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9 mins ago
President Gustavo Petro meets with Wikileaks spokesmen
By Kiarinna Parisi
Through his Twitter account, the Colombian president said that he met with Wikileaks spokesmen.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the situation of Julian Assange and to support the founder of Wikileaks.
In addition, he assured that he is going to ask the president of the United States, Joe Biden, that "a journalist should not be charged for only telling the truth."
I met with Wikikeaks spokespersons to support the global fight for the freedom of journalist Julian Assange.
I will ask President Biden along with other Latin American presidents not to charge a journalist just for telling the truth pic.twitter.com/kWyoXrHhyV
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) November 22, 2022
1 hour ago
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Baja California, Mexico, with no damage reported
By Larry Register and Karol Suárez
Earthquake in Baja California, Mexico.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the waters off the coast of western Mexico was reported Tuesday by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
According to USGS, the epicenter is located 30 km west southwest of Las Brisas, Mexico.
Las Brisas is located on the Baja California peninsula, just south of the California-Mexico border.
Preliminary reports from the USGS reported that the depth of the earthquake was 19 km.
So far, no tsunami warnings have been issued and there are no reports of damage from the quake.
3 hours ago
More than 100 migrants rescued from overloaded boat in Florida Keys, US Coast Guard says
By Jamiel Lynch
More than 100 people were rescued from an overloaded boat before it hit a sandbar in the Florida Keys, according to the US Coast Guard.
The ship struck a shoal off Whale Harbor, the Southeast Coast Guard said in a tweet.
“There are reports of people in the water and our land partners are on the scene,” the agency said.
Whale Harbor is in Islamorada, in the Upper Florida Keys.
Rescue efforts are continuing for anyone who may be in the water.
The Coast Guard did not know how many migrants were on the overloaded boat or their nationality, telling CNN they are dealing with difficult conditions.
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