March 15 (Reuters) – The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok’s Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. The move follows the introduction of a new U.S. legislation that would allow the White House to ban TikTok or other foreign-based […]
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NASSAU, March 15 (Reuters) – Bahamas former youth, sports and culture minister Lanisha Rolle was slapped with a slew of charges related to bribery and a government contracts scheme during her time as minister for deals valued at over $700,000. Rolle was charged with one count of bribery and 14 counts of conspiracy to commit […]
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WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) – A senior U.S. official declined on Wednesday at a Senate hearing to comment on the status in the United States of former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, but said any such request from Brazil would be handled “expeditiously.” Speaking at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the future of relations […]
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Image source, Reuters State police officers stand guard near a crime scene in Matamoros, Mexico By Angélica Casas BBC News, Texas Americans often travel to Mexico for low-cost medical services. But bargain shopping for healthcare can be risky. Over the weekend, four Americans were kidnapped in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, after travelling by car to the Mexican […]
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] By Claire Marshall BBC Environment & Rural Affairs Correspondent A plan to build the world’s first octopus farm has raised deep concerns among scientists over the welfare of the famously intelligent creatures. The farm in Spain’s Canary Islands would raise about a million octopuses annually for food, according to confidential documents seen by the […]
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Europe’s bank stocks come under pressure with Credit Suisse tumbling to a new low, a diplomatic crisis erupts over the Black Sea, and another key battle tests Ukraine’s defenses. Business & Markets The logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse is seen at its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Renewed unease […]
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CLARA PREVE-DURRIEU NY Sun Fines for defaming the government; threats regarding her child; confiscation of property: These are only some of the things that a Cuban woman has been enduring for covering on YouTube the ongoing crisis in Cuba. The Cuban regime seems intent on ensuring that 24-year-old Hildina Nuñez Diaz does not post another […]
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by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The 11th biennial General Assembly of the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) was held in Guyana on March 12, and president of the Media Association of St. Kitts and Nevis, Andre Huhie, was elected as a floor member for the 2023-2025 term. St. Kitts and Nevis […]
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By CMC News Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell escaped “without major injury” after his official vehicle was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Tuesday morning, according to a statement issued by his office. It said that Mitchell, who led the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to power in the 2022 general election, was traveling […]
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating a group of at least 16 migrants who apparently were stowaways aboard a cargo ship headed to Puerto Rico and jumped into the ocean as it neared the U.S. territory on Tuesday. The incident occurred in San Juan Bay and was recorded by onlookers as […]
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