wrr The Reuters Daily        Briefing Wednesday, December 14, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Biden signs the marriage equality act, Ukraine shoots down drones as Russia attacks Kyiv, and COVID rips through China’s medical staff   Today’s biggest stories Sam Bankman-Fried is escorted out of the Magistrate Court building after […]

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Haiti’s private sector is pledging to reform its practices to help confront the country’s economic catastrophe — and the violent gangs exploiting it. Matias Delacroix AP Gangs like this one led by former cop Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier control much of Haiti today.   But because of those powerful gangs, which have proliferated in the chaos […]

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Enlarge this image U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (right) meet with Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit 2022 in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/AP   LAGOS, Nigeria — Nearly 50 African leaders and delegates […]

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by Sherrylyn Clarke NATION  NEWS   Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughn, has given the assurance that Barbados’ foreign policy efforts in Africa will continue as the island continues to seek out new business ventures in other territories. Straughn made the commitment recently while participating in the Human Rights 5th […]

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Dec 13 (Reuters) – Barbados’s High Court has ruled the criminalization of gay sex is unconstitutional, making the country the third in the Caribbean to overthrow such laws this year. The decision follows similar 2022 rulings in Antigua and Saint Kitts and Nevis and was announced by Barbados Attorney General Dale Marshall on Tuesday. It […]

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By Jared Higgs and Brian Ellsworth NASSAU, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Cordoned-off roads, a sweltering courtroom and numerous delays marked Sam Bankman-Fried’s first in-person public appearance since his crypto company collapsed. The Bahamas courtroom hearing, conducted over the course of six hours, saw Bankman-Fried, dressed in a suit rather than his typical t-shirt attire, seeking […]

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By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises around the world in 2023, adding to the issues created by armed conflict and economic downturns, according to a study by the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC). The agency, based in New York and led by former UK politician David […]

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A dazzling performance from Lionel Messi led Argentina to their sixth World Cup final with victory over Croatia at Lusail Stadium. Messi now gets one last chance to win the piece of silverware that has eluded him in his trophy-laden career, but Manchester City’s 22-year-old striker Julian Alvarez also shone as Argentina ensured they will […]

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By Jake Spring SAO PAULO, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Deforestation in the world’s most biologically diverse savanna, the Brazilian Cerrado, rose by around 25% in the 12 months through July from the previous period, two people familiar with the still unreleased government data told Reuters. Brazil has yet to publish its official annual figures for […]

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LIMA, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Peru’s armed forces will take control of the “protection” of key infrastructure like airports and hydroelectric plants as protests continue across the country, the country’s defense minister said Tuesday. The government will also declare the country’s highway system under a state of emergency in order to guarantee free transit, Defense […]

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