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Mexico to Boost Fertilizer Production for Local Farmers

MEXICO CITY, May 15 (Reuters) – Mexico aims to as much as triple its fertilizer production, the government said on Sunday, to support its plan to boost local agriculture production and control consumer price inflation. The government was investing in existing fertilizer factories, it said in a statement, in line with its bid to lessen […]

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Smugglers Profiting from Mass Cuban Exodus to US

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN)As Cuba confronts the worst shortages of food and medicine in decades and runaway inflation, a new exodus of the island’s citizens is underway. In March, more than 32,000 Cubans arrived at the US-Mexico border, almost twice the number from the previous month, according to US Customs and Border […]

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Brazil’s Ukrainian Diaspora Offers Familiar Comforts for Homesick Refugees

By Pilar Olivares GUARAPUAVA, Brazil, May 13 (Reuters) – Far from the bomb blasts and constant sirens in her ruined home city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, eight-year-old Arina Hashlova practices her gymnastics routine daily at her new school in Brazil. In a nearby apartment, a Ukrainian family says grace before a meal of cabbage […]

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Cuba Passes New Penal Code Critiqued by Rights, Media Groups

HAVANA, May 15 (Reuters) – Cuban lawmakers on Sunday approved a new penal code for the country that is being critiqued by some rights groups who say its clause on foreign funding may be used to unjustly stifle dissent and independent journalism in the wake of widespread anti-government protests last July. The government said the […]

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N.Korea-More than a Million Virus Cases?, US-Long Covid Worries, World Covid Stats

North Korea: More than a million Covid cases feared Employees spray disinfectant and wipe surfaces in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang   BBC- North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has lambasted health officials and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, as a wave of Covid cases sweeps through the country. More than a million people have […]

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Buffalo Shooting: ‘Bodies Were Everywhere’

Image source, EPA BBC- Witnesses to a racially-motivated attack at a New York state supermarket have been describing the horrific moment an 18-year-old white man pulled out a gun and began a shooting spree that left 10 people dead. The attacker, dressed in military gear, drove into the car park at Tops Friendly Market in […]

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The Summit of the Americas – wise heads should prevail

By Sir Ronald Sanders   (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organisation of American States.   He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto)   The Summit of the Americas, scheduled to […]

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WORLD VIEW: Rus Warns Finland, Bidens Seeks Asian Support, N. Korea Covid Deaths, More

Trending | View in Browser May 13, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines Kremlin warns of retaliation after Finland moves toward NATO KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin warned about taking retaliatory “military-technical” steps after Finland’s leaders came out in […]

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11 Dead, 31 Rescued After Suspected Migrant Boat Capsizes Near Puerto Rico

A “mass rescue effort” is underway after the boat capsized more than 11 miles north of the uninhabited island of Desecheo. DÁNICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A boat loaded with suspected migrants capsized north of an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico and 11 people had been confirmed dead while 31 others were […]

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Biden Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Mark 1 Million COVID Deaths…But Fatalities May Be Even Higher

President Joe Biden President Biden will order flags at half-staff Thursday to commemorate the deaths of 1 million Americans who lost their lives to COVID-19. Biden released a statement Thursday morning honoring those who have died in the U.S. over the last two years of the pandemic. He is also set to address a global COVID-19 […]

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