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US, Cuba to Hold Fresh Round of Migration Talks this Week

By Matt Spetalnick and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba will hold another round of migration talks on Wednesday, officials said, as the Biden administration braces for the end of COVID-era border restrictions that have blocked Cubans in recent months from crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. The high-level […]

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Brazil: Lula Readies Invite for Chinese Leader to Visit Brazilia

BRASILIA, April 10 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he would invite his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to Brazil, speaking on the eve of his departure the Asian country in a bid to tighten relations between the two countries. “I am going to invite Xi Jinping to come to […]

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Mexican Officials to Hold Talks in U.S. On Fentanyl Smuggling -President

MEXICO CITY, April 10 (Reuters) – Members of Mexico’s security cabinet will be in the United States this week to meet with U.S. officials about the trafficking of synthetic opioid fentanyl, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday. The meeting’s agenda will include other topics, including arms trafficking, the president said, without providing details […]

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Mexico: Hot Air Balloon Pilot Charged Over Deadly Crash

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News The pilot of a hot air balloon which burst into flames and crashed near the pyramids of Teotihuacán in Mexico on 1 April has been charged with homicide. Two of the passengers, a couple from Mexico, died in the crash and their teenage daughter was injured. Hot air balloon rides […]

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US: Five Dead in Louisville Shooting, 6 Hospitalized

by Julia Mueller THE HILL Five people were killed and six others were hospitalized after a shooting in downtown Louisville, Ky., on Monday, police said. The suspected shooter is also dead. “We are confirming reports of an active aggressor in the 300 block of East Main. Please stay out of the area.  There are multiple […]

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WORLD VIEW: Major US Military Intel Leak, 25 Years of Peace in Ulster, Journey into Sleep, More

The big news over the weekend was the major intel leak, which likely originated in the US Today marks the 25-year anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, and Russia stepped up its attacks on two key Ukraine cities Plus, the Reuters Graphics team takes a journey into sleep Today’s Top News The Pentagon is seen […]

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Trinidadian Police Officer Pleads Guilty to the Frequent Rape of His 9-Year-Old Daughter

By CMC News A High Court judge in Trinidad will on May 3 sentence a police officer who pleaded guilty to a series of charges including having sexual intercourse with his nine-year-old daughter that he also video recorded nearly 13 years ago. Justice Hayden St Clair Douglas on Thursday accepted the guilty plea on a […]

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Jamaica Hosts Seventh-Day Adventist Church Camporee

The Jamaican Government is being lauded by the Inter-American Division (IAD) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for its extensive support in facilitating the hosting its 5th Pathfinder camporee on the island. The five-day camporee, which started on Tuesday, April 4, was held at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium, with over 11,000 delegates and youth leaders, from […]

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Suspect in Curacao Drive-By Shooting that Killed Dutch Musician Arrested in Holland

Police in the Netherlands announced the arrest of a 44-year-old man suspected of murdering Ruchendell ‘Boechi’ Windster. The Dutch musician was shot dead in Willemstad, Curaçao, last December. The suspect was captured on Saturday. The 30-year-old Tilburg rapper had Antillean roots, and was known for his lyrics, which were often in Papiamentu. He was on […]

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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Rises in March

By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO, April 7 (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose 14% in March from the previous year, preliminary official data showed on Friday, highlighting the continued challenges for the new leftist government. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office on Jan. 1, pledging to end deforestation after years of […]

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