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Ecuadorians put aside fears of leaving their homes amid unprecedented violence and voted for a new president Sunday in a special election that was heavily guarded by police and soldiers in part due to the assassination of a presidential candidate this …
Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit of the BRICS economic bloc in South Africa this week. (August 21) (AP Video/Sebabatso Mosamo)
Here’s the latest for Monday August 21st: Tropical Storm Hilary drenches California; Two European countries sending F-16s to Ukraine; Canadian wildfires force evacuations; Fast-moving wildfire in Washington state.
Wildfires have destroyed what were on its path in Northwest Territories and forced evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people in British Columbia as it rages in western Canada. (August 21)
A progressive from outside Guatemala’s power structure was resoundingly elected the country’s next president in a reprimand to the governing elite over widespread allegations of corruption. (Aug. 21)(AP video/Santiago Billy and Fernanda Pesce
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Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California’s inland mountains and deserts Sunday evening, dropping more than half an average year’s worth of rain on some areas, (Aug. 21)
Tropical Storm Hilary has brought torrential rain and flooding in Southern California after it lashed Mexico. (Aug. 20)(AP video/Eugene Garcia)
Here’s the latest for Sunday, August 20th: Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall on Mexico’s Baja California coast; Special presidential election in Ecuador; Russia’s unmanned lunar spacecraft crashes into moon; Spain wins the Women’s World Cup in a fin…
0821 Today in History
Spain won its first Women’s World Cup title less than a year after a player rebellion, holding off England 1-0 on Sunday after Olga Carmona’s first-half goal. (August 20)