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Peru Crisis: Family of Ousted Leader Leaves for Mexico, Castillo Still in Jail

Image source, Reuters Lilia Paredes has been granted asylum by Mexico but Pedro Castillo remains in detention in Per By George Wright & Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News The family of Peru’s ousted President Pedro Castillo has left Peru for Mexico after the latter offered them asylum. Mr Castillo remains in detention in Peru. Peru’s foreign […]

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Washington Visit: Zelensky Urges US to Help it Defeat Russia

BBC- Ukraine is “alive and kicking” and will never surrender, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, in a defiant address to US lawmakers on his first foreign trip since Russia’s invasion. US military aid to Ukraine was not charity, but an investment in security for the future, Mr Zelensky said. His appeal comes amid signs US […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Zelenskiy Visits Washington, Musk Searches for Twitter CEO, Parts of U.S. Brace for Stormy Christmas

The Reuters Daily Briefing Wednesday, December 21, 2022 by Robert MacMillan Hello Here’s what you need to know. Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits Washington, Elon Musk searches for Twitter’s next CEO and parts of the U.S. brace for a stormy Christmas weekend. Today’s biggest stories Workers move a casket outside a crematorium in Beijing, December 17, 2022. […]

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US: Jamaica-Born Marine Becomes First-Ever Black Female Major General

By Santana Salmon CNW-Marine Corps Times is reporting that Jamaica-born Lorna Mahlock will make corps history by becoming the first Black woman to serve as a two-star general in the service. President Joe Biden appointed Brigadier General Mahlock to the rank of major general, the Pentagon announced on December 6, and the Senate confirmed her […]

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Geothermal Drilling On Nevis to Start in June

By CMC News Premier Mark Brantley has announced that the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) will embark of the drilling phase of Nevis’ geothermal project in June 2023. Brantley, who is also minister of public utilities and energy, revealed that the drilling will comprise three production wells and two injection wells at Hamilton. He said while […]

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Big Oil Conspired to Deceive the Public, Claims Climate Racketeering Lawsuit

Lawyer for Puerto Rican towns describes why they are deploying laws used to target mob bosses by Nina Lakhani GUARDIAN View of a refinery.Getty Images The same racketeering legislation used to bring down mob bosses, motorcycle gangs, football executives and international fraudsters is to be tested against oil and coal companies who are accused of […]

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At Least 2 Killed After 6.4 Earthquake Rocks Northern California

CBS- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook parts of Northern California early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, killing at least two people, leaving tens of thousands without power, and causing significant damage to roads and buildings. Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said that the sheriff’s office initial assessment is that 12 people were injured in […]

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Peruvian Electoral Jury Gives Provisional OK for Late 2023 Elections

  LIMA, Dec 20 (Reuters) – The head of Peru’s electoral jury on Tuesday gave Congress the provisional green light to bring forward a general election to the end of 2023, amid deadly protests over the impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo. The opposition-controlled Congress is set to debate a proposal to hold early elections […]

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Frustration Among Migrants at U.S.-Mexico Border with COVID Restrictions Remaining

By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Ted Hesson CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico/WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) – When Vladimir Castellanos learned that COVID-19 restrictions blocking him and other migrants from claiming asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico may not be terminated this week, he said he felt deceived. Castellanos and his brother are Venezuelans, and they were […]

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Netherlands PM Rutte Apologises for Role of Dutch State in Slave Trade

By Toby Sterling and Ank Kuipers Summary Dutch PM says slavery was a crime against humanity Mixed reactions from activists, former colonies Apology part of wider reckoning with colonial past PM Rutte rules out paying reparations THE HAGUE, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday apologised on behalf of the Dutch State […]

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