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Pandemic’s End? Biden Administration Plans to End COVID Public Health Emergency in May, But WHO Says ‘No’

by Joseph Choi             The Biden administration on Monday announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency, which has been in place since January 2020, is set to end on May 11. “The COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) were declared by the Trump Administration in 2020.  They are currently set to expire on […]

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Pakistan Mosque Blast: 92 Dead, Search of Rubble Continues

By Caroline Davies in Peshawar and Frances Mao in Singapore BBC News The death toll has risen to at least 92 people after a mosque suicide bombing which targeted policemen in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan. The mosque is within a high-security police headquarters area and a probe is under way into how the […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Pakistan mosque blast kills 32, Toyota tops, Rus gains in Ukraine, US police reform, KC-Eagles in Superbowl, More

Hello Pro-Kremlin activists in Germany gave money for Russian army gear, Adani’s market loss swells to $70 billion, and Toyota defends its title as the world’s top-selling auomaker   by Linda Noakes   World News Police officers control the crowd after a blast in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz A […]

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Bolt: ‘Tough, But I Love Jamaica’

by Andre Lowe (Jamaica Observer) Despite expressing disappointment with the systemic failures that resulted in him suffering significant losses in the ongoing fraud case at investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), iconic sprinter Usain Bolt has declared his love for and commitment to Jamaica, while alleviating concerns around his financial situation. In his first […]

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Fake Nursing Diploma Scheme in Florida; 25 Arrested

MIAMI (AP) — Federal authorities in Florida have charged 25 people with participating in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment. Recently unsealed federal grand jury indictments allege the defendants took part in a scam that sold more than 7,600 fraudulent nursing degree diplomas […]

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Four Men Killled in Jamaica Shootings, Nearly 1,500 Murders in 2022

Gleaner- Four men were shot and killed in West Kingston yesterday. In an incident at approximately 5:00 pm on Luke Lane, 42-year-old Randie Robinson and 31-year-old driver Terrence ‘Stamma’ Forsythe were killed, and two other men are reportedly nursing gunshot wounds. Robinson was visiting arelatives and was accosted by unknown assailants, who shot and killed […]

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Puerto Rico’s Southern Region Fights for Cleaner Air, Water

By DÁNICA COTO A resident of Salinas, considered one of the most contaminated towns in Puerto Rico, waits for a meeting with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials to start, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Salinas, Puerto Rico. Emboldened by the attention that the federal government has now placed in Salinas, communities are demanding a massive […]

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US Citizen Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Female Colombian Disk Jockey

CNN  —  Colombian authorities have charged an American citizen over the alleged murder of a female DJ in Colombia whose body was discovered inside a suitcase at the bottom of a garbage container. John Poulos was arrested and detained at the Tocumen International Airport in Panama on Tuesday while trying to leave for Istanbul, the […]

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UNICEF: Haitian Children Are Vulnerable in Capital’s Violence

By Brian Ellsworth  A demonstrator moves a tyre to a burning barricade during a protest for the recent killings of police officers by armed gangs, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo (Reuters) – More than one million Haitian children are under constant threat of violence in the area of the capital […]

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Colombia Cocaine Seizures Break Record in 2022

BOGOTA, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Colombia seized more cocaine in 2022 than any other year on record, the South American country’s defense ministry reported Saturday. Security forces seized 671 tonnes of the drug last year, surpassing the 2021 total by about 1.7 tonnes. “It is necessary to combat the illicit income that comes from drug […]

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