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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits off Puerto Rico

Tuesday's quake was the most powerful in a series of tremors that have shaken the island since December 28.

08/01/2020

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New Puerto Rico governor sworn in despite calls for fresh leadership

Pedro Pierluisi, a former lawyer, freely admits that despite being sworn in the Senate may not ratify him on Wednesday.

03/08/2019

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Celebrations in Puerto Rico after governor's resignation

Puerto Ricans danced among the brightly coloured houses of San Juan on Thursday (July 25) after Governor Ricardo Rosselló capitulated to 12 days of protests and announced his resignation.

26/07/2019

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Puerto Rico governor resigns after weeks of mass protests

Puerto Rico governor resigns after weeks of mass protests

25/07/2019

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Search for missing cruise ship entertainer is suspended

Arron Hough, 20, went overboard 267 miles off the coast of Puerto Rico on Christmas Day.

28/12/2018

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Trump praises US help for stricken Puerto Rico

Donald Trump makes first visit to hurricane-hit Puerto Rico and praises relatively low death toll

03/10/2017

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Puerto Rico calls for faster relief

Puerto Rico struggles with food fuel and medical shortages and calls for relief efforts to be stepped up

28/09/2017

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Trump appeals, Lopez donates as celebrities rally to aid Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is in "deep trouble" tweets Donald Trump as Jennifer Lopez promises the island of her parents one million dollars.

26/09/2017

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Scale of rebuilding Puerto Rico grows as teams discover extent of damage

With rescue teams only just reaching many interior parts of Puerto Rico the island faces years of work to repair the damage done by Hurricane Maria.

25/09/2017

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Looming dam disaster in Puerto Rico

Looming dam disaster in Puerto Rico

24/09/2017

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Images show widescale damage in Hurricane-hit Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria slammed into the Caribbean nation with winds of up to 250 km/h, ripping the roofs off buildings and knocking out electricity across the island.

21/09/2017

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Major flooding as Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico

20/09/2017

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18/07/2017

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Puerto Ricans ask for US statehood

12/06/2017

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Puerto Rico power plant blaze plunges island into darkness

A fire at the main power plant on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico has left one and a half million people without electricity.

22/09/2016

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Puerto Rico: 105 injured in fire on cruise ship

More than 500 passengers and crew evacuated from a burning ship about a mile off Puerto Rico’s north coast, with many requiring medical care, though there were no reported fatalities or life-threateni

19/08/2016

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Puerto Rican salsa star Jose Luis "Cheo" Feliciano 'killed in car crash' - reports

17/04/2014

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