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Plastic Free St. Kitts: Ministry of Tourism Educating People to be Good Destination Stewards

  BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, August 3, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Plastic Free July March, held on Friday July 29 in Basseterre, brought down the curtains on the successful St. Kitts Plastic Free July (PFJ) 2022 activities put on by the St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council of the Ministry of Tourism. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of […]

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WORLD VIEW: Pelosi Reassures Taiwan of US Support, Europe Prepares for Gas War, What Killed  Al Qaida Chief, More

View in Browser August 03, 2022 Today’s Headlines Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meeting leaders in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said Wednesday that she and other members of Congress in a…Read More Kansas voters resoundingly protect their access to abortion […]

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UN Report: Gang Crime in Haiti Barbaric in Nature

By Santana Salmon The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) crime report says in less than three weeks, at least 94 residents were killed, more than 120 were injured by gunfire and 12 others disappeared in less than three weeks of fighting between rival gangs in the north and west of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan […]

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Haiti: Buyers for Real Estate Hard to Find With People Fleeing the Country

by Alma Beauvais Miami Herald   Haitian landowners who plan to leave the country to escape violence and economic stagnation are struggling to sell their homes and lands. The reason: Potential buyers are fleeing, too. The situation has become dire for the Haitian real estate market as landowners, homeowners and real estate agents report almost […]

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Guatemalan Authorities Raid Newspaper, Detain Journalist José Rubén Zamora

By Kiarinna Parisi, David von Blohn, Karol Suarez, and Ana Cucalon, CNN (CNN)Police in Guatemala City arrested prominent journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín on Friday, drawing criticism by human rights and press freedom advocacy groups. Authorities say that Zamora, who is the director of the newspaper El Periódico, is suspected of involvement in a money […]

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Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay Submit Joint World Cup 2030 Bid

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay submitted a joint bid on Tuesday to host the 2030 World Cup, an effort that if successful would bring the global tournament back to Uruguay a century after it hosted the first World Cup in 1930. “This is the dream of a continent,” said […]

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Omicron Better at Invading Young than other variants, Smell Loss May Predict Memory Issues, World Covid Stats

By Nancy Lapid   Children wearing protective masks toss snow at each other as they skate at Bryant Park during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Aug 2 (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on […]

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U.S. Asks Argentina to Seize Venezuelan Plane Linked to Iran

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday asked for permission to confiscate an Iranian plane sold to Venezuelan owners and impounded in Argentina on suspicions it was linked to international terrorist groups, the agency said in a statement. The unannounced arrival of the plane in Argentina on June […]

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