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Federal audit finds ‘a lot of work remains’ in Puerto Rico’s hurricane and earthquake recovery

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is trudging through reconstruction work after two devastating hurricanes and a string of strong earthquakes, and has spent less than 10% of more than $23 billion in available federal funds, according to a U.S. government report released Tuesday. The U.S. territory has “a substantial amount” of permanent projects still pending as their …

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Gobierno de Perú restringe derechos y actividades nocturnas debido a delincuencia en dos provincias

LIMA (AP) — Perú anunció el lunes que prohibirá las actividades nocturnas y restringirá derechos constitucionales por 60 días en dos provincias del norte del país, debido al aumento de la delincuencia que está afectando a los negocios locales, incluida una lejana zona rica en oro. El primer ministro peruano, Alberto Otárola, dijo a la prensa que las medidas en …

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Two Thai journalists arrested for covering anti-monarchist vandalism of temple wall freed on bail

BANGKOK (AP) — Two Thai journalists arrested for reporting on the vandalism of Bangkok temple wall with graffiti criticizing a pro-monarchy law were released on bail Tuesday, a lawyer’s group said. The arrests, carried out separately on Monday, nearly a year after the incident, drew widespread criticism and raised concerns from several right groups over the state of media freedom …

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