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Texas to Block Rio Grande Crossing to Immigrants with Buoys Announces Governor Abbot.

By Editor-June 9th, 2023. Texas authorities will soon begin laying down chains of specially designed buoy at the midline of the Rio Grande to deter migrants from crossing illegally from the Mexixan side of the river, Gov. Greg Abbott  announced Thursday. Such laws are considered controversial in the United States, where traditionally border security has […]

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The Boy is Back in the Pacific, Likely to Cause Extreme Weather.

By Editor-June 9th 2023. The El Nino (Spanish for The Boy) climate phenomenon has arrived and is likely to yield extreme weather later this year, including above average temperatures, scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have announced. El Nino is one of the three phases of a Pacific Ocean phenomenon known […]

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Former President Donald Trump Indicted Over Missing Secret Documents.

By Jonathan Mason-June 9th, 2023. Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted on charges that he deliberately mishandled secret classified documents when he was voted out of the White House. Trump, 76, faces seven charges including unauthorised retention of classified files, US media reported, but the exact details of the charges  are as yet […]

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Caribbean’s role as a voice of reason in a fractured OAS

By Sir Ronald Sanders On May 31, the Organization of American States (OAS) faced a prolonged and contentious debate that lasted from 2:30 in the afternoon until well past midnight. This episode, marked by acrimony and political undercurrents, which was webcast publicly and instantly to the world, is likely to be revisited during the upcoming […]

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TV Preacher Pat Robertson Dead at 93.

In a statement Thursday, the Christian Broadcasting Network said Robertson died at home on June 8, surrounded by family. The son of a powerful U.S. senator, Robertson grew up around politics. But his roots were in the white evangelical Christian church, as an ordained pastor. In 1960, he founded the Christian Broadcasting Network, or CBN, in […]

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Middletons’ Party Pieces Business Goes Bust Owing £2.6m, Including £613,000 to His Majesty’s Revenue.

By Editor-June 8th, 2023. Carole and Michael Middleton‘s business Party Pieces has gone bust, with angry creditors saying it owes around £2.6million British pounds in debts, and saying that they feel betrayed since they had absolute trust in the couple who are closely connected to the Royal family. The business, which sells party supplies, was started […]

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Sensational Claims of Information “Injected” into Stories in Prince Harry Media Trial.

By Editor–June 8th, 2023. In testimony in London’s High Court today, former Royal Editor of the Daily Mirror Jane Kerr made sensational claims that former Editor Piers Morgan would “inject” additional information into her stories without explaining to her where it came from. Jane Kerr was giving evidence in Prince Harry’s hacking case against Mirror […]

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Today is World Ocean Day: 80% of Ocean Litter is Plastics.

By Jonathan Mason-June 8th, 2023. Every year, about 400 million tonnes of plastic products are produced around the world. About half are used to make single-use items such as shopping bags, cups, water bottles, and packaging material that are used and then immediately thown away. Of these plastics, an estimated 8 million to 10 million […]

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US Warns Travellers to the Dominican Republic of Violent Crime, Sexual Assault.

By Editor-June 8th, 2023. The United States has issued a travel advisory warning travellers about increased crime and in the Dominican Republic. The advisory, which was previously only at level 1 (normal exercise of caution), has been elevated to level 2 (increased travel caution). The State Department document advises travelers to exercise caution in the […]

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Ukraine’s Zelensky Visits Flood-Hit Kherson

By Editor-June 8th, 2023. Thousands of people have been left homeless, vast swathers of agricultural land has been ruined, access to electricity and cell phone and  internet networks has been destroyed or damaged and dangerous  land mines placed to block the progress of military vehicles have been washed away by the surging waters, officials say. […]

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