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Latin America’s ‘Pink Tide’ Leaders Congratulate Brazil’s Lula on Election Victory  

by Steven Grattan SAO PAULO, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Latin America leaders on Sunday congratulated Brazil’s Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva after he won a third term as president of the largest country in South America, consolidating the region’s “pink tide” of elected leftist leaders. His victory over far-right president Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil joining […]

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Brazil Election: Lula In Stunning Comeback Win

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Online Latin America editor, Rio Brazil has taken a turn to the left as former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential election. After a divisive campaign which saw two bitter rivals on opposite sides of the political spectrum go head to head, […]

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Talent Explosion 2022: Minister Eric Evelyn Salutes Nevis Seniors

  CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, October 28, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — With activities marking October as the Month of the Elderly coming to a close, the Social Services Seniors Recreation Group on Nevis entertained patrons at the Nevis Performing Arts Centre (NEPAC) on Thursday October 27, in a night dubbed ‘Talent Explosion 2022’ featuring the Jerusalema Dancers ‘Seniors […]

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Learning Setback for Covid Kids, Race & Covid Treatment, Monkeypox Latest, World Covid Stats

By Bianca Vázquez Toness The COVID-19 pandemic devastated poor children’s well-being, not just by closing their schools, but also by taking away their parents’ jobs, sickenin their families and teachers, and adding chaos and fear to their daily lives. The scale of the disruption to American kids’ education is evident in a district-by-district analysis of […]

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Halloween Tragedy: At Least 153 People Killed at S. Korea Celebration

President Yoon Suk-yeol declares state of national mourning after fatal surge in Itaewon nightlife quarter of South Korean capital Gavin Blair in Tokyo, agencies in Seoul, and Jon Henley Guardian, AP,Reuters South Korea’s president has pledged a full investigation after at least 153 people were crushed to death during Halloween celebrations when crowds surged through […]

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THE LITTLE KNOWN COUNTRY WHICH STRADDLES THE GEOGRAPHICAL BORDER BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA

TRAVEL by Eric Mackenzie Lamb   Of all the countries I’ve had the fortune of visiting, the Republic of Azerbaijan remains in my memory as one of the world’s most unusual destinations. Located on the edge of the Caspian Sea, it borders Russia, Georgia, and the Caucasus mountains to the north, Armenia to the west, […]

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Dozens Dead, 1,700 Infected In Haiti’s Cholera Outbreak

OUTLOOK- Around 1,700 people have been infected with cholera in Haiti and at least 40 have died as of October 22, according to the United Nations, which adds that more than half of the patients are children. Gang violence, fuel shortages, and street blockades are worsening the situation in the country and it makes it […]

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More  than150m African Kids in the Grip of Poverty, Drought: Report

Business Insider India In a Nutshell: 150 million children across East and Southern Africa are gripped by grinding poverty and climate disaster. 16.31 million children across Kenya are living with the dual impacts of poverty and the climate emergency. Kenya ranks 10th globally highest in terms of the overall number of children facing this double […]

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Crisis-Stricken Cuba Torn Between Ally Russia and US

AP When Hurricane Ian tore through western Cuba in late September, causing an islandwide blackout, it left the government grappling with a deepening energy crisis and simmering discontent among Cubans. It also, once again, thrust the Caribbean island into the middle of an escalating tug-of-war between its seaside neighbour, the United States, and ally, Russia. […]

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