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Mexican President Says He Blacked Out Due to COVID-19, Now OK

MEXICO CITY, April 26 (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a video message posted on Wednesday that he briefly blacked out in a meeting in Yucatan state this past Sunday due to complications with a COVID-19 infection and was flown to Mexico City for treatment. He said his heart and brain […]

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Brazil Congress Opens Inquiry Into Jan. 8 Capital Storming

By Anthony Boadle     BRASILIA, April 26 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Congress on Wednesday opened an inquiry into the Jan. 8 storming of key government buildings in the capital by violent demonstrators who denied the electoral victory of the recently inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. In a joint session of its two chambers, […]

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Unable to Process Venezuela’s Heavy Oil, Cuba Turns to Russia, Mexico

By Marianna Parraga, Ana Isabel Martinez and Dave Sherwood   HOUSTON/MEXICO CITY/HAVANA, April 26 (Reuters) – Cuba increasingly is turning to Russia and Mexico for oil to ease an acute shortage of diesel and gasoline and supplement dwindling supplies of Venezuelan crude and fuel, according to shipping data and sources. Venezuela for more than two […]

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Belize: Wealthy Socialite Jasmine Hartin Pleads Guilty Over Death of Police Officer

By Nadine Yousif BBC News A Canadian socialite has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a police chief in Belize. Jasmine Hartin, the former partner of Andrew Ashcroft – the son of UK businessman Lord Michael Ashcroft – was arrested and charged with the deadly shooting of superintendent Henry Jemmott two years ago. Police at […]

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Peru’s ‘Fast and Furious’ Blueberry Boom

ney Market Data Companies Economy Technology of Business CEO Secrets Global By Stefania Gozzer BBC Business Daily reporter, Peru “I arrived at this farm without knowing what a blueberry plant was,” says Aurelio Ortiz. A farming supervisor, Mr Ortiz is speaking as he oversees the harvest at Sunberries Field, a blueberry plantation in the south […]

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UK: Leeds Exhibition Opens Honoring Jamaican World War 2 Veterans

By Kevin Shoesmith BBC News Jamaicans who helped defend Britain during World War Two are the focus of a new exhibition. King, Country and Homes opens at Leeds Central Library later and includes photographs, keepsakes and recollections. Alford Gardner, 97, who is believed to be the last surviving Jamaican veteran in Leeds, is among those […]

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Philippines: The Paradise Islands Caught in the US-China Crosshairs

Image source, Lindle Markwell/BBCImag By Laura Bicker BBC Asia Pacific correspondent The largest ever military exercises between the United States and the Philippines are drawing to a close. They began just days after China’s military rehearsed a blockade of Taiwan – a display the US called disproportionate. With tensions high in the region, a handful […]

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Disney Sues DeSantis, Alleging Harm to Its Business

by Jared Gans THE HILL The Walt Disney Company is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and other state officials, alleging that DeSantis is harming the company’s business operations. The lawsuit comes after months of Disney and DeSantis sparring over legislation that DeSantis has signed and steps the governor has taken to increase the state’s […]

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Thia Claxton of St. John’s Parish Wins First from Your Closet Modeling and Parish Contest

  NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — Ms. Purple Gumbs of Barnes Ghaut in Nevis, the Founder of the Purplez Party Palooza, a community-based organisation, is pleased with the success of its first “From Your Closet Modeling and Parish Contest” at Dew Drops Restaurant and Bar in Cades Bay on April 22, 2023. “I was satisfied with […]

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BVI: No Clear Election Winner-Coalition Govt. in the Making

By CMC News The Progressive Virgin Islands Movement  (PVIM) Tuesday said while it is prepared to participate in the negotiations for a new government following Monday’s inconclusive general election, it is committed to integrity, accountability, and transparency. The British Virgin Islands appears heading towards a coalition government after none of the parties that contested the […]

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