By Jake Spring An agent of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) gets ready before going to an operation to combat of deforestation, in Uruara, Para State, Brazil January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino   URUARA, Brazil, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Brazilian environmental agents cut through the rainforest with machetes on […]

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By MARIA VERZA MEXICO CITY (AP) — Concern grew in Mexico Thursday over the fate of two environmental and community activists who disappeared five days ago in a dangerous corner of western Mexico. Farmers blocked roads on the border between the western Mexico states of Michoacan and Colima to protest the disappearance of lawyer Ricardo […]

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By Marco Aquino LIMA, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters in Peru, many from the country’s heavily indigenous south, descended on Lima, the capital, on Thursday, angered by a mounting death toll since unrest erupted last month and calling for sweeping change. Police estimated the march at around 3,500 people, but others speculated it […]

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Attempts to smuggle eggs across the border are punishable by steep fines By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington How do you like your eggs? Whatever your preference, avoid the ones smuggled across the border. Attempts to smuggle eggs from Mexico or Canada can result in fines of up to $10,000 (£8,140), officials warn. And […]

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Hello! The U.S. government touches the debt limit, Jacinda Ardern is to step down as New Zealand prime minister, and France is hit by mass strikes   by Linda Noakes   World News German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius receives his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, for talks in Berlin, January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Fabrizio […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 19, 2023) — The following is an announcement from the Culturama Secretariat in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding registration for Culturama 49 contests. The Culturama Secretariat hereby informs the general public that registration is now open for the following competitions that would be held as part of Culturama 49 which […]

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Labour leader to stand down no later than 7 February, saying she ‘no longer had enough in the tank’ to do the job. Tess McClure in Auckland GUARDIAN New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said she is resigning, in an unexpected announcement that came as she confirmed a national election for October. At the […]

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By CMC News New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, has submitted an emergency mutual aid request to New York State for immediate help to shelter what he describes as a “massive influx” of arriving Caribbean and other asylum seekers. Adams said these asylum seekers include Haitians, Cubans and Venezuelans. “Three months ago, I spoke directly […]

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  Che Guevara’s daughter terms the U.S. blockade on Cuba as “criminal”, but says it has pushed the island country to develop alternatives in healthcare THE HINDU- Medical professional and human rights advocate Aleida Guevara, daughter of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara, on Wednesday said that the “criminal” blockade imposed by the U.S on Cuba has […]

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sherrylyn clarke NATION   The Caribbean’s Gross Financial Needs (GFN), which increased to almost US $10 billion in 2020 largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are likely to remain elevated up to 2030, intensifying the need for external financing if countries are to achieve or maintain debt sustainability. The situation was highlighted by President of […]

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