SAO PAULO, July 10 (Reuters) – A local official from Brazil’s leftist opposition Workers’ Party (PT) was shot dead on Saturday by a federal prison guard shouting support for right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, according to a state civil police report and a witness. Marcelo Arruda, a municipal guard and PT official, was celebrating his birthday […]

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  (Reuters) – The dollar’s 12% year-to-date rise has raised global concern, and will surely be debated when G20 policymakers meet on July 15-16. All the more so, if it vaults to parity against the euro for the first time in 20 years. British politics, Chinese lockdowns, U.S. banks’ results and central bank hawks also […]

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WASHINGTON/HAVANA, July 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department announced visa restrictions on Saturday against 28 Cuban officials that it said were implicated in a crackdown on largely peaceful protests in Cuba nearly one year ago. In a statement, the department said the restrictions would apply to high-ranking members of the Cuban Communist Party and […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (July 08, 2022) — The following is an announcement from the Department of Labour in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding an upcoming temporary office closure. The office of the Department of Labour will be closed for normal daily operations during the week of July 11 to 15, 2022, in order to […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (July 08, 2022) — Hon. Eric Evelyn, Minister of Sports, in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) says the Ministry and Department of Sports stand ready to continue supporting the game of netball on the island. The minister made the comment while delivering remarks at a recent celebration marking the opening of the refurbished […]

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Covid infections hit 2.7 million in UK By Smitha Mundasad Health reporter BBC Image source, Getty Images Covid infections are continuing to rise across the UK, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.   An estimated 2.7 million people, or one in 25, has the virus. About one in 30 had […]

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By Santana Salmon CNW- The Jamaica government says it intends to spend an estimated J$2.7 billion (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) to provide support to citizens who are most adversely affected by the high cost of living. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr.  Nigel Clarke said the new funding totals J$3.8 billion in social intervention […]

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Trending | View in Browser July 08, 2022 G-20 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines Live Updates: Ex-leader Shinzo Abe fatally shot in shock Japan attack NARA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s NHK television says former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died […]

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Reuters- Haiti on Thursday commemorated the one-year anniversary of the murder of president Jovenel Moise, whose killing created a power vacuum and allowed the country’s gangs to expand their territory and even take over the headquarters of the nation’s courts. Haitian police have arrested more than 40 people, but have yet to charge anyone in […]

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