A powerful earthquake has rocked Mexico’s western coast on the same day the country marked the anniversaries of two devastating quakes which killed thousands of people. The 7.6 magnitude quake hit the coastal states of Michoacan and Colima shortly after 13:00 local time (18:00 GMT). So far, two people are known to have been killed, […]

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Ceremonial splendour in London gave way to a quiet burial in Windsor as Britain said goodbye to its longest-reigning monarch   Caroline Davies GUARDIAN After the majestical funeral pomp and military spectacle, unsurpassed in the nation’s living memory and watched across the world, the final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II would belong only to her family. […]

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by Alex Gangitano and Brett Samuels Evan Vucci/The Associated Press   The United States and other countries opposed to Russia’s war in Ukraine will be brought to the table at this week’s United Nations General Assembly with nations that sympathetic to Moscow or have refused to take a side, posing a major test for the […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (September 19, 2022) — The following is the full text of an address by Hon. Mark A. G. Brantley, Premier of Nevis on the occasion of the 39th Anniversary of the Independence of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Fellow citizens, residents and visitors, I greet you once again as we celebrate […]

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By Santana Salmon President of Haiti’s senate Joseph Lambert has told the nation that a new governance structure will be in place within the next 48 hours. In a message to the nation late Saturday, Lambert said the new structure will include a High Council for the 20-month transition; a new government; a transition control […]

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St. John’s (Antigua and Barbuda) (AFP) – Black cloth covers the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II hanging in Antigua’s parliament — a sign of the island’s mourning and an unintentional symbol of a possible Caribbean future without the British monarchy. The queen’s death has put the wind at the back of republican movements in a […]

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The Reuters Daily Briefing Monday, September 19, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Thousands line the streets of London for a display of pomp and pageantry as Britain says farewell to its longest-reigning monarch Today’s biggest stories Police officers are seen on The Mall in London, September 19, 2022 REUTERS/Andrew […]

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By Anthony Boadle  and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA, Sept 19 (Reuters) – As President Jair Bolsonaro lays the groundwork to contest a potential defeat in an October election, Brazil’s courts, congressional leadership, business groups and civil society are closing ranks to shore up trust in the integrity of the vote. Even leaders of the armed forces, now more […]

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SAN JOSE, Sept 18 (Reuters) – A bus crash caused by heavy rains in Costa Rica left nine dead people on Saturday night, officials said. Heavy rains across the country caused a landslide on the Cambronero route, in the west of the country 70 km (45 miles) from the capital San Jose. Firefighters and the […]

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Millions of people in Japan were under evacuation warnings as Typhoon Nanmadol brought strong winds and heavy rain to the southwest of the country after making landfall overnight. The powerful system has weakened since arriving on land yesterday evening around Kagoshima city in the southwestern region of Kyushu, but it has still uprooted trees, smashed […]

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