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14-07-2025
- Entertainment
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The Bright Side: Bad Bunny kicks off Puerto Rico residency with marathon show
Bad Bunny's marathon show in San Juan late Friday was a night of palpable emotion for the reggaeton megastar whose latest artistic endeavor brings him back to his roots. Bad Bunny's most recent tracks underscore injustices in the US Caribbean island territory, but the evening was one of celebration: a lens on Puerto Rico that focuses on its resistance, pride and joy. Bad Bunny's sweeping first concert of his three-month Puerto Rico residency was a night of palpable emotion for the megastar whose latest smash artistic endeavor brings his global stardom back to his roots. The marathon show in San Juan late Friday was flush with styles – from club beats and high-octane salsa to folkloric dance and soulful acoustics. At one point, the enormously popular Bad Bunny – born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio – appeared to pause to soak in the moment, breaking into a heartfelt smile as he gazed out at his thousands of ecstatic compatriots. Savoring the present and honoring the past is a lesson taken from the 31-year-old's sixth album "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos" ("I Should Have Taken More Photos") and a theme the residency is celebrating, with a full-throated ode to Puerto Rican heritage. The first song was previously unreleased, and there were no details on whether the track will eventually have an official drop. Some fans online speculated that perhaps he'll keep it exclusive to the residency. Read more on FRANCE 24 EnglishRead also:Don't look back in anger: Oasis reunites as comeback tour kicks off in CardiffJazzman Ludovic Louis draws inspiration from anti-colonial activist Frantz Fanon
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Politics
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North Korea to send military construction workers, deminers to rebuild Russia's Kursk region
North Korea will send military builders and deminers to help restore Russia's Kurk region, Russian news agencies reported Moscow's security chief as saying Tuesday while he was on a trip to Pyongyang. North Korea has become one of Russia's main allies during Moscow's years-long war in Ukraine. North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to support reconstruction work in Russia's Kursk region, Russian state media reported, another sign of expanding military partnership between the two nations. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti cited top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu as saying that North Korea will dispatch 1,000 deminers as well as 5,000 military construction workers to the Kursk region. The agency said Shoigu spoke during a visit to Pyongyang for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. 'Following the expulsion of invaders from Russian soil, we've agreed to continue our constructive cooperation, with the Korean side providing assistance in the restoration of the Kursk region,' Shoigu said, according to RIA Novosti. Read moreNorth Korea's Kim promises 'unconditional support' for Russia's war in Ukraine Read more on FRANCE 24 EnglishRead also:North Korea's Kim promises 'unconditional support' for Russia's war in UkraineNorth Korean prisoners of war in Ukraine: Why does South Korea want to take them in?
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
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Coordinated flurry of bombings and gun attacks rock Colombia
Two dozen coordinated bomb and gun attacks killed at least seven people across southwestern Colombia on Tuesday, just days after presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe was shot in the head, sparking fears of a return to the violence of the 1980s and 1990s. Colombia was rocked by a string of 24 coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least seven people across the country's southwest Tuesday, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean nation. Attackers struck targets in Cali -- the country's third-largest city -- and several nearby towns, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civilian targets. National Police chief Carlos Fernando Triana said assailants -- suspected to be a local guerrilla group -- had attacked using car bombs, motorcycle bombs, rifle fire and a suspected drone. "There are two police officers dead, and a number of members of the public are also dead," he said. Police later put the toll at seven dead and 28 more injured. In Cali and the towns of Villa Rica, Guachinte and Corinto, AFP journalists witnessed the tangled wreckage of vehicle bombs surrounded by scorched debris and damaged buildings. The attacks came days after a brazen attempted assassination of a presidential candidate in Bogota that has put the country on edge. Many Colombians are now fearful of a return to the violence of the 1980s and 1990s, when cartel attacks, guerrilla violence and political assassinations were commonplace. In the town of Corinto, resident Luz Amparo was at home when the blast gutted her bakery Tuesday. Read more on FRANCE 24 EnglishRead also:Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe shot in head at Bogota rallyColombia reinstates arrest warrants for guerrilla leaders behind deadly violence
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Climate
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Canadian fire smoke threatens air quality in Canada, US as it reaches Europe
Parts of Canada and the US received alerts for hazardous air quality as hundreds of wildfires spread throughout Canada, forcing 26,000 people to evacuate and spewing smoke across the Atlantic in Canada's latest extreme weather event. Canada's wildfires, which have already forced evacuations of more than 26,000 people, continued their stubborn spread Tuesday, with heavy smoke choking millions of Canadians and Americans and reaching as far away as Europe. Alerts were issued for parts of Canada and the neighboring United States warning of hazardous air quality. A water tanker air base was consumed by flames in Saskatchewan province, oil production has been disrupted in Alberta, and officials warned of worse to come with more communities threatened each day. "We have some challenging days ahead of us," Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told a news conference, adding that the number of evacuees could rise quickly. Every summer, Canada grapples with forest fires, but an early start to the wildfire season this year and the scale of the blazes -- over two million hectares (494,000 acres) burned -- is worrying. Read moreClimate change made LA wildfires worse, says study The provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba have been hardest hit. Both declared wildfire emergencies in recent days. (FRANCE 24 with AFP) Read more on FRANCE 24 EnglishRead also:South Korea firefighters deploy helicopters as country's largest wildfires reigniteWildfire on remote French island threatens wildlife and research station
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
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Trump says US will not allow Iran to enrich 'any' uranium under nuclear deal
US President Donald Trump said Monday Iran would not enrich uranium under any potential nuclear deal. Since April, Tehran and Washington have held five rounds of talks to replace the 2015 pact Trump quit in 2018. A new agreement has yet to be finalised. US President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out allowing Iran to enrich uranium under any nuclear deal between the foes -- as Tehran defended what it said was its "peaceful" pursuit of fuel for power generation. Uranium enrichment has remained a key point of contention in five rounds of talks since April to ink a new accord to replace the deal with major powers that Trump abandoned during his first term in 2018. "Under our potential Agreement -- WE WILL NOT ALLOW ANY ENRICHMENT OF URANIUM!" Trump said on his Truth Social network, after the Axios news outlet said Washington's offer would let Tehran enrich some of the nuclear fuel. Republican Trump also blamed predecessor Joe Biden for the current situation, saying that the Democrat "should have stopped Iran a long time ago from 'enriching.'" Axios said the latest proposal that Washington had sent Tehran on Saturday would allow limited low-level uranium enrichment on Iranian soil, for an amount of time that has yet to be determined. Iran has insisted that Iran has "nothing to hide" on its nuclear program. The IAEA report showed that Iran has ramped up production of uranium enriched up to 60 percent -- close to the roughly 90 percent level needed for atomic weapons. Read more on FRANCE 24 EnglishRead also:Iran carried out secret nuclear programme, has amassed more near weapons-grade uranium, IAEA saysUS-Iran nuclear talks mark 'some' progress, mediator Oman says
