Covid origin studies say evidence points to Wuhan market By Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Published 2 days ago Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic Image source, ReutersImage caption, There is a “strong association” between the early outbreak and the sale of live animals in a market, scientists say Scientists say there is “compelling evidence” that […]
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The bodies of five Haitian migrants were recovered on Thursday morning from waters off Mona Island, an uninhabited land mass in between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard located 66 survivors safely on the island, including two minors. Human smugglers dropped the migrants offshore on Thursday morning, the […]
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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 28, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — As activities marking ‘St. Kitts Plastic Free July (PFJ) 2022’ draw to a close, members of the St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council of the Ministry of Tourism on Tuesday July 26 journeyed to the St. Kitts Eco Park, Sir Gillies Estate in Sandy Point, where a one-week […]
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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) – Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has requested the deployment of military troops to assist with migrants arriving on buses sent by the Texas and Arizona state governments, according to letters sent by her office to U.S. military and White House officials. Bowser, a Democrat, has clamored in recent […]
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BV July 28 (Reuters) – At least 13 Venezuelans died in a road traffic accident when the bus they were traveling in fell into a precipice in north east Nicaragua, the Central American country’s police said on Thursday. The bus, which was traveling along the Pan-American highway in Nicaragua’s Esteli province, was speeding and collided […]
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By Jake Spring and Carolina Pulice SAO PAULO, July 28 (Reuters) – Brazil’s environmental authority on Thursday granted an initial permit that will allow a major highway to be paved through the center of the Amazon rainforest, the minister of infrastructure said, in a move that threatens to increase deforestation. Right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro […]
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By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO, July 29 (Reuters) – As President Jair Bolsonaro has aggressively sought to boost gun ownership in Brazil, documents obtained by Reuters reveal one key source of resistance to his agenda: his own federal police. Nearly two decades after Brazil passed a landmark firearms control law, Bolsonaro has used dozens […]
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By Tamara Corro ACAYUCAN, Mexico, July 28 (Reuters) – Mexican authorities rescued nearly 100 migrants who escaped from a stifling trailer being driven by a people smuggler in the coastal state of Veracruz, officials said on Thursday. About 400 migrants were being transported in the trailer, near the small town of Acayucan, when they […]
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MADRID, July 29 (Reuters) – A Spanish prosecutor has asked for more than eight years in prison for Colombian superstar Shakira and a fine of more than 23 million euros ($23.51 million) over a 14.5 million euro tax fraud case, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Friday. The prosecutor’s office and Shakira’s representatives were not […]
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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News A war between Haitian gangs which has left hundreds dead since it flared up three weeks ago has spread to the centre of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Gang members engaged in a fierce gun battle with each other and with police on Wednesday. The city’s temporary cathedral caught fire amid the […]
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