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Passover begins soon. For many Jews, the celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisions

Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. It is considered the most widely observed of any Jewish holiday, symbolizing freedom and the birth of a Jewish nation. This year, the celebrations again occur […]

APRIL 10, 2025

Rescuers dig for survivors of Vanuatu earthquake with no water and unclear death toll

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Vanuatu’s capital was without water on Wednesday, a day after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3 earthquake that wrought havoc on the South Pacific island nation, with the number of people killed and injured expected to rise. The government’s disaster management office said early Wednesday that 14 deaths […]

DEC. 18, 2024

As warming climate hammers coffee crops, this rare bean may someday be your brew

NZARA COUNTY, South Sudan (AP) — Catherine Bashiama runs her fingers along the branches of the coffee tree she’s raised from a seedling, searching anxiously for its first fruit buds since she planted it three years ago. When she grasps the small cherries, Bashiama beams. The farmer had never grown coffee in her village in […]

MARCH 3, 2025

Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1

WASHINGTON (AP) — After Donald Trump becomes president again on Monday, he is on the hook for achieving a hefty chunk of his promises even before the day is out. One of those promises is to make you dizzy. “Your head will spin when you see what’s going to happen,” he said of Day 1. […]

JAN. 16, 2025

Plantas ecuatorianas, protestas en Argentina y otras fotos de la semana en Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Ramón Pucha mostró cómo convertir una hoja en un sombrero para protegerse del sol mientras buscaba semillas para cultivar en los terrenos de su familia, donde conserva especies autóctonas y comparte semillas con comunidades vecinas en un esfuerzo para proteger la biodiversidad, en la región amazónica de Ecuador.

FEB. 13, 2026

AP nombra a dos corresponsales en Sudamérica

García se une a la AP luego de trabajar como corresponsal del periódico “El Mundo” de España, el segundo diario de interés general del país ibérico. En los últimos 15 años de su carrera, García ha sido el responsable de la cobertura de México, América Central y algunos países de Sudamérica y el Caribe para […]

NOV. 19, 2014

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DEC. 2, 2024

Syrian government services come to a ‘complete halt’ as state workers stay home after rebel takeover

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s prime minister said Monday that most cabinet ministers were back at work after rebels overthrew President Bashar Assad, but some state workers failed to return to their jobs, and a United Nations official said the country’s public sector had come “to a complete and abrupt halt.” Meanwhile, streams of refugees […]

DEC. 9, 2024

Relatives of Israeli hostages are terrified as the Gaza ceasefire teeters

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After 16 months of excruciating uncertainty, Idit Ohel finally received word this week that her 24-year-old son, a hostage in Gaza, is still alive. She said she fainted upon hearing the brutal details of his captivity from freed hostages who had been held with him by Hamas since Oct. 7, […]

FEB. 12, 2025