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'The Little Mermaid' tops North American box office on opening weekend

LOS ANGELES, US - Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid led ticket sales at the North American box office with an estimated three-day cume of US$95.5 million on...

29 May 2023

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Peru declares emergency in 131 districts due to El Nino

LIMA, Peru - The Peruvian government on Monday declared a 60-day state of emergency in 131 districts due to the "imminent danger" of the possible arrival of the El Nino phenomenon,...

29 May 2023

US President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2023, as he returns from Delaware. A day after securing a tentative deal to prevent a cataclysmic US debt default, Republican and Democrat leaders began the hard task Sunday of winning over skeptics in both their parties in order to shepherd the legislation through Congress before the government runs out of money. (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM / AFP)

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Biden says bipartisan budget agreement now ready to go to Congress

WASHINGTON, US - US President Joe Biden said that the bipartisan budget agreement reached with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is now ready to go to Congress and urged both...

29 May 2023

The US Capitol building is seen from the base of the Washington Monument as the sun rises in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2023. President Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy announced a deal on May 27, 2023, to raise the debt ceiling, dragging the United States back from the precipice of default with only a few days to spare. (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM / AFP)

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US debt ceiling deal: the key takeaways

NEW YORK, US - President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached a deal to raise the government's debt ceiling and avert a devastating default. Here, AFP details the key takeaways from the agreement, which still needs to be approved by a divided Congress in a vote on Wednesday. After...

29 May 2023

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AI political fakery sparks fears for US 2024 race

WASHINGTON, US - A fake image of Donald Trump's arrest. A dystopian video of a dark future in the event of Joe Biden's reelection. An audio deepfake of both men slinging insults. Fast-evolving AI technology could turbocharge misinformation in US political campaigns, observers say. The...

29 May 2023

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the bipartisan budget agreement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2023. US President Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said they were confident on May 28, 2023 of pushing a debt crisis deal through Congress and avoiding a cataclysmic default, despite skepticism from some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM / AFP)

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Biden and McCarthy finalise US debt deal, say confident it will pass

WASHINGTON, US - President Joe Biden and Republican leader McCarthy said Sunday that a final bipartisan deal to raise the US debt ceiling - and avoid a cataclysmic default - now heads to Congress, which will need to pass the agreement before the government starts running out of money. The...

29 May 2023

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 25: Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), with his young daughters in tow, stops to talk to reporters before heading into the offices of the Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) at the U.S. Capitol on May 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. One of the chief Republican negotiators in the deal to raise the debt limit, McHenry told reporters he had no substantial updates and that they plan to work over the Memorial Day weekend. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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What happens if US fails to lift debt limit by June 1?

WASHINGTON, US - The United States is now less than a week away from reaching its national borrowing limit, with the Treasury repeatedly warning it could run out of money to pay bills as early as June 1, threatening a catastrophic default. Both US President Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin...

26 May 2023

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US doctor reprimanded for talking about 10-year-old's abortion

WASHINGTON, US - A doctor who drew national attention for revealing she had performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim was reprimanded and fined by a medical board for violating patient privacy laws. The state of Indiana's Medical Licensing Board found gynecologist Caitlin Bernard had...

26 May 2023

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