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 Capybaras ‘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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People in Spanish town of Hellín welcome Easter with traditional drumming
On the afternoon of Holy Wednesday, the tamborada of Hellín begins, in which thousands of drummers of all ages march through the streets of the town beating their drums and thundering out ancestral rhythms.
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Putin praises Musk's Mars plans and compares tech billionaire to Soviet icon
The Russian president made the comments speaking to students at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
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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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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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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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Teen’s home searched over suspected ricin plot – DW – 04/17/2025
Police in Germany searched the home of a 16-year-old in the eastern state of Saxony on Thursday on suspicion of possessing the highly toxic biological warfare agent ricin.
The teenager is alleged to have manufactured and stored several…