Brazil´s Largest Real Estate Platform 'QuintoAndar' Reaches Northeast and Accelerates Expansion PlansRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - QuintoAndar, the startup with the largest real estate sales and rental platform in the country, will hoist its flag in a new Brazilian region. As of this Monday, January 18th, properties in Salvador and Recife can be registered for rental on the company's website. With its d....
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'Adu', 'Las Ninas,' 'Akelarre' Lead Spain's Goya NominationsSalvador Calvo’s “Adú” leads the way at Spain’s annual Goya Awards nominations with 14 nods, including for best film and best director. “Las niñas” and “Akelarre” followed with nine nominations each, while “Rosa’s Wedding” has eight....
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U.S. 'Deeply Disappointed' Mexico Closed Probe of ex-Defense MinisterRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said it is "deeply disappointed" by Mexico's decision to close its investigation of ex-Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos, after the Mexican attorney general decided not to press charges. The decision, which Mexican President Andres Man....
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Biden to prioritise legal status for millions of immigrantsUnited States President-elect Joe Biden's decision to immediately ask Congress to offer legal status to an estimated 11 million people in the country has surprised advocates given how the issue has long divided Democrats and Republicans, even within their own parties.
Biden will announce legislat....
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Daniel Runde | A new US agenda for Central AmericaMost undocumented migrants crossing the United States' southern border come from three small countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Known collectively as Central America's 'Northern Triangle', these countries will receive an outsized.......
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Feds indict 14 MS-13 gang leaders on terrorism chargesThe sweeping case targets 14 members of the "Ranfla Nacional," the upper echelon of MS-13 leadership that operates mostly out of prisons in El Salvador, according to prosecutors. Eleven of the indicted men are currently incarcerated in El Salvador, while three are on the loose.....
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Trump pushes U.S. closer to a banana republicby Ako Ufodike, York University, CanadaOn Jan. 6, millions of people around the world witnessed a modern-era insurrection as it unfolded in the United States. Supporters of Donald Trump, the outgoing president, raided the Capitol in an attempt to prevent the certification of the November 2020 presid....
Say hello to OpenAI's DALL-E, a GPT-3-powered bot that creates weird images from textOpenAI has unveiled a neural network known as DALL-E that converts text into striking images — like these pictures of a baby panda in a tutu wielding a lightsaber: OpenAI said in a blogpost that the system is a 12 billion parameter version of the landmark GPT-3 language model: We've found that it ....
Pfizer delays vaccine deliveries to 8 EU nations: SpainMADRID: Pfizer has postponed the delivery of new batches of its coronavirus vaccine to eight European nations including Spain, the Spanish health ministry said Monday, a day after the EU began its immunisation campaign.The Spanish branch of Pfizer informed Madrid on Sunday night of the delay in ship....
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The Latest: Spain to receive 4.5M Pfizer virus vaccine dosesMADRID — Health Minister Salvador Illa said that, beginning Saturday, Spain will receive 4.5 million Pfizer vaccine doses over the next 12 weeks, enough to vaccinate some 2.3 million people.
Illa said on Wednesday that the first batch would arrive in the central province of Guadalajara and be d....
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on foreign officials and firms for human rights violations. In an International Human Rights Day statement on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ....
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Opposition hopes new Perak MB transparent, prioritises peopleIPOH: The opposition in Perak has expressed hope that the new Menteri Besar, Datuk Saarani Mohamad will be able to run a transparent administration, besides focusing on the people's needs and interests.Perak State Legislative Assembly opposition leader, Dr Abdul Aziz Bari (pix) said the two aspects ....
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First-known fossil iguana burrow found in the BahamasThe fossilized burrow dates back to the Late Pleistocene Epoch, about 115,000 years ago, and is located on the island of San Salvador -- best known as the likely spot where Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in his 1492 voyage.....
