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An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against corruption has been shot and killed at a political rally in Quito. (August 10) (AP video/Cesar Olmos)

Former President Donald J. Trump is running for office once again. He was defeated by sitting President Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Trump, who was once seen as a political outsider, is now entering the race as a candidate with a seasoned politician…

Former two-term New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is running for President of the United States. He was part of Donald Trump’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns but severed ties with the former president over Trump’s denial of his 2020 loss. (Aug. 9)
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Storm Hans has battered parts of Scandinavia and the Baltics for several days, causing rivers to overflow, damaging roads and injuring people with falling branches. (August 9)

Iran’s foreign minister says his country is ready to swap prisoners with the United States. (Aug. 8) (AP video: Mohsen Ganji)

Female rappers have been a part of hip-hop since its debut. Women have fought to shape their identification in hip-hop and demand recognition. (August 9)(AP Video: Sharon Johnson)

Nagasaki has marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city, as the Japanese city’s mayor urged the elimination of nuclear weapons. (August 9)

Presidents of the South American nations sharing the Amazon rainforest have vowed to protect it while attending a conservation summit. (August 9)

Norwegian authorities warned people to prepare for “extremely heavy rainfall” after Storm Hans caused two deaths, ripped off roofs and flooded streets in northern Europe. (August 8)

Catia Lattouf has turned her apartment in Mexico City’s Polanco neighborhood into a clinic for sick, injured or infant hummingbirds. She began caring for the birds in 2011 after recovering from colon cancer; taking in a bird which had lost an eye and n…