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Guyana Press Assn. Condemns Online Attack Against Journalist

By CNW Contributor Loop News- The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has condemned what it describes as an attack against Kaieteur News Journalist Davina Bagot, by handlers operating a certain Facebook page. GPA said this is not the first time this medium has attacked journalists and placed their safety in jeopardy. The Association noted that it […]

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UK Study: African-Caribbeans with Type 1 Diabetes at Greater Risk of Losing Sight

African Caribbean people with type 1 diabetes are at 39% greater risk of developing sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy, which if untreated can lead to blindness. The paper, published today in Diabetes Care and led by researchers from King’s, adds much needed evidence to show the relationship between ethnicity and type 1 diabetes-related retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is […]

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Cuba’s Fuel Shortages Due to Supplier Nations Not Delivering, Says President

HAVANA, April 14 (Reuters) – Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the island’s ongoing gasoline shortages were caused by countries contracted to supply the fuel not complying with their requirements due to “a complex energy situation.” In an evening TV broadcast, Diaz-Canel said the Caribbean island had less than 400 tonnes of gasoline per day to […]

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Gang Clash Leaves at Least 12 Dead in Ecuador Prison

QUITO, April 15 (Reuters) – At least 12 inmates were killed in an Ecuadorian jail amid a new clash between gangs, the SNAI prison agency said on Saturday, in the latest chapter in the South American nation’s prison violence. The confrontation occurred on Friday in the prison known as La Penitenciaría, in the city of […]

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Mexico , U.S. Search for Three American Sailors Last Seen in Sinaloa

MEXICO CITY, April 15 (Reuters) – Mexico’s Navy and the United States are searching for three American sailors who were last seen on April 4 in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The three sailors reportedly left the port city of Mazatlan en route to San Diego and were due […]

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Mass Murder: Gunmen Storm Mexican Resort, Kill Seven People, Including Child

By Daniel Becerril MEXICO CITY, April 15 (Reuters) – Armed men on Saturday killed a child and six others after storming a resort in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, authorities said, in a region increasingly plagued by drug cartel violence. Footage widely shared on social media showed the aftermath of the attack in a […]

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Ireland: Cocaine from Ecuador Worth $4.5m Seized at Ringaskiddy Port in Cork

  Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The drug was discovered at Ringaskiddy Port on Friday Published 15 April 2023 Irish customs officers have seized cocaine worth €3.85m (£3.44m) at Ringaskiddy Port in County Cork. Some 55kg of the drug was found on Friday, hidden inside the refrigeration unit of a shipping container that had been […]

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Million-Year-Old Viruses Help Fight Cancer, Say Scientists

Image source, Getty Images By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Relics of ancient viruses – that have spent millions of years hiding inside human DNA – help the body fight cancer, say scientists. The study by the Francis Crick Institute showed the dormant remnants of these old viruses are woken up when cancerous cells […]

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Colombia: Volcano Eruption Predicted, Only Few Residents Evacuate

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Bogota, Colombia CNN  —  Hundreds of families in Colombia are facing a choice: abandon their homes and livelihoods, or face the devastation of a predicted volcanic eruption in the coming weeks. The Nevado del Ruiz volcano, one of Colombia’s highest peaks, sits in a densely populated farming area and is infamous […]

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Alabama Shooting: Four Dead, 28 Injuured at Sweet 16 Birthday Party

By Jessica Parker and James Gregory BBC News, Alabama and London At least four people have been killed in a mass shooting at a 16th birthday party in the US state of Alabama. Twenty-eight people were injured, some critically, after shots were fired at the Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio in the city of Dadeville on […]

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