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Three people were arrested in the Dominican Republic in connection with the violent death of 55-year-old Dutchman Roy van Tinteren. He was found dead in the past week in the...

A 55-year-old Dutchman was shot dead in the Dominican Republic, where he lived. His remains were found Tuesday in the neighborhood of his hometown of Puerto Plata, on the...

On Sunday, a ship from the United States arrived with aid goods for Venezuela on Curaçao. The ship, the Midnight Stone, was on its way to the country but had to move away. According to a…

A 20-year-old entertainer of a cruise company is missing after being thrown overboard on a ship on his way to Sint Maarten.

Thieves have stolen 123 young giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands. The animals were taken from a breeding center on Isabela, the largest island of the Galapagos. The prosecution has started an investigation. The perpetrators can face up to ten years in prison if they are caught.

The Icelandic journalist Kristinn Hrafnsson is the new editor-in-chief of the famous whistleblower website WikiLeaks. The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange who sought refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London, has had virtually no contact with the outside world for six months. WikiLeaks reported that Assange therefore appointed ex-spokesman Hrafnsson as new chief editor.

The US federal government is ready for the arrival of hurricane Florence. 'We're done like never before,' said President Donald Trump after consulting with the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Response Service FEMA. ' He is going to be a big one \u0026 # x27; \u0026 # x27 ;, he referred to the hurricane. ' He is very big and very wet \u0026 # x27; \u0026 # x27 ;.

Mexican authorities are going to investigate the death of 113 rare sea turtles. The animals washed up in a piece of protected nature in Puerto Arista.

The 28-year-old left Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from the Bronx gave a resounding surprise in Democratic primaries in New York. She defeated the 56-year-old veteran Joe Crowley, who has been in the House of Representatives in Washington since 1999.

The hurricane Maria probably killed a lot more people in Puerto Rico than previously thought. The official death toll stands at 64, but Harvard research shows that probably around 5000 people died.

The president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, has decided that the extra security that is stationed at the embassy in London is immediately lifted. At the Embassy of Ecuador, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been living in exile for almost six years. For example, the Australian tries to prevent extradition to Sweden, where he has been charged with assault.

In case of an accident with a bus that was dumped from a cliff in the south of Chile, at least two employees of the Chilean army were killed.

Almost the whole of Puerto Rico is without power due to a huge disruption. The cause is probably a mistake in an important pipeline in the center of the island.

Two Ecuadorian journalists who were kidnapped with their driver are all three dead. Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said that Friday.

A single fallen tree has caused a disturbance that causes nearly 900,000 people in Puerto Rico without power. The tree fell on one of the most important electricity cables towards the capital San Juan.

July Briskman became world famous at the end of last year when she unequivocally expressed her feelings for US President Donald Trump. As the presidential convoy drove past, the 50-year-old lady stuck up her middle finger while cycling. The gesture took July her job, but she did not let that happen without a struggle.

Ecuadorians have determined by a referendum on Sunday that the president can only stay in office for two terms. This in particular prevents a return of former President Rafael Correa.

In a bomb attack on a police station in San Lorenzo in Ecuador, at least 28 people were injured. Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has declared a state of emergency in the cities of Eloy Alfaro and San Lorenzo to ensure the safety of the citizens. The perpetrators brought a car filled with explosives for the police building on Saturday to detonate.

In a severe earthquake on the sea floor near Peru, a dead and seventeen wounded were killed mainly along the Peruvian coast. Local media reported that the epicenter of the quake was 56 kilometers off the coast at Puerto de Lomas and was at a depth of 48 kilometers. The maritime authorities reported that there was no danger of a tidal wave.

The Ecuadorian government is thinking to expel WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the embassy in London after he has been in a fight with President Lenin Moreno via Twitter.

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More than four weeks after Hurricane Maria made a trace of destruction, almost 80 percent of Puerto Rico still has no electricity. In 23 of the 78 districts on the Caribbean island, the energy supply has again started somewhat. The United States Army Corps has recently received 240 million dollars for repairs. Beginning next week, more power generators are also ready for use.

US President Donald Trump has asked Congress to make available a $ 4.9 billion loan to the battered island of Puerto Rico. That has confirmed a government employee.

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Google's parent company is able to deliver communications bubbles to Puerto Rico, which can restore mobile phone service on the island. More than 80 percent of all mobile communications transmitters are still unusable.

US President Donald Trump has helped the inhabitants of Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria, in their own way. Trump visited an emergency shelter and handed out kitchen rolls to the deceased. He did that in a typical American manner, like a professional basketball player.

Maria is tanned from category 1 hurricane to tropical storm on Tuesday. That has revealed the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The meteorologists of the American Institute expect that wind speeds will decrease even further in the next 24 to 48 hours.

Maria, currently one category 1 hurricane, can lose weight in one day and downgrade to a tropical storm, reports the American National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The American island of Puerto Rico, according to President Donald Trump, is 'seriously in trouble' now Hurricane Maria has inflicted enormous damage. Trump wrote in a series of tweets that a solution must be found for the billion debt that the local authorities face.

At the airport of the capital of San Juan in Puerto Rico hundreds of stranded travelers are looking for a way to leave the island. In the waiting room there are long queues waiting for travelers to check in on one of the scarce flights. Per day, only a few aircraft can leave the airport.