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St. Kitts and Nevis Hoping To Host Pre-World Cup International Cricket, Says Sports Minister.

In a surprise announcement, the Minister for Sports, Samal Duggins has announed that a significant degree of involvement of St. Kitts and Nevis’ in the preparations for the International Cricket Council Men’s Twenty20 Cricket World Cup  in 2024 is still being determined, as it is one that would offer positive economic spinoffs, not to mention […]

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Proabortion Union Leader Laphonza Butler Appointed As California Senator.

Laphonza Butler, 44, a political  strategist who runs an organisation devoted to electing Democratic women who support abortion rights is to replace US senator Dianne Feinstein, who died last week at the age of 90, it was announced yesterday by California Governor Gavin Newsom. I’m proud to announce California’s new United States Senator — Laphonza […]

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Couple And Dog Killed By Grizzly Bear While Hiking In Canadian National Park.

A pair of Canadian hikers and their dog were killed in an attack by a grizzly bear in Canada’s Banff National Park, park officials said Sunday, according to CBS News, citing a press release from Parks Canada. Parks Canada said that at approximately 8 p.m. (MT) on Friday, September 29, 2023, Parks Canada Dispatch in […]

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Mystery Of Who Chopped Down 300-Year-Old Movie Star Tree On Dark And Windy Night Continues Unsolved.

The UK’s most famous tree – a sycamore which sat in a dip along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland on National Trust land – was cut down with a chainsaw this week and both professional and amateur detectives are working around the clock to discover who did it and why. Heartbroken locals already have several theories […]

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Promising Dengue Vaccine Breakthrough In Bangladesh Trials, Could Be One For The Future.

Bangladesh Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the recently developed dengue vaccine that was successfully tested in Bangladesh is still on trial, will have to go through more tests,  and it will only be used after approval from the World Health Organisation. Bangladesh continues to struggle with the virus. Bangladesh has reported 390 deaths from […]

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Late Night Dash For Biden’s Signature As He Signs Cinderella Bill To Avoid Another US Government Shutdown.

In an event which took most of the world by surprise, the U.S. Senate, in a rare weekend meeting, approved a bipartisan funding bill Saturday night, sending it to President Joe Biden for his signature just before midnight, thus averting a widely dreaded shutdown of the federal government, at least almost until Thanksgiving. The bill […]

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Man And His Invited Alligator Turned Away From Game.

An emotional support alligator recently strolled into a ballpark with his ownder and was asked to leave by stadium security, for no apparent reason. That’s the story that’s made headlines in recent days, thanks to viral photos and videos showing Wally — a six foot long, 55 pound alligator wearing a harness and leash — and his human companion […]

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US Supreme Court To Decide If Individual States Can Regulate Social Media.

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to make a ruling over whether laws made by individual states that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other global social media platforms are allowable under the US Constitution. If not, then presumably such media will be regulated, if necessary, by the federal government in Washington. The justices will […]

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Looks Like Many US Federal Government Agencies Will Shut Down At Midnight Leaving Many Federal Employees Working Unpaid.

The US government is getting ready for yet another shutdown with Congress seemingly poised to miss a Saturday midnight end-of-month deadline to fund several important federal agencies. The fourth shutdown to occur over the past decade, the process is becoming a bit of a tradition in Washington as politicians battle down to the last minute […]

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Prime Minister Drew and Minister Clarke Attend the Second Caribbean SIDS High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, September 29, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO)- Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew and Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, and Climate Action Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke are participating in the Second Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change. This significant event is being held in Grenada from […]

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