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Bersatu yet to seek audience with Sultan Nazrin on MB issue - Ahmad FaizalIPOH: Perak Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) said today that it has yet to ask for an audience with Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah regarding the appointment of the new Perak Menteri Besar.Perak Bersatu chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu said the party had also not received any offici....
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Perak Amanah chairman does not rule out cooperating with other partiesIPOH: "Nothing is impossible" when it comes to forming a new coalition, said Perak Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) chairman Datuk Asmuni Awi (pix) when asked whether his party would be willing to work with other political parties in the state en route to establishing a new state government."During thes....
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How Salvador Dalí has influenced your wardrobeWhen Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí first put a lobster on a dress, he wanted to be provocative. It worked. His 1937 collaboration with boundary pushing fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli caused consternation. The silk organza A-line gown they created together, subsequently worn by Wallis Simpson ....
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Sultan Nazrin tells political parties to find the best formula to form a new state govtIPOH: The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah (pix), has ordered political parties in the state to find the best formula to form a new state government.Perak Dewan Negara member Datuk Seri Mohd Annuar Zaini said this was conveyed by Sultan Nazrin during an audience by leaders of several political p....
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Perak PH leaders in Istana Kinta for audience with Sultan NazrinIPOH: Three Pakatan Harapan leaders arrived at Istana Kinta here today for an audience with Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah following the latest political crisis in the state. Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming was the first to arrive at 10.40 am, followed by State PKR chairman Farhash Wafa Salvador....
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Brazil's Poor Fear Looming End of Covid Emergency Cashby with Joshua Howat Berger in Rio de Janeiro / Rafael Martins RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (AFP) Since she and her husband lost their jobs because of the pandemic, Ilma Silva Santos, a construction worker from the slums of Salvador in northeastern Brazil, has been feeding her family of five thanks to g....
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Over 700 Gang Members in Central America Arrested in U.S.-Assisted ActionsRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have brought criminal charges against more than 700 members of cross-border criminal organizations, primarily the MS-13 and 18th Street gangs, in a U.S.-assisted effort, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday, November 27th. "The U.....
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'No Democracy Without Women': Priced out of Politics in El SalvadorRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The first time Karla Hernandez ran for office in El Salvador, she kept seeing a male candidate from her party in expensive television adverts, while she scraped by on a shoestring - relying on volunteers to hand out flyers and knock on doors. Hernandez was elected anyway, bu....
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Ferry and Tugboat Sunk in Bahia State to be Used for Underwater TourismRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A ferry and a tugboat were sunk in the Todos-os-Santos Bay, near Salvador, on Saturday, November 21st. The sinking point is located exactly 1.5 kilometers off the coast. The two vessels will be used for underwater tourism in the state. This was the first time that a ferry wa....
It is Official: Carnival 2021 in São Paulo and Salvador to Occur From July 8th to 11thSÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - São Paulo and Salvador have decided to hold a unified Carnival from July 8th to 11th of next year. According to Carnival specialist Dam Menezes, both capitals now expect Rio de Janeiro to confirm the date too. However, in a meeting on Monday, November 9th, the Independent Leagu....
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Bahia State Main Stronghold of Rejection to Bolsonaro in BrazilRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The latest opinion polls have confirmed that the state is the main focus of rejection of Bolsonarism in the country. Half of Bahians consider the President's management bad or terrible. In the capital Salvador, 62 percent reject the federal administration. Data from the IBGE....
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Spain to get first Pfizer vaccines in early 2021, Health Minister saysMADRID: Spain would get the first vaccines against Covid-19 developed by U.S. pharmaceuticals Pfizer and its partner BioNTech in early 2021, Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Tuesday.The country would initially get 20 million vaccine doses, enough to immunize 10 million people, Illa said in an i....
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Central America braces for 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane EtaMANAGUA: Hurricane Eta was hours from making landfall in Central America on Tuesday after gaining strength in the Caribbean Sea, threatening Honduras and Nicaragua with catastrophic winds and floods.The "extremely dangerous" weather system was packing winds of 150 miles (240 kilometers) an hour as i....
