NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (December 01, 2022) — The following is an address by Hon. Hazel Brandy Williams, Junior Minister of Health and Gender Affairs in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) in observance of World AIDS Day 2022. Today, December 1, 2022, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is making the global call […]

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The Reuters Daily Briefing Thursday, December 1, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. A U.S. appeals court rejects Biden’s bid to revive his student debt plan, markets sigh with relief after the Powell speech, and a British royal aide steps down after making racist comments The Reuters NEXT global forum […]

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By Vanessa Etienne Police tape. Photo: Getty Gun death rates in the United States hit its highest mark in nearly three decades, according to a new study. A study published Tuesday in the journal JAMA Network Open found that 48,953 deaths in 2021 were caused by guns, the highest number recorded since the Centers for […]

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By Liam Reilly, CNN CNN  —  A nine-figure settlement between the estate of Jeffrey Epstein and the US Virgin Islands has been signed, according to the islands’ attorney general. Epstein’s estate – as well as two co-defendants and 10 Epstein-created entities – will disburse over $105 million cash to the US Virgin Islands government, US […]

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Basseterre, Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, is conducting his first working visit to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates until Saturday 3rd December 2022. The Prime Minister is being accompanied by the Minister of Tourism, Hon. Marsha Henderson; the Attorney-General, Hon. Garth […]

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Image source, Getty Images More than 5,500 pelicans have been found dead on the beaches of Peru in recent weeks By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News More than 5,500 pelicans have died in Peru in recent weeks due to an outbreak of bird flu. Several beaches are littered with the carcasses of the dead animals and […]

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – A U.S. government committee on Thursday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deny an application to connect Cuba to the United States through a new undersea cable landing station to handle internet, voice and data traffic. The Justice Department-led panel known as “Team Telecom” said the […]

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Image source, Reuters An aerial view of a landslide on the BR-376 federal road after heavy rains in Guaratuba, in Paraná state in Brazil By James Gregory BBC News A landslide on a motorway in southern Brazil has killed at least two people and left dozens missing. A torrent of mud fell on to the […]

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MEXICO CITY, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Leaders of four Latin American nations will meet in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 14 for a meeting of the trade bloc known as the Pacific Alliance, Peru’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The presidents of Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru will attend the meeting, the ministry said in a […]

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Well-designed policy measures are needed urgently to prevent the deepening of existing levels of poverty, inequality and social unrest, according to the latest ILO report on global wages.     in  GENEVA (ILO News) – The severe inflationary crisis combined with a global slowdown in economic growth – driven in part by the war in […]

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