PANAMA CITY, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Migrants arrived at record numbers in Panama in 2022, the Central American nation said Sunday, with most of them leaving Venezuela and crossing the dangerous Darien Gap region in an attempt to reach the United States. With 248,283 migrants from different countries recorded by Panamanian authorities, the number for […]
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BOGOTA, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a leftist and former guerrilla, announced late on Saturday a January ceasefire with five illegal armed groups to support peace talks. Petro has pledged to end the Andean nation’s internal conflict, which has run for almost six decades and left at least 450,000 dead between […]
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By Will Grant in Mexico & Emma Owen in London BBC News Dozens of inmates have escaped from a prison in northern Mexico after gunmen, suspected to be members of a drug cartel, opened fire on the facility. The men arrived outside the Chihuahua state prison shortly after 07:00 (14:00 GMT) in armoured vehicles and […]
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By Katy Watson in Brasilia & Alys Davies in London BBC News Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as the new president of Brazil – the third time he has held the country’s highest office. The veteran left-wing politician, known widely as Lula, also led the country between 2003 and 2010 – […]
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by Theresa Maher THE HILL An early new year’s morning shooting in Ocala, Fla., left two people dead and four wounded. Davonta Harris, 30, and Abdul Hakeem Van Croskey, 24, were killed in the shooting, the Ocala Police Department said in a statement Sunday afternoon. Four people are being treated for gunshot wounds sustained […]
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by Cheyanne M. Daniels Madeline Monroe/Greg Nash/Associated Press-Julio Cortez Madeline Monroe/Greg Nash/Associated Press-Julio Cortez Story at a glance A number of Black Americans made history in 2022 by breaking through glass ceilings. Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, while Hakeem Jeffries is the first Black person […]
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The Brazilian legend will be laid to rest in his hometown of Santos following his death aged 82 By Lydia Chantler-Hicks Brazil has declared three days of national mourning following the death of Pele – as plans for the legendary footballer’s funerals have been revealed. The Brazilian star – who rose from barefoot poverty […]
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Hello! We’re concluding our look back at 2022 with the stories that have dominated the news agenda – war in Ukraine, tumult in China, the abortion rights fight in the U.S., and the end of an era in Britain. by Linda Noakes Year in Review Servicemen of the Ukrainian National Guard take positions in […]
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By Micaiah Morgan CNW- An American man has been charged for violating Jamaica’s Dangerous Drugs Act after compressed ganja in cereal boxes was discovered in his luggage at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on Wednesday. He is Jermain Hall Sutherland, a businessman from Fort Worth, Texas. Police say he also resides in Duanvale, […]
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