LIMA, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The governments of Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia on Saturday backed the continuation of Pedro Castillo’s presidency in Peru, where he is facing several criminal investigations and constant threats of impeachment. “We reiterate our solidarity with the legitimately elected authorities,” the countries said in a joint statement. “We trust that […]

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BBC- Thousands of federal troops have been deployed to several Mexican border cities, including Tijuana, amid a flare up in gang violence. The northern state of Baja California was hit by a wave of arson that saw nearly 30 vehicles burned and highways blocked on Friday night. It followed a week of violence and shootings […]

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BBC- Government officials in Ecuador have blamed a deadly explosion in the port city of Guayaquil on organised crime. At least five people were killed and 26 more injured in the blast on Sunday. Ecuador’s interior minister said it was a “declaration of war” by criminal gangs against the government. The Andean country, which is […]

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The Florida Department of Health is allowing two doses of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine to be administered to residents again. After cases doubled over the past week, state health officials began to ration the state’s supply of monkeypox vaccines — only allowing the first of a two-dose regimen to be given. But days after the Food […]

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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, August 12, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Manager of the St. Kitts and Nevis Solid Waste Management and Recycling Project, Ms Joyce Chang, is lauding the Ministry of Tourism, two St. Kitts-based civic organisations, and a Kittitian entrepreneur for constructively engaging the youth during the schools’ summer break. “It was a pleasure that the […]

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by Dan Ehrlich The latest summer floods to hit the US Midwest and South have devastated eastern Kentucky killing 38 people. Yet residents in these parts are getting used to their towns yearly being transformed into Waterworld. But just the opposite is the case in much of America’s Southwest, where drought conditions and wildfires persist. […]

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World “at a crossroads” in drought Management, up 29% in a generation and worsening, says UN Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating mitigation must be done “urgently, using every tool we can,” says a new report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Drought in Numbers, 2022, released […]

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The Reuters Daily Briefing Friday, August 12, 2022 by Linda Noakes Here’s what you need to know. Vote-rigging allegations begin in Kenya in a tight presidential race, Iran says an EU proposal to revive the nuclear deal could be ‘acceptable’, and world stocks eye a fourth week of gains Today’s biggest stories President Joe Biden […]

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By Sheri-Kae McLeod CNW- Shelian Allen, the 42-year-old Jamaican policewoman who was charged with smuggling more than 1,000 grams of cocaine into the US, has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison. Allen was handed her sentence of 33 months in a Florida federal court on July 18. The former cop had pleaded guilty […]

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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Police have confirmed that several crew members of party boat Harbour Master are in custody following an incident on Wednesday in which world javelin champion Anderson Peters was injured. The Grenada Olympic Committee has condemned the “barbaric actions” of the perpetrators of the assault on Peters who returned to the island […]

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