New president takes charge in Uruguay
Yamanda Orsi, a telegenic left leaning former mayor and history teacher, took office as Uruguay's new president pledging to strengthen the social safety net and reverse years of stagnation. He faces a fractious Broad Front coalition and calls to undo pension and retirement age reforms.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Yamanda Orsi
Orsi
Luis Lacalle Pou
Congress
Broad Front
Lacalle Pou
Canelones
Arturo C. Porzecanski
Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars
Unidos de Padre Miguel Returns to top samba league in Rio
The Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school returns to Rio’s top-tier league for Carnival after nearly six decades. Last year the club earned about 150000 from City Hall in the second division, but this Carnival budget has grown to around 2 million with extra funds from sponsorships and events. The group funds local seamstresses carpenters and welders aiding parade prep.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Vila Vintem
Unidos de Padre Miguel
Rio
Padre Miguel
Willie Baracho
Kurdish villagers in Dahuk hope ceasefire ends years of displacement
In Guharze and nearby Barchi in Dohuk province Kurdish villagers displaced by Turkish PKK fighting look to a PKK ceasefire as a potential path home. Residents recount airstrikes, burned crops, and ongoing fear while expressing guarded optimism for return if the truce holds.
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Dahuk
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PKK
Abdullah Ocalan
Turkey
Adil Tahir Qadir
Barchi
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Matin
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Amedi
Dohuk
Salih Shino
Mount Matin
Najib Khalid Rashid
Belava
United States
Rashid
Ahmad Saadullah
Safar
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