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Colorful West Indian Day Parade Returns to NYC Streets

By Associated Press   NEW YORK (AP) – The steel bands and brightly colored costumes of Caribbean Carnival are returning to the streets of New York City, with the West Indian American Day Parade taking place in person Monday after a pandemic-induced hiatus. Throngs of people are expected to line the streets of Brooklyn, where […]

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Massive Rally: Argentina Shaken by Assassination Attempt on Vice President

By Lucila Sigal and Miguel Lo Bianco   BUENOS AIRES, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Argentines descended on the capital’s main plaza on Friday in a show of solidarity against a shocking assassination attempt on the country’s vice president a day earlier, which triggered an outpouring of support in a country gripped […]

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Jackson, Mississippi Water Crisis: A Legacy of Environmental Racism?

By Chi Chi Izundu, Mohamed Madi & Chelsea Bailey BBC in Jackson, Mississippi   Image caption, Marshall says he has no choice but to drink what comes out of the tap   Marshall lives in west Jackson, in the US state of Mississippi – a predominantly black and poor part of the city. He has […]

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Colombia: Seven Police Officers Killed Following President’s Push for Peace

By Alex Binley BBC News Image source, Getty Images The attack is the worst since the new, left-wing president was sworn in last month Seven police officers have been killed in an explosion and shooting attack in Colombia. They were leaving a social event in the south-western department of Huila when their vehicle hit a […]

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Antigua’s Traditional Bread Shops Struggle Amid Food Price Hikes

By Gemma Handy BBC St John’s, Antigua   Image source, VANESSA HALL Breadmaking recipes and techniques have been passed down from African ancestors     Dawn has barely broken, and Alton’s bakery in a side street on the outskirts of Antigua’s capital is already abuzz with activity. A baker is using a long plank to […]

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Legionnaire’s Disease Suspected Cause of Argentina Pneumonia Deaths

Health officials in Argentina have said that an infectious pneumonia outbreak which killed four people may have been caused by Legionnaire’s disease. Seven other cases have been found, most at a clinic in the northern province of Tucuman where the deaths occurred. The relatively rare lung disease is commonly linked to contaminated water or unclean […]

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Chile Constitution: Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Radical Change

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Voters in Chile have overwhelmingly rejected a new constitution which was due to replace the one drawn up under Gen Augusto Pinochet’s military rule. In a referendum, almost 62% voted against the progressive draft. The margin of the defeat is much larger than opinion polls had suggested. Chile’s President Gabriel […]

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COVID-19 Booster Shots, World Covid Stats

Your questions on the new Covid vaccine boosters answered   by Helen Branswell , Matthew Herper and Sarah Owermohle  A nurse administers an earlier iteration of a Covid vaccine booster in Los Angeles. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images   Sometime this weekend in the or early next week, US pharmacies and doctors’ offices are […]

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Canada Killing Spree: Police Hunt Suspects in Saskatchewan Indigeous Community

By Matt Murphy & Yaroslav Lukov BBC News   Image source, Reuters Forensic investigators at one of the crime scenes in Weldon, Saskatchewan Canadian police have launched a huge manhunt for two men suspected of stabbing at least 10 people to death in a rampage that has shocked the nation. Two suspects named as Damien […]

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