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Barbados and Rwanda Cement Closer Ties

Article by Sherrylyn Clarke NationNews   Barbados and Rwanda have taken further steps to strengthen their flourishing relationship. This comes as the two countries signed an Air Services Agreement, a Sports Cooperation Agreement, and along with Guyana, launched a transatlantic pharmaceutical initiative to develop and manufacture pharmaceuticals for global public health. Minister of Foreign Affairs […]

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U.S. Extends Protected Migrant Status To Mid-2024 for 6 Nationalities

SAN SALVADOR, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The United States has extended a protected status program that prevents migrants from being deported to mid-2024 for citizens of six countries, including Haiti and three Central American nations, its immigration service said on Thursday. The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will be extended to June 30, 2024, for citizens […]

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How Many Teams are in FIFA World Cup 2022? Full List of Qualified Countries

Reuters The tournament’s official logo for the 2022 Qatar World Cup is seen on the wall of an amphitheater, in Doha, Qatar, September 3, 2019. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoun Nov 10 (Reuters) – The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is just over a week away and here are the 32 teams qualified: AFRICA Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, […]

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Global Economic Crisis Strangling Progress for Poor, Warns U.N. Development Chief

By Laurie Goering Summary More cash for clean energy, adaptation could stem losses Channeling new money requires revamped financial system Pain in poor nations to have global impact without action SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Decades of development progress are at risk as economies are pushed backward by climate change losses, […]

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NASA’s New Moon Rocket Tested by Hurricane Force Winds at Florida Launchpad

By Joey Roulette Nov 10 (Reuters) – NASA’s new $4 billion moon rocket endured fierce winds and heavy rains early Thursday as it rode out Hurricane Nicole on its Florida launchpad, apparently with only minor damage, according to an early NASA inspection in the storm’s aftermath. Sustained winds of 85 miles per hour (136.8 km […]

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Mexico Gang Violence: At Least 9 Dead in Bar Attack

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Gunmen have burst into a bar in Central Mexico and killed at least nine people, local media report. The attack happened on Wednesday night in the Lexuz bar in Apaseo del Alto in Guanajuato state. Neighbours said at least seven gunmen had stormed into the venue at 21:20 local time […]

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World Covid Deaths Down 90%, World Covid Stats, More

WHO: Global COVID deaths down 90%  © AP The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that global COVID-19 deaths have dropped 90 percent since February. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of WHO, said at a media briefing that only 9,400 COVID-19 deaths were reported to the organization last week, down from […]

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CDEMA Chief Seeking to Enhance National Disaster Management Program in St. Kitts & Nevis is

 NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 10, 2022) — The Caribbean Disaster Management Agency (CDEMA) is seeking to assist in the enhancement of the National Disaster Management Program in St. Kitts and Nevis. Ms. Elizabeth Riley, the agency’s Executive Director, during a recent visit to the Federation, said her presence was indicative of CDEMA’s intention to help. […]

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BONI PARTNERS WITH MASTERCARD TO PIONEER CROSS-BORDER PAYMENT SERVICES

The Bank of Nevis International Ltd. (BONI), has partnered with the global technology company, Mastercard, to allow secure and seamless cross-border payments. BONI’s global customers base will benefit from fast, frictionless, and secure international payments to more than 100 countries through Mastercard’s cross-border network BONI customers can now send international payments with certainty, speed, and […]

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Florida: First Generation Z Member Elected to U.S. Congress

By Tyler Clifford Nov 9 (Reuters) – