were reported across the Gaza Strip overnight into Monday, as mediators urged Israel and Hamas to agree to a truce and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden.Mediators the United States, Qatar and Egypt later said they called "on both Hamas and Israel to finalise the agreement embodying the principles outlined by President Joe Biden".
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