RICH THOMASELLI TravelPulse Despite a short blip due to the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, the travel rebound from the pandemic is well underway thanks to pent-up demand. And, apparently, many people are heading to the Dominican Republic. The Caribbean island nation just had the second-biggest month in its history of tourism as more […]
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By Kanishka Singh March 12 (Reuters) – The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden said unaccompanied migrant children will continue to not be expelled from the United States under a border policy put in place by former President Donald Trump, in a bid to counter a court challenge to the current practice. “The CDC (Centers […]
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March 14 (Reuters) – As thousands of would-be fighters from outside the country volunteer to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s invasion, some may also face legal consequences in their home countries. Citizens of Canada, Georgia, India, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States are among the volunteers, Reuters and other media organizations have […]
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GUATEMALA CITY, March 11 (Reuters) – Guatemala on Friday received its first arrivals of Ukrainian families fleeing their homeland since Russia’s invasion of its neighbor last month, authorities said. The eight Ukrainians were the first to arrive in the Central American country “for humanitarian reasons,” an immigration spokesperson told Reuters. Another flight carrying more Ukrainians […]
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By Luis Jaime Acosta and Oliver Griffin BOGOTA, March 13 (Reuters) – Gustavo Petro, the front-runner for Colombia’s May presidential election, secured the nomination of the left-wing Historic Pact coalition on Sunday during voting in primaries. Centrist Sergio Fajardo and right-winger Federico Gutierrez, both former mayors of Colombia’s second city Medellin, also secured nominations from […]
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By Megan Janetsky BBC San Pedro de los Lagos, Colombia Orlando Rufino stands in the bed of the river that he says has been “life-giving” for his people for hundreds of years. “It’s life, because it’s what gives us everything,” he explains. A key source of transport, food and income for families like Mr Rufino’s, […]
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By Katy Watson BBC South America correspondent The US and Venezuela have not seen eye-to-eye for several years now. This past week, however, has displayed signs that the relationship might be blossoming – or at least that seeds of co-operation are being planted, after the first high-level talks between US and Venezuelan officials in years. […]
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China records more local COVID cases this year than in whole of 2021 Residents line up at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site during a mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Chaoyang district of Beijing, China March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang BEIJING, March 14 (Reuters) – China has reported more local symptomatic COVID-19 […]
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Trending | Russia-Ukraine | View in Browser March 11, 2022 Today’s Headlines Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes hit near airports in western Ukraine on Friday as the military offensive widened, and invading troops kept up pressure on the capital Kyiv…Read More Biden relief plan: Major victory […]
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