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King Felipe: Catalan authorities have 'scorned' all Spaniards with referendum Sam Jones   Spanish monarch uses strongly worded television address to chastise Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, for attempting to break the ‘unity of Spain’. King Felipe of Spain...

New Hawaii lava fissures could spur more evacuations   Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano threatened highways after two more fissures opened in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 19. Volcanic gases rise from a fissure in...

Kenya's election rerun faces major hurdles   The courts may have agreed with Kenya's opposition that there were problems with the election and ordered a rerun. But this poll may too be scuppered if concerns in...

Cuba calls on US and Canada to investigate 'sonic attack' claims Ian Sample   Luis Velázquez, Cuba’s most senior scientist, says joint inquiry needed to find truth behind alleged attacks on diplomats. The most senior scientist in Cuba...

Smart meter rollout could force household bills to rise, says supplier   Adam Vaughan   Energy company warns rising cost of installations due to ‘customer apathy’ could prompt suppliers to increase tariffs. Energy suppliers face rising costs for putting...

EU urges US, China and Russia to prevent trade ‘conflict and chaos’   The EU – the world’s biggest single market with 28 countries and 500 million people – is trying to buttress alliances in the...

World Refugee Day: 69 million people displaced   The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says the South Sudan, Congo and Rohingya crises have raised the overall figure of forced displacements in 2017 to 68.5 million. Rohingya children...

Diaz-Canel formally proposed to replace Castro as Cuban president     Miguel Diaz-Canel, a 57-year-old Communist Party official and currently the first vice president, is expected to be confirmed as successor to the presidency on Thursday. Cuba's First...

Rescuers prepared to flee at any time as Guatemala volcano smolders By Jason Hanna, Patrick Oppmann, Natalie Gallón and Nicole Chavez, CNN   https://youtu.be/sUskwVCH6uY El Rodeo, Guatemala (CNN)  Firefighter Rigoberto Ramirez had a lot to worry about as...

Puerto Rican Newspaper Cans Popular Comic Strip, Raising Concerns Over Censorship Ángel Carrión   For Puerto Rican Congresswoman María Milagros “Tata” Charbonier, comic strips are no laughing matter. On July 11, the celebrated local comic strip Pepito made light...