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1 dead as 131 Burma migrants escape Malaysian detention center

An undocumented migrant from Burma has died in a road accident while fleeing an immigration detention center with over a hundred others in Malaysia late Thursday, officials said.The incident was the second reported breakout from a Malaysian detention center in as many years. In April 2022, 582 ethnic Rohingya refugees…

Mexican drag newscaster makes history in conservative, Catholic culture

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Guillermo Barraza buzzes with a nervous energy as he watches himself transform.Hands delicately paint stripes of bright pink eyeshadow onto Barraza’s angular face as newscasters and makeup crews bustle around him.FEDERAL COURT ONCE AGAIN SUSPENDS BULLFIGHTS IN MEXICO CITY, AS ACTIVISTS AND SUPPORTERS LOCK HORNSTonight, in…

Cuban economy minister out over delayed fuel, transport price hikes

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel removed the country’s economy minister on Friday, according to state media, following a delay in recently announced measures to increase the prices of fuel and transportation.Cuba’s Council of State, which is under the president’s leadership, appointed Central Bank president Joaquín Alonso Vázquez to replace Alejandro Gil,…

What are the Iran-backed groups in the Middle East?

Iran backs multiple terrorist groups in the Middle East, including Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthi rebels, Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.Each group, which receives support from Iran through a number of methods, have increasingly become a threat to members of the U.S. armed forces, U.S. allies, commercial…

Cyprus mandates ‘zero tolerance’ sex harassment policies in government ministries

Cyprus’ president on Friday required all government ministers to sign a “zero tolerance” declaration on sexist behavior and sexual harassment among employees and anyone visiting a government office.Cyprus already has stringent laws against sexual harassment and sexism in the workplace, but it’s the first time that ministers had to sign…