By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER, JENNIFER PELTZ and WILL WEISSERT38 minutes ago NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump conspired to illegally influence the 2016 election through a series of hush money payments designed to silence claims that he feared would be harmful to his candidacy, New York prosecutors said Tuesday in unsealing a historic […]

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Daily Briefing Donald Trump is in New York for his court appearance, heavy fighting continues in Bakhmut, and Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy. Plus, South American chefs celebrate Amazon cooking with worm chili and tree bark. Today’s Top News Former US President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York City, April […]

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UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) says a new UN-backed network aims to drive action to save migrant lives in the Americas, including the Caribbean. “Thousands searching for a better life meet their death crossing deserts, rivers and remote areas in the region,” said the IOM in a statement, […]

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HAGUE, Netherlands, (CMC) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday said it will on Thursday deliver its ruling on the border case between Guyana and Venezuela. In a brief statement posted on its website, the ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, said the ruling will be read out by Judge […]

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Guyana government on Monday confirmed that Jamaican companies had responded positively to the country’s request for foreign supplies to export stones to the Caribbean Community (Caricom) country even as it acknowledged that the demand for the material remains greater than is available. Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill, told pro-government online […]

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by Julie Carrington    Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley will be seeking help from the Kingdom of the Netherlands to boost the island’s food production capabilities. She signalled her administration’s intention to work with the global leader during the ground breaking ceremony to commence construction on the Duke’s Agricultural Research Park in St. Thomas, recently. […]

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MEXICO CITY, April 3 (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook parts of Mexico on Monday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), while a seismic alarm caused some residents in the capital to evacuate buildings as a precaution. The epicenter of the quake was near the Pacific beach resort of Puerto Escondido, in […]

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BRASILIA, April 3 (Reuters) – Brazil’s leftist government on Monday abolished a human rights medal that former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro had named after the daughter of the country’s last monarch, replacing it with a prize named after a Black writer and abolitionist. The medal will now be named after Luiz Gama, who was a […]

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By Jose Sanchez BELIZE CITY, April 3 (Reuters) – The prime minister of Belize gave Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen a welcome diplomatic boost during her visit on Monday, underlining his nation’s support for Taiwan after rival China gained a new regional ally last month. Tsai’s visit comes a week after Honduras severed diplomatic relations with […]

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The Hill – Stocks were up Monday morning as the latest failures in the financial sector receded further in the market’s rearview mirror. But lawmakers in both parties are saying additional Congressional action on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank — including a subpoena of former CEO Greg Becker — is necessary. How Congress is […]

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