WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) – U.S. authorities unveiled indictments on Tuesday of a lucrative human smuggling operation that allegedly included moving migrants in suitcases and water tanks from the U.S.-Mexico border, as the Biden administration cracks down on groups fueling a record number of border crossings. Eight people, mostly U.S. citizens, were indicted for their […]

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By Will Grant BBC News, in Kingston, Jamaica Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Polls suggest some in Jamaica are ready to greet a new era without the Crown (file picture) The proclamation of the new monarch – King of Jamaica – reverberated around Kingston Harbour, a port that once stood at the heart of the […]

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Caroline Davies Guardian Queen Elizabeth II made a final journey home to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday night as her coffin was received by her family in a small private ceremony before being handed back to the nation for her official lying in state. Led by the King, her children, grandchildren, and their spouses, gathered inside […]

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   NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS- Acting Premier of Nevis Hon. Alexis Jeffers believes that the environment on Nevis has improved considerably thanks to the work of the Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). Mr. Jeffers made the comment while commending the staff at the official handing over ceremony of two SPV garbage trucks, one HE210 excavator […]

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By Micaiah Morgan Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves on Monday led the country in paying tribute to the five people who were killed when the vehicle in which they were travelling to a funeral overturned in Sandy Bay on Sunday afternoon. “I am asking all of us in this […]

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14ymedio, Yankiel Gutiérrez Faife, Camajuaní (Villa Clara), 10 September 2022 — The inhabitants of the Camajuaní valley, in the province of Villa Clara, have known better times for the intensive cultivation of sugar cane. Today, many of the characteristic towers of the sugar mills that gave prosperity to the settlements of Carmita, Fe, Rosalía, La […]

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Today’s Headlines Ukraine piles pressure on retreating Russian troops KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops continued to pile unrelenting pressure on retreating Russian forces on Tuesday, seeking to hold on to their sudden momentum that has…Read More King Charles in Belfast, queen’s coffin to return to London EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — King Charles was flying […]

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By Marcelo Rochabrun   LIMA, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Three miners died at a small underground mine owned by Sierra Metals Inc (SMT.TO) in Peru following a mudslide, the company said in a securities filing on Monday, adding to a growing list of recent deadly incidents in Latin America. Sierra Metals said the three victims […]

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(CNN) Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Sunday announced a new hike in gas prices, despite weeks of anti-government protests over the cost of living and raging gang violence in the country. Speaking at the first anniversary of the formation of his coalition government, Henry said the price increase was part of a bid to […]

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By Inti Landauro   Sept 12 (Reuters) – Last year, Guillermo Palmadera, the mayor of a remote area in Peru’s Andes, was growing increasingly worried that a harsh dry season could spoil his district’s crops of barley, alfalfa and local tubers. The Andes have an annual dry season between May and September, but farmers in […]

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