Nov 17 (Reuters) – Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner can be extradited from his homeland of Trinidad to the United States to face corruption charges, a London court said on Thursday. Warner’s lawyers argued that his extradition was unlawful but London’s Privy Council, the highest court of appeal for many Commonwealth countries, unanimously dismissed his […]
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PARIS, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Peru has reported its first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza as the disease swept through some wild pelicans, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Friday. The type A H5 virus killed 200 pelicans that were found on a beach in the northern province of Paita, […]
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Image source, Getty Images Jovenel Moise was assassinated in July 2021 but Canadian police say the charges are unrelated A man from the Canadian province of Quebec has been charged with terrorism for an alleged plot to topple the Haitian government of Jovenel Moise. Gerald Nicolas, 51, was charged by the RCMP, Canada’s federal police […]
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By Ivelisse Rivera and Ted Hesson SAN JUAN/WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. federal agent was killed and two were wounded in a gun battle with suspected drug smugglers on Thursday during an inspection of a vessel believed to be carrying drugs off the coast of Puerto Rico, U.S. officials said. “These are brave […]
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Image source, Reuters there are now more than 700 confirmed cases of cholera in Haiti By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Haiti’s cholera outbreak is worsening, with confirmed cases jumping to more than 700 and cholera-related deaths to 161, the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) says. Health officials are investigating a further 7,000 suspected cases. PAHO head […]
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By Megan Rowling Summary U.N. chief says action needed on ‘loss and damage’ finance Floods, storms, droughts take heavy toll on the poorest U.S. opposes new fund proposed by developing nations SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ministers from poor nations on the frontlines of fiercer floods, droughts and storms said the […]
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GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Over 1,200 Mayan antiques were found at the house of two U.S. citizens in Guatemala, authorities said on Thursday, days after the same couple was arrested and later released for stealing historical artifacts. Authorities on Wednesday found 722 archaeological pieces in various sizes and materials at the Antigua Guatemala […]
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Image source, Getty I By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent BBC UN climate talks head to a conclusion on Friday with nations deeply divided over cash to help poor countries cope with the impacts of climate change. The idea of phasing down the use of all fossil fuels to limit the rise in temperatures is […]
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The Reuters Daily Briefing Thursday, November 17, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. The Black Sea grain deal is extended, Elon Musk says he will find a new leader for Twitter, and gamers lament the end of ‘World of Warcraft’ in China Make sense of how companies and governments are […]
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By CMC News Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves and Opposition Leader Dr. Godwin Friday are expressing different positions regarding the decision by Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit to hold a snap general election on December 6, two years ahead of constitutional deadline. Prime Minister Gonsalves says he believes the […]
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