Joseph Wu eager to work with Denzil Douglas to improve lives of both peoples By Kelvin Chen, Taiwan News, Staff Writer TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) on Thursday (Aug. 18) spoke with his newly-appointed Saint Kitts and Nevis counterpart, Denzil Douglas, in a virtual conference to discuss future cooperation between […]

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Sao Paulo (CNN) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro got physical with a YouTuber who heckled him in the capital Brasilia on Thursday, according to video from Brazilian news station Globo. As Bolsonaro took selfies with his supporters near the Planalto Palace, the President was questioned by Wilker Leao, an army corporal known for filming his confrontations […]

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By Anggy Polanco and Nelson Bocanegra   CUCUTA, Colombia Aug 18 (Reuters) – The full reopening of the Colombia-Venezuela border will come sooner rather than later, but will depend on legal conditions and the overall re-establishment of bilateral ties, Colombia’s commerce minister said on Thursday. “The border will open soon, but at the time when […]

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By Jasper Ward and Valerie Volcovici   NASSAU, BAHAMAS Aug 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. climate bill signed into law this week restores the country’s credibility as a leading player in U.N. climate negotiations, international officials said. The $430 billion bill passed by President Joe Biden on Tuesday, after more than a year of tense […]

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ASUNCION, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Paraguayan Vice President Hugo Velazquez on Thursday said he will not resign until he has details of U.S. accusations against him, a reversal days after Washington accused him of having participated in acts of “significant” corruption. On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said an associate of Velazquez had […]

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MEXICO CITY, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Mexican officials on Thursday called the 2014 disappearance of 43 students a state crime that was covered up by the government, in another damning assessment of the previous administration’s actions regarding one of Mexico’s worst human rights atrocities. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has pledged to reveal what happened […]

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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Flags are flying at half mast in Cuba as the country mourns 16 firefighters who died while battling a blaze at the Matanzas fuel depot. The fire broke out on 5 August after lightning struck a fuel tank at the depot on Cuba’s northern coast. It took firefighters almost a […]

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© AP The Biden administration is planning to accelerate the delivery of its remaining supply of monkeypox vaccines and will make an additional 1.8 million doses available for ordering starting Monday, officials said Thursday. Conditions: Jurisdictions will only be able to access the additional doses if they adopt the new intradermal administration of vaccine and […]

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View in Browser August 18, 2022 Police: Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing now 21 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening…Read More Climate migration: Flooding forces Bangladesh family to flee BHOLA, Bangladesh (AP) — When the Mehgna River swallowed Mohammad Jewel and Arzu […]

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Khyle Quincy Parker  Nassau Guardian LinkedIn Share via Email In some cases, guns sold in the United States (US) have been used in the commission of violent crime in The Bahamas within 24 hours, according to Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Dr. Raymond King. King spoke with The Nassau Guardian following an announcement yesterday by […]

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