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El Salvador Conducts Christmas Eve Anti-Drug Military Operation

SAN SALVADOR, Dec 24 (Reuters) – El Salvador started Christmas Eve with a military operation against drug dealers in a San Salvador community, the government said on Saturday, part of the country’s controversial attempt to fight criminal gangs. The government deployed 1,000 soldiers and around 130 police officers who have been participating since dawn in […]

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Cuba says U.S. Greenlights MLB Players for World Baseball Classic

HAVANA, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Cuba said on Saturday the United States had granted permission for some of its top ballplayers to participate in the World Baseball Classic on the national team. Juan Reinaldo Perez Pardo, president of the Cuban Baseball Federation, said in a statement that organizers of the event scheduled for March had […]

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Brazil Election-Denier ‘Terrorists’ Threaten Lula’s Inauguration, New Minister Says

By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 25 (Reuters) – Election-denying protesters camping outside Brazilian army bases have become “incubators of terrorism,” Brazil’s incoming justice minister said on Sunday, a day after police detonated an explosive device and arrested a suspect they accused of links to the Brasilia camp. “Yesterday’s serious events in Brasilia prove […]

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SV&G: Army of Islanders to Protect Gecko Size of a Paperclip

Image source, Courtesy Roxanne FrogetImage caption, Union Island wardens are trained to protect the area’s fauna and flora By Gemma Handy St John’s, Antigua BBC Dressed in camouflage and combats and with self-defence training under their belts, the Union Island wardens look prepped for battle. They are in fact on a mission to protect one […]

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.US Storm: Dozens Dead as Big Freeze Grips North America

BBC- At least 38 deaths have now been linked to a severe Arctic freeze that continues to pummel the US and Canada. Officials say 34 people died across the US, with the worst-hit area being the city of Buffalo, in New York state. Four fatalities occurred in Canada when a bus rolled over on an […]

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Leaked From China: Officials Estimate 250M Covid-19 Cases in December, World Covid Stats

mm By Hannah Ritchie, Nectar Gan, Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang and Mengchen Zhang, CNN Scenes in major Beijing crematorium tell a different story from official Covid death number Hong Kong CNN  —  Almost 250 million people in China may have caught Covid-19 in the first 20 days of December, according to an internal estimate from […]

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Agri-Christmas Night Market Reflects How the Future Will Look, Says Hon Duggins

  BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, December 23, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Hundreds turned out to patronise the final edition of this year’s now popular night markets, the Agri-Christmas Night Market held at the Basseterre Public Market on Thursday December 22, and an elated Federal Minister, the Hon Samal Duggins, has said that its overwhelming success points out […]

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Killing of Artist Brothers Shatters Mexico City’s Veneer of Safety

Grisly discovery rocks capital, an oasis of tentative calm in a country that saw more than 35,000 murders last year Oscar Lopez in Mexico City GUARDIAN Murdered brothers Andrés and Jorge Tirado fit the mould of many youngsters living in Roma Norte, Mexico City. The grisly discovery, announced by authorities on Sunday, has rocked Mexico […]

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WORLD VIEW: Jan. 6th Committee Report Blasts Trump, More N. Korea Missile Firings, Record Low Temps to Hit US, More

The AP Morning Wire Advancing the Power of Facts Jan. 6 report: Trump ‘lit that fire’ of Capitol insurrection WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee’s final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the…Read More FTX founder Bankman-Fried allowed $250M bond, house arrest […]

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