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Dead And Gone! Ecuadorian Gangster On The Run From Cemetery.

The body of an Ecuadorean Choneros gang leader has disappeared from its resting place in a cemetery in Colombia,  according to reports from local police. Junior Roldán’s remains were placed in a wall vault in the town of Envigado after no one had claimed his body. The number two in Los Choneros, a prison gang […]

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Satellite Phones Gifted To SKN Government For Emergency Use.

While no one welcomes disasters like hurricanes, it is best to get ahead of the game and be prepared for the worst, so the gift this week of satellite phones that would work if the Internet is down was a welcome addition to the Government’s disaster communications toolkit. Satellite phones cost from US$700 upwards. To […]

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Take Turmeric For Tummy Ache, Say Thailand Medical Researchers.

A natural compound found in the culinary spice turmeric–one of the ingredients of curry powder–which can be bought in supermarkets and grocery stores without prescription, may be as effective as omeprazole—a drug used to curb excess stomach acid—for treating indigestion symptoms, suggests a study published online in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. Turmeric is derived […]

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UN Says If Libya Had Proper Weather Forecasters It Could Have Warned Of “Medicane” That Killed Thousands.

Most of the deaths in flash floods that hit Libya on Sunday could have been  avoided if Libya had a properly functioning meteorological service which could have put out warnings as storm Daniel headed across the Mediterranean Sea, The International Committee of the Red Cross, a United Nations agency,  has said. The North African country […]

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Made In Peru, Or Extraterrestrials With Three Fingers? Mexican Legislators Are Figuring It Out.

In a rather unusual  legislative hearing on Tuesday, Mexican politicians were shown two well-preserved “bodies” that a Mexican journalist and UFO enthusiast, Jaime Maussan, claimed were the remains of extra-terrestrial beings found in Peru. The Mexican legislators have yet to vote on the matter. The two tiny “bodies”, displayed in cases, had three fingers on […]

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Coyote Internet ‘Travel Agents’ Offering VIP Human Smuggling Cruises Via Caribbean Beaches.

An hour before midnight a small team from the Colombian Coast Guard climbs on board a speed boat equipped with radar and  high-tech detection systems. It is 11pm, and the group of a half-dozen young marines, is setting off to patrol the tiny coral resort island of San Andrés in the Caribbean Sea. As they […]

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Will Biden Be Impeached Over Dinners For Dollars Allegations? Congress Is Thinking About It.

U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday that Congressional lawmakers planned to start an “impeachment inquiry” into President Joe Biden to look into allegations that Biden had personally benefited financially, when he was Vice-President to Barack Obama, from his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings in Ukraine and China. “These allegations paint a picture […]

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SKNIX Launched, Will Bring Cheaper, Faster, And More Independent Internet To St. Kitts and Nevis.

At the end of the two-day forum of the Caribbean Network Operators Group, the St. Kitts and Nevis Internet Exchange Point (SKNIX) was launched yesterday. The primary purpose of an IXP is to allow different local networks to interconnect directly, via the exchange, rather than going through one or more third-party networks. The primary advantages […]

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Crimean War Breaks Out Again With Missiles And Drones Setting Fire To Dockyard.

Russian news sources say that Ukraine has launched 10 missiles and several drone boats in an attack on the home of its Black Sea fleet in Crimea. “Two naval vessels, which were damaged by a missile attack of the Kiev regime on 13 September, undergoing scheduled repairs at the ship repair plant named after S. […]

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“We’re Really Sorry” Says British Water Company As London Runs Dry.

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses, as well as schools and hospitals have been left with no water or low pressure in south-west London, Thames Water said this morning. BBC London understands a number of schools were forced to close due to lack of drinking water or water to flush toilets. St Richard Reynolds […]

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