By Kerry Breen CBS  News A woman in Puerto Rico has been detained in connection with the shooting deaths of two New York University students who were vacationing on the island. The students, identified as Franco Angulo, 29, and Sergio Ruiz, 28, were international students from Peru enrolled in the school’s MBA program, CBS New […]

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GENEVA (10 May 2023) – UN experts* today expressed grave concern over increasing violence in Haiti, including sexual violence and exploitation perpetrated by gangs against women and children. “Scenes of chaos have been reported on the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas, forcing residents to remain in their homes and depriving them […]

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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) – Scientists on Wednesday unveiled a new accounting of the human genome that improves on its predecessor by including a rich diversity of people to better reflect the global population – a boost to ongoing efforts to identify genetic underpinnings of diseases and new ways to treat them. […]

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SAN JOSE, May 10 (Reuters) – Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves on Wednesday removed his security minister and other top officials from office, after the Central American nation famed for being a safe haven in the region recorded its worst ever year for homicides. Costa Rica ended 2022 with the highest number of murders on […]

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By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, El Paso A record number of migrants – more than 10,000 – were recently apprehended at the US-Mexico border in a 24-hour period, fuelling fears over what comes next when a controversial immigration policy expires at 23:59 ET on Thursday (03:59 GMT on Friday). Nowhere are the realities of […]

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By Chloe Kim BBC News Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, a suspect in the 2005 disappearance of an American teenager, will be extradited from Peru to face criminal charges in the US, according to media reports. He is currently in Peru serving 28 years in prison for killing a 21-year-old Peruvian woman named Stephany Flores. […]

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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Mexico’s public prosecutor has blocked the release from jail of notorious drug lord Héctor Palma, hours after a judge ordered that he should be freed. Palma, 63, founded the powerful Sinaloa cartel with Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and has spent the past 28 years in jails in the US and […]

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  NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS– Nevis Tourism Authority’s (NTA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Devon Liburd is urging Barbadians to come to the Nevis Mango Festival, three days of everything mango slated for June 30 to July 02, 2023. The CEO accompanied by Mr. Phéon Jones, the NTA’s Director of Sales and Marketing, issued the call […]

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by Brett Samuels, Jared Gans and Julia Manchester               CNN’s town hall with former President Trump in New Hampshire on Wednesday was filled with a number of headline-making moments, marking Trump’s first appearance on the network in years. The former president kicked off the forum, which was moderated by CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins, by […]

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The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) is investigating the circumstances that led to an overseas visitor’s untimely demise at a local hotel. The unfortunate incident occurred around 8PM on May 9th, 2023. Emergency services (EMS) received a call for assistance for Gary Welsh, an elderly Caucasian man who had fallen to the […]

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