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Residency Programme Offers Foreign Workers Chance to Soak Up Caribbean Sun

By Zoe Wickens Employee Benefits, UK If you fancy dialling into Zoom calls from a sun lounger, then we’ve got good news for you. Several countries, including many located in the Caribbean, have announced residency programmes for remote workers, enabling them to live and work there for an extended period of time. The island of […]

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Fifth Judge Nominated to Oversee Moise Assassination Probe

By AP News Haiti’s government has nominated a fifth judge to oversee the investigation into the killing of President Jovenel Moïse. It’s not clear yet whether Judge Walther Wesser Voltaire will accept the nomination. He could not be immediately reached for comment. Wesser’s appointment comes as the investigation into the July 7 shooting at the […]

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WORLD VIEW: Capitol Riot Hearings Blame Trump, Ukraine Fears Long War, Texas Police Chief Defends School Shooting Response, More

Trending | View in Browser June 10, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines Capitol riot panel blames Trump for 1/6 ‘attempted coup’ WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame […]

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DR Environment Minister Murdered Over Denied Permits

By Associated Press The childhood friend accused of fatally shooting the Dominican Republic’s Minister of Environment and Natural Resources this week allegedly did so because he was denied environmental permits he was seeking on behalf of various companies, according to judicial documents obtained Wednesday. One of the permits that slain former minister Orlando Jorge had […]

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Ecuador Elected to U.N. Security Council Reuters

UNITED NATIONS, June 9 (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly elected Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday for two-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2023. All five countries ran unopposed for a spot on the 15-member body, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security. They […]

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Panama Police Detain 92 Migrants Entering Country by Boat

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, June 9 (Reuters) – Over 90 migrants, mostly Venezuelans and Ecuadorians, were detained by Panamanian police after trying to enter the country by boat, Panama’s National Border Service (SENAFRONT) said on Thursday. The group, 92 in total, was the largest ever found in SENAFRONT’s jurisdiction, it said. The border service’s […]

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White House Says Biden, Bolsonaro Agree to Work Together On Amazon Deforestation

LOS ANGELES, June 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro agreed during a meeting at an Americas summit in Los Angeles to work together on preventing further deforestation of the Amazon, the White House said on Thursday. The two leaders also agreed to coordinate at the United Nations Security Council […]

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Migration Pact to Cap Americas Summit Buffeted by Discord

By Daina Beth Solomon, Dave Graham and Humeyra Pamuk LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and fellow leaders of the Americas are set to pitch a plan designed to stem illegal migration and manage record migrant numbers as a regional summit roiled by diplomatic squabbling draws to a close on Friday. […]

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New Sub Variants Spreading in US, Covid Funding Cuts, Moderna’s Better Vax, World Covid Stats

New versions of omicron variant gaining ground in US by Nathaniel Weixel The Hill A sign at the entrance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ron Harris) Omicron COVID-19 subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 represent an increasing number of new infections in the country, according […]

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US Capitol Riot: Trump Accused of Attempted Coup in Televised Hearings

By Jude Sheerin BBC, Washington   Former US President Donald Trump orchestrated last year’s Capitol riot in an “attempted coup”, a congressional inquiry has heard as a hearing opened into the raid. Liz Cheney, the Republican vice-chair of the committee, said Mr Trump had “lit the flame of this attack”. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat, said […]

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