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Cuba: Police Surround Panama Embassy to Control Crowds

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 10 March 2022 — The situation at the Panamanian Embassy in Havana has worsened 24 hours after the chaos generated this Wednesday after it was learned that the country had begun requesting transit visas from Cubans. Hundreds of people arrived at the entrance of the consulate yesterday to find out […]

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Brazil’s ‘Little Ukraine’ Prays for Ancestral Homeland

Parana, Brazil Reuters- More than 100 churches stand in the southern Brazilian town of Prudentopolis, many built in ornate Byzantine style by Ukrainian immigrants who arrived in such large numbers from the late 19th century that it became known as Little Ukraine. In recent days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, dubbed a “special operation” […]

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South American Nations Push to Exclude Fertilizer from Russia Sanctions

By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO, March 10 (Reuters) – Six South American nations are proposing the exclusion of fertilizer from sanctions on Russia, a major world producer whose invasion of Ukraine has disrupted supplies, Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said on Thursday. She said Brazil has secured the support of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay […]

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Mexico Lashes Out at EU lawmakers for Criticizing President’s News Media Antagonism

MEXICO CITY, March 10 (Reuters) – Mexico pilloried EU lawmakers on Thursday after the European Parliament passed a resolution urging President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to tone down his broadsides against the media in a country that has seen a slew of killings of journalists. The parliament’s resolution “notes with concern the systematic and tough […]

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Profile: Gabriel Boric – From Student Protest Leader to Chile’s Youngest President

By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda and Alexander Villegas   SANTIAGO, March 11 (Reuters) – Gabriel Boric, who at 36 years old takes office on Friday as Chile’s youngest president, has been building towards this moment since childhood. Even as a youth, Boric was a strong public speaker and fell naturally into politics, his younger brother […]

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Ten Things the West Should Do Now to End Putin’s Barbaric War

Our future is at stake and the fate of all those in the world who believe in democracy By  Bernard-Henri Lévy-  Sean Penn– Salman Rushdie–   Sting   The destiny of the world is playing out in Kyiv President Volodymyr Zelensky, with his spirit of resistance, his heroism and his uncompromising fidelity to democratic values, […]

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Chile couples’ joy as first same-sex marriages held

By Jane Chambers BBC Santiago, Chile Consuelo Morales Aros, 38, and her partner Pabla Heuser Amaya are overjoyed. The two women, who have been together for 16 years, were among the first to tie the knot in Chile on Thursday after a landmark law came into effect allowing same-sex marriages. Same-sex couples have been able […]

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World Covid Deaths 3 Times Higher, UK-Pandemic & Education Inequalities,World Covid Stats

Covid deaths probably three times higher than records say By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor BBC Image source, Getty Images More than 18 million people – three times higher than official records suggest – have probably died because of Covid, say researchers. Their report comes two years to the day from when the World Health […]

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Nevis Launches Gender Champions Programme

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — The Department of Gender Affairs on Nevis launched a new initiative called the Gender Champions Programme at the International Women’s Day Awards Ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Health and Gender Affairs on March 08, 2022, at the Nevis Performing Arts Centre (NEPAC). Mr. Colin Kezron Archibald and Ms. Joy Napier, the […]

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Friendly koala tries to join classes at a Victorian school

A furry Victorian was eager to join the classes at a school in the state's west on Friday morning, providing a delightful surprise for students.

A staff member at Casterton Secondary College, in regional Victoria, captured footage of the lively koala standing on its hind legs clawing at the entrance to a school building, appearing as if it was trying to get inside.

The friendly koala then roamed the school ground as students arrived for the school day.

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A staff member offered the koala a drink, while students were kept a safe distance from the animal, a staff member told 9News.

The koala stayed to enjoy the school grounds in peace and quiet once students headed into class, before deciding to move on.