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A&B: Cooking Gas Arrives on Island in Time for Christmas

The vessel, Daniel B, brought Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) commonly called cooking gas to the island (social media photo) Any fears that Antiguans and Barbudans may have had over a cooking gas, or Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG), shortage heading into this Christmas season, have been allayed following the delivery of a supply of LPG yesterday. […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Fear of New Rus Ukraine Assault, Canada Mass Shooting, Several Air Passengers Injured by Turbulence, World Cup Wrap

The Reuters Daily Briefing Monday, December 19, 2022 by Rossalyn Warren Hello Here’s what you need to know. Putin flies to Belarus amid fear of new ground offensive against Ukraine, China reports its first COVID-related deaths in weeks, and South Africa re-elects a President. Today’s biggest stories A police officer walks with a weapon after […]

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Dutch PM Rutte Expected to Apologise for Slavery

THE HAGUE, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Mark Rutte is due to deliver a speech on Monday in which he is expected to apologise for the Netherlands’ historical role in slavery and its consequences into the present day. The apology would come amid a wider reconsideration of the country’s colonial past, including efforts to […]

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Peru Protests: President Dina Boluarte Refuses to Resign Amid Political Crisis

Image source, AFP via Getty Image Supporters of impeached President Pedro Castillo have been blocking major roads across Peru BBC- Peru’s President Dina Boluarte has ruled out resigning, saying it would not solve the political crisis sparked by the ousting of her predecessor, Pedro Castillo. President Boluarte renewed her call for Congress to approve early […]

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Canada: Six Dead, Including Suspect, After Shooting in Vaughan

Dec 19 (Reuters) – Five victims and one suspect are dead following a shooting at a condominium in Canada’s Vaughan city, just north of Toronto, the York Regional Police department said. Another victim is hospitalized in a serious condition, police said in a statement early on Monday. The police were called to a residential building […]

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Guatemala Plans March Summit for ‘Taiwan-Friendly’ Countries

TAIPEI, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Guatemala plans to hold a summit in March for senior officials from “Taiwan-friendly” countries and hopes Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will attend, the Guatemalan ambassador in Taipei said on Monday. Guatemala is one of only 14 countries to retain formal diplomatic ties with Chinese-claimed Taiwan, and one of three allies […]

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In El Paso, Migrants Are Sleeping on the Streets

  by Uriel J. García D   Two migrants, one from Venezuela and one from Nicaragua, carry a mattress that an El Paso resident gave them to a parking garage, where they would spend the night. They were among thousands of migrants who crossed the Rio Grande over the weekend and surrendered to Border Patrol […]

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New COVID Model Predicts More Than 1m Deaths in China

By Julie Steenhuysen and Deena Beasley  People wait in line at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test centre in Xinyang, China, this still image obtained from social media video released December 15, 2022. Video obtained by REUTERS CHICAGO, Dec 16 (Reuters) – China’s abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases […]

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Nevis Christmas Tree Lighting Patron Urges Public to Reflect on God’s Goodness, Blessings

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (December 16, 2022) — Ms. Earlene Maynard of Mount Lily, the patron for the 2022 Christmas Tree Lighting in Charlestown, urged the Nevisian public to reflect on the goodness of God and his blessings. She was at the time responding to the Department of Community Development’s decision to honour her at its first and major Christmas tree […]

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