Americas
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First ship sails through newly expanded Panama canalThousands of Panamanians watch as huge Chinese container vessel is pulled through locks that will double waterway’s capacity
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50 Cent detained for cursing during concert in St Kitts and NevisRapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, was detained along with member of entourage by police for allegedly using ‘indecent language’ during performance
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Surfers ride giant waves at the Puerto Escondido Challenge in Mexico – videoSurfers navigate huge waves at the Puerto Escondido Challenge in Mexico on Saturday, with South African Grant Baker achieving first place with a narrow defeat of the American series defending champion Greg Long
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The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell review – heartwarmingly eccentricHow a young British teacher rescued a tar-soaked penguin and charmed a boys’ school in Isabel Perón’s Argentina
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Catholic priests in Montreal banned from being alone with childrenNew policy, which includes church workers and volunteers, intended as ‘safety net’ against allegations of sex abuse, but critics say move is ‘too little, too late’
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Venezuelan president is to blame for humanitarian crisis, OAS chief saysLuis Almagro says Nicolás Maduro violated basic democratic principles as Organization of American States could eventually move to suspend Venezuela
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Experts ask for new investigation into disappearance of 43 Mexican studentsThey asked to deepen the search related to heroin trafficking as possible motive; military has been accused of killings and torture during war against cartels
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Brazilian jaguar's killing prompts calls for curbs on use of wild animalsAnimal welfare groups condemn use of jungle cat ‘like a trophy on display’ after jaguar was shot having escaped after an Olympic torch ceremony
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Toronto police chief to apologize for 1981 gay bathhouse raidsWatershed moment for gay rights in Canada saw 286 men arrested on charges of prostitution and indecency and led to mass protests against police harassment
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Gregory Rabassa obituaryLinguist and translator of Latin American literature praised by the author Gabriel García Márquez for rendering his novel in English as better than the original
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Australia urges Brazil to increase security after Olympic athlete robbedAustralia’s Liesl Tesch warned that Rio was a ‘dangerous place’ after two armed thieves demanded money and then stole her bicycle on Monday
Officials worry Panama Papers scandal could overshadow canal's success