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UK Government Funds Windrush Day 2022 Celebrations June 22

Community projects celebrating the Windrush generation will be supported through a £500,000 ($650,000) government fund launching today.  Written by Editorial Team Black History Month Magazine The annual Windrush Day Grant Scheme provides up to £50,000 ($65,000) to individual projects to mark the fifth annual Windrush Day 2022 on 22 June through events and activities. Projects […]

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Summer Music Festivals Return to the Federation

Basseterre, June 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — St Kitts and Nevis is all set to celebrate the summer season with festivals. After the two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the twin-island Federation will once again brim with dance, costumes, music, drinks, delicious foods, sounds and mesmerizing sights. St Kitts and Nevis will witness events that will […]

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Mexico Disbands 7,000 Strong US Bound Migrant Caravan During Americas Summit

Migrants who left a caravan, after receiving their documents to cross the country, wait to board a bus at a bus station in Huixtla, Mexico June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/File Photo MEXICO CITY, June 11 (Reuters) – Mexican immigration authorities disbanded a migrant caravan of at least 7,000 people, the government said Saturday, cutting short […]

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Biden Migration Plan, Capping Americas Summit Roiled by Division

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Dave Graham and Matt Spetalnick LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and fellow leaders from the Western Hemisphere on Friday rolled out a new set of measures to confront the regional migration crisis, seeking to salvage an Americas summit roiled by division. Biden’s aides had touted the migration […]

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Iran,Venezuela Sign 20-Year Cooperation Plan

Reuters June 11 (Reuters) – Iran and Venezuela, oil producers grappling with crippling U.S. sanctions, signed a 20-year cooperation plan in Tehran on Saturday, with the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader saying the allies would continue to resist pressure from Washington. The signing ceremony, carried by Iranian state TV, was overseen by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi […]

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Bolivia: Former President Jeanine Áñez Sentenced Over ‘Coup’

BBC- Former Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez has been sentenced to 10 years in jail over what prosecutors say was a coup to oust her predecessor Evo Morales. A court found Áñez, who was in office in 2019-20, guilty of making “decisions contrary to the constitution”. Áñez has repeatedly said she is the victim of a […]

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Belongings of Missing British Reporter and Companion Found in Amazon

By Jake Spring   Demonstrators react as they protest following the disappearance, in the Amazon, of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Araujo Pereira, in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 12, 2022. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil, June 12 (Reuters) – Brazilian police said on Sunday search teams have discovered […]

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Covid Rising in UK, More Than 100 London Transport Covid Fatalitiies, US Ends Int. Testing Rule, World Covid Stats

Early signs that Covid may be rising in parts of the UK By Smitha Mundasad Health reporter BBCT Image source, Getty Images There are early signs of a possible increase in the number of people testing positive for Covid in England and Northern Ireland, officials from the Office for National Statistics say. Their report suggests […]

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US Ending International Travel COVID Testing Requirement

by Peter Sullivan The Biden administration announced Friday that it is ending a requirement that international travelers test negative for the coronavirus before coming to the United States. “CDC has determined based on the science and data that this requirement is no longer necessary at this time,” a senior administration official said, referring to the […]

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