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  US: Five killed in drive-by shooting at Puerto Rican bar, four critically injured

  World | February 13, 2024 22:50 IST

  Drug-related shootings in Puerto Rico are rare despite it being despite it being a transit point for multimillion-dollar drug shipments out of South America. Among the dead were three men and two women, while the brother of Catano town mayor was critically wounded.

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  COVID 19: Puerto Rico ends pandemic curfew after one year in force

  World | May 25, 2021 9:51 IST

  Puerto Rico ended a nightly pandemic curfew Monday after more than a year in force and will allow vaccinated visitors to enter the island without a negative coronavirus test result.

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  Puerto Rico shoot of 'The Falcon And The Winter Soldier' cancelled after two earthquakes

  Hollywood | January 14, 2020 10:28 IST

  Disney Plus' upcoming Marvel series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has cancelled its shoot in Puerto Rico.

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  Puerto Ricans left homeless after biggest earthquake in century

  World | January 08, 2020 14:01 IST

  The magnitude 6.4 quake that struck before dawn on Tuesday killed one person, injured nine others and knocked out power across the U.S. territory, and a majority of Puerto Ricans remained without electricity early Wednesday.

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  6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico amid heavy seismic activity

  World | January 07, 2020 22:49 IST

  The quake was followed by a series of strong aftershocks, part of a 10-day series of temblors spawned by the grinding of tectonic plates along three faults beneath southern Puerto Rico. Seismologists say it’s impossible to predict when the quakes will stop or whether they will get stronger.

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  Powerful earthquake destroys natural wonder, homes in Puerto Rico | Photos

  World | January 07, 2020 11:35 IST

  A 5.8 magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico on Monday unleashing small landslides, causing severe damage to properties and a natural wonder "Punta Ventana," or Window Point, in Guayanilla.

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  6.0 quake shakes Puerto Rico; no damage immediately reported

  World | September 24, 2019 10:31 IST

  The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck 49 miles (79 kilometers) off the island’s northwest coast at a shallow depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers). Three aftershocks, of magnitude 4.7 and 4.6, hit within less than an hour in the same region at the same depth.

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  Donald Trump visits hurricane-hit Puerto Rico as death toll mounts to 34

  World | October 04, 2017 6:43 IST

  Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rossello on Tuesday announced that the official death toll from Hurricane Maria has been increased to 34 from 16.

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  In Puerto Rico tweets, Donald Trump criticizes San Juan mayor for 'poor leadership ability'

  World | October 01, 2017 10:32 IST

  Trump has said he’s doing everything possible to help the “great people of PR!” and has pledged to spare no effort to help the island recover from Maria’s ruinous aftermath

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  US President Donald Trump lifts aid obstacle for storm-hit Puerto Rico

  World | September 28, 2017 19:54 IST

  The waiver from the shipping law, which requires American-made and operated vessels to transport cargo between US ports, will only last for 10 days and goes into effect immediately.

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  Powerless Puerto Rico’s storm crisis deepens with dam threat

  World | September 23, 2017 18:39 IST

  Authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people downstream of the failing Guajataca dam in Puerto Rico, struck by Hurricane Maria that killed 6.

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  Before making landfall in Florida, hurricane Irma devastates the Caribbean; 10 killed

  World | September 07, 2017 20:32 IST

  Hurricane Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving at least 10 dead and thousands homeless

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  Hurricane Irma lashes at Puerto Rico, wrecks tiny Barbuda

  World | September 07, 2017 11:32 IST

  Florida rushed to prepare for a possible direct hit on the Miami area by the Category 5 storm with potentially catastrophic 185 mph winds

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  Hillary Clinton wins Puerto Rico's Democratic presidential primary

  World | June 06, 2016 9:41 IST

  San Juan, Puerto Rico: Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico's Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, putting her within striking distance of capturing her party's nomination. After a blowout victory Saturday in the US

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  Hillary Clinton moves closer to nomination, sweeps in Virgin Islands

  World | June 05, 2016 14:49 IST

  Washington:Hillary Clinton scored a sweeping win in the US Virgin Islands on Saturday, picking up all seven pledged delegates at stake as she inched tantalizingly close to the Democratic nomination. She is now just 60

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  Puerto Rico's governor calls for negotiated moratorium on debt payments

  World | June 30, 2015 7:53 IST

  San Juan: Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla on Monday announced his intention to call together the island's creditors and bondholders to seek a "negotiated moratorium" lasting several years on paying its huge debt, which

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  Google to test its first modular smartphone in Puerto Rico

  January 15, 2015 10:21 IST

  Puerto Rico: Google announced on Wednesday that it will unveil a modular smartphone in Puerto Rico this year as part of a pilot program that will allow people to choose their own hardware based on

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  6.4 magnitude earth quake shakes Puerto Rico, causing minor damage

  World | January 13, 2014 22:26 IST

  Sanjuan: A strong earthquake out to sea that shook Puerto Rico early Monday is one of the largest to hit the U.S. territory in recent years, cracking floors and causing some power outages, but no

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  91 undocumented migrants detained in Puerto Rico

  World | October 04, 2013 8:13 IST

  San Juan : Puerto Rican authorities Thursday detained 91 undocumented migrants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic as they were trying to illegally enter the US commonwealth, police said.The group was made up of 60

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  U.S. Open: Kleybanova wins in Grand Slam return after cancer

  Tennis | August 27, 2013 9:51 IST

  New York: Alisa Kleybanova of Russia won her first Grand Slam match since being treated for cancer, beating 44th-ranked Monica Puig of Puerto Rico 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 Monday at the U.S. Open.The 24-year-old Kleybanova was