Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa set a new women’s world record at the BMW Berlin Marathon on Sunday, outstripping the previous best marathon time by a woman by more than two minutes. Assefa, 26, crossed the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany with a time of 2:11:53. This is a massive lowering of the world […]

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Union leaders and Hollywood studios have finally reached a provisional agreement Sunday to end the screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal has been reached with striking actors who continue refuse to learn their lines. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) said it was “exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers”. […]

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Mexico and the United States have come up with a new deal to deport migrants from its border cities to their home countries combining several other actions to discourage migrants as part of a new plan to couteract the ever-increasing number of non-Mexican migrants showing up at Mexico’s northern border to  seek admission to the […]

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Intelligence gained by the “Five Eyes” network of Anglophone countries definitely led to the conclusion that the Indian government instigated the assassination of a Sikh separatist activist on Canadian soil, the United States Ambassador to Canada has claimed. US Ambassador to Canada David Cohen confirmed that “shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners” had informed Mr Trudeau. The Five […]

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African leaders are tired of being considered second tier and want a real seat at the table at the UN and a say in international affairs. That is the message from the latest session of the United Nations. Most of Africa has had independence for around 60 years now, and the continent of more than […]

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Police in Florida got a shock when the driver they stopped on a major highway near Gainesville turned out to be a 10-year-old boy from Northport, a town several hours drive to the south. The boy and his 11-year-old sister were stopped in Alachua, hundreds of miles from where they were reported missing by their […]

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Seven Caribbean countries will host matches at next year’s T20 World Cup, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday, but Jamaica didn’t apply, and some games will be played in the United States. The ICC awarded the hosting of the event, to be held in […]

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Corn, known locally as maiz,  has a long history in Mexico. Its roots can be traced to Aztec and Mayan creation stories that exalted the arrival of a crop that was key to their survival. In modern times maiz is still very important to the economy and is now the subject of a massive trade […]

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In the the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, the families keep on arriving from south of the border. On a recent day, hundreds of families passed through a welcome center run by a local nonprofit called Team Brownsville, where they picked up donations of food and clothing before continuing on their way north. “We […]

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Dr. Drew delivered an address on behalf of the fourteen Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), emphasizing the critical importance of universal access to health care and its impact on global well-being. “Four years ago, we committed to moving together to build a healthier world through universal health coverage. “Sadly, at the current pace […]

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