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UNICEF Study Shows Kids Make Up 40% of Haiti’s Cholera Cases

By Sarah Morland Nov 23 (Reuters) – Some two in five of Haiti’s growing number of cholera cases are among children, the United Nation’s children’s agency warned on Wednesday, saying youth suffering from severe malnutrition ran three times the risk of dying from the bacterial disease. Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, has suffered […]

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Venezuela’s Anti-Inflation Efforts Dealt Blow as Currency Tumbles

CARACAS, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s effort to curb high inflation by stabilizing exchange rates is becoming less effective as the local bolivar currency slips in value against the dollar, analysts said on Wednesday. For months, President Nicolas Maduro’s administration has sought to fight inflation by anchoring the bolivar’s exchange rate. It has increased the […]

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Brazil: Judge Rejects Bolsonaro’s Election Challenge

BRASILIA, Nov 23 (Reuters) – The head of Brazil’s electoral court Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday rejected a complaint from President Jair Bolsonaro’s allies to challenge the presidential election, which the incumbent lost by a small margin, according to a court document. Leftist ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated Bolsonaro in the Oct. […]

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Afghanistan Poverty: ‘I Drug My Hungry Children to Help Them Sleep’

Image caption, Ghulam (centre) says he gives his six hungry children tranquilisers to make them sleep By Yogita Limaye BBC News, Herat Afghans are giving their hungry children medicines to sedate them – others have sold their daughters and organs to survive. In the second winter since the Taliban took over and foreign funds were […]

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Nevis Stakeholders Urged to Participate in Universal Periodic Review Trust Fund Disabilities Project

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 23, 2022) — Persons with disabilities (PWDs) on Nevis and St. Kitts will now be “counted” as steps are being taken to create a database for them. At the end of data collection, the information will afford greater access and awareness to them and their needs. At the opening ceremony of the […]

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WORLD VIEW: Mass Murder at Walmart, Rus Bomb Ukraine Maternity Hospital, Trump Taxes to Congress, WC Upset-Saudis Down Argentina

Today’s Headlines Police: 6 people, assailant dead in Walmart shooting CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A shooter opened fire in a Walmart in Virginia late Tuesday, leaving six people dead, police said, in the second high-profile mass killing in a handful…Read More Defense: Colorado gay club shooting suspect is nonbinary COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The […]

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US With Falling Vax Numbers, 25% of Americans Worry About Covid, Omicron Booster Best Prevention

White House looks to improve lagging vax numbers © AP The White House on Tuesday launched a six-week sprint aimed at convincing Americans to get their updated COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the year. The administration said the focus of the campaign will be on seniors and vulnerable communities hardest hit by the virus. […]

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Dominican Republic Denies US Accusation Regarding Treatment of Non-White People

By CMC News The Dominican Republic has accused the United States government of providing “no evidence” to back its claim that the Spanish-speaking country engaged in “a systematic pattern of violations of the rights of migrants” especially those from neighboring Haiti. “Isolated cases may occur, as in any country in the world, which, if reported […]

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Biden Changes to Cuba, Venezuela Policy: What Impact Could It Have On the Florida Vote?

Biden’s latest announcement on Cuba and Venezuela criticized as too weak and ambiguous, while also seen as signalling that the White House is giving up on Florida electorally. Por:: David C Adams Univison The recent announcement of modest changes to the hardline “maximum pressure” campaign to pressure Cuba and Venezuela under Donald Trump have many […]

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Colombia’s Drug Problem Is Worse Than Ever, But It Has a Radical Solution

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Bogota CNN  —  When Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first progressive president, took office in August, he laid out an ambitious agenda. His administration would finally achieve a stable peace with Colombia’s multiple rebel organizations; it would fight inequality by taxing the top 1% and lifting millions out of poverty; and it would […]

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