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Official Election Results in Bolivia: MAS Wins by Overwhelming MajorityRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After another two-day delay, Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) Chief Judge Salvador Romero announced the official election results on Friday evening. The Movement for Socialism (MAS) is confirmed as the winner of the first round with a considerable lead. The democratic process o....
Brazilian and Chilean Win Latin American 'Just Dance' CompetitionRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian Tiago Silva, 23, and Chilean Taina Arancibia, 21, were the winners of the first Latin American competition of the "Just Dance" game, which took place on Saturday evening, October 17th. Broadcast live on the internet, the event began with a concert by the band Olodu....
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Arrest of former defense minister shatters trust in Mexico's armed forcesThe general's speech was forceful and unequivocal, his demeanor somber and severe. Impeccably dressed in full military uniform, Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, then Mexican Secretary of Defense, spoke before a group of thousands of Mexican soldiers under his command on a spring day in April 2016 at Mili....
Review: Shawnee exhibit offers surreal, grotesque trip through Dali's mindBy John Brandenburg, for The OklahomanA rhapsodic, but also surreal and at times grotesque, trip through the mind and art of Salvador Dali is on view in Shawnee.
The large show contains the small illustrations Dali did for "Les Chants (Songs) de Maldoror,'" and Dante's "The Divine Comedy."
It is o....
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Oklahoma County marriage, divorce records for Oct. 13, 2020MARRIAGES
Elizabeth Lloyd Cromwell and Justin Joseph Acklin
Mallory Elizabeth Wyatt and Guillermo Andres Rivera Velazquez
Jolene Antoinette Rice and Moore Caleb Andrew
Marcie Ann McNew and Jason Michael Mackinnon
Kirsten Jade Bowen and Thomas Chase Lewis
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Staple Food Prices Rise in 17 Brazilian Capitals in SeptemberRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The staple food prices, required for the meals of an adult for a month, has increased on the 17 Brazilian capitals researched in September. The higher increases were observed in Florianópolis (9,80 percent), Salvador (9,70 percent), and Aracaju (7 . . . To read the full NEW....
El Salvador's Government Accused Of 'Making Deals' With Gangs, But Officials Claim Evidence Is FakedThe Central American nation of El Salvador is dealing with public outcry after leaked documents published last month suggested that the government had secretly been making deals with notorious gangs in exchange for support in the upcoming elections. Officials have denied that such closed-door commu....
Tributes after Argentine cartoonist Quino dies aged 88Argentine cartoonist Joaquín Salvador Lavado, the creator of the beloved comic strip Mafalda, has died at the age of 88, his editor announced Wednesday.View on euronews....
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Coronavirus: latest global developmentsPARIS: Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:UK heading in 'wrong direction'British health experts say that the coronavirus is out of control as case numbers and hospital admissions rise despite a slew of new restrictions on social gatherings."Things are definitely heading in th....
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Creator of beloved Argentina cartoon character Mafalda dies at 88Argentine cartoonist Quino, the creator of Mafalda, the inquisitive and quick-witted girl who used humor and irony to call for greater democracy in the crisis-prone country, has died at the age of 88, his editor reported Wednesday. Joaquín Salvador Lavado, better known as Quino, recently suffered....
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How might Trump's nominee rule on immigrants? A hate group just gave her a thumbs-upHow does impeached President Donald Trump's illegitimate nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court rank when it comes to rulings on immigration? Well, the fact that Amy Coney Barrett appeared to get a thumbs-up from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), an anti-immigrant hate g....
Latin America's virus victims, and the spaces they leave behindMEXICO CITY: An untouched exercise bike, a guitar that has gone silent, an empty couch — these are just a few of the cherished possessions and everyday habits that tell the story of those who have died from Covid-19.The global pandemic has claimed nearly one million lives, about a third of those i....
