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WORLD VIEW: Ukraine Fights Back, No China Plane Crash Survivors, Storm Warning for US Gulf Coast, More

Trending  |  Russia-Ukraine  |  View in Browser March 22, 2022 Today’s Headlines Ukraine retakes key Kyiv suburb; battle for Mariupol rages KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces said they retook a strategically important suburb of Kyiv early Tuesday, as Russian forces squeezed other areas near the capital and their attack on the embattled…Read More Jackson […]

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Jamaica Opposition Head to Meet Royals Despite PNP’s Push for Republiic

Kingston, Jamaica- President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Opposition Leader Mark Golding has decided to attend the events planned during the official visit of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge Kate despite the party’s stance on ditching The Queen as Jamaica’s Head of State and its position on the need for the British […]

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Mexico Could See Investment Surge Because of Ukraine War

MEXICO CITY, March 21 (Reuters) – President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday said Mexico will get an investment boost on the back of the Ukraine war, predicting that capital once destined for Russia and other emerging economies will move into his country. He cited an unidentified “financial report” for his assertion, and he also […]

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Long Lines for Fuel Across Cuba Sparking Concerns Over Supply, Rationing

By Dave Sherwood   People line up for gas in Havana, Cuba, March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer HAVANA, March 21 (Reuters) – Hours-long lines formed at gas stations in Cuba´s capital Havana on Monday after local media reported rationing of fuel in at least one province amid a biting economic crisis that has already left food […]

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Colombia Prison Guard Held After Drug Lord Flees Through Open Door

A prison guard has been arrested in Colombia following the escape of gang leader Juan Castro from the maximum-security La Picota jail in Bogotá. Castro, better known under his alias “Matamba”, escaped in the early hours of Friday and is still on the run. CCTV footage appears to show him leaving through an open cell […]

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Hannah Clarke's killer's final words as he ambushed wife, kids revealed

The last words Hannah Clarke's estranged husband said to her when he ambushed her and their three children have been revealed at the inquest into their deaths.

Ms Clarke had burns to 97 per cent of her body after Rowan Baxter doused her in petrol and set the family alight in their car.

But the mother-of-three still managed to tell police what happened when he appeared on the morning school run.

READ MORE: Inquest hears of Hannah Clarke's bravery as she tried to save her children

Hannah Clarke with her three children Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey.

Senior Constable Angus Skaines took her statement saying Baxter jumped into Ms Clarke's car and said: "I wanted to see my children." She told him to "get out".

"I know Hannah was incredibly courageous at the scene, given the level of her injuries, and it certainly affected everyone who attended the scene," Dr Stephen Rashford from the Queensland Ambulance Service said.

Paramedic Stephanie Ring was the first to arrive and she told the inquest Ms Clarke said: "My babies are in the car, my children are in the car. Why didn't I just stay in the car with them?"

Hannah Clarke with children

"I'm aware that every one of the people who attended the scene attempted to reassure Hannah at her time of need," Dr Rashford said.

Ms Clarke and her three children were killed in the Brisbane suburb of Camp Hill in 2020.

The tragedy has already sparked change and Queensland police are now required to complete an online course teaching them about responding to coercive control, in addition to annual domestic violence training.

Petrópolis: More Torrential Rain Destroys Memorial for Brazil Flood Victims

By Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News A memorial for 233 people killed during landslides and flash flooding in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis has been destroyed by heavy rain. At least five people died and four have been missing since Sunday evening. Residents shared videos on social media of the symbolic white crosses floating away […]

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Recycling Waste: St. Kitts & Nevis Stakeholders Exposed to Taiwan’s Technology  

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS— The Republic of China (Taiwan) has made significant strides in waste management, becoming a shining example of a country that has moved from recycling to circular economy and St. Kitts and Nevis is bracing itself to follow that example. Project Steering Committee members of the recently launched St. Kitts and Nevis Solid […]

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Present Day Inequalities Have Far-Reaching Effects- Nevis Gender Affairs Minister

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 21, 2022) — Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister in the Ministry of Health and Gender Affairs, says although the Department of Gender Affairs always focuses on equality for both men and women, the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore that present day inequalities have far reaching effects on the stability and sustainability […]

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Think Again About Pandemic’s End, Fauci Sees No New US Surge, USFDA Discussing Boosters, More

With more than 220,000 new daily cases of Covid in the UK, the pandemic is far from being over. Covid numbers at new high in Scotland’s hospitals The number of patients in Scottish hospitals with Covid has reached the highest level of the pandemic, with 2,128 patients having recently tested positive for coronavirus. The latest […]

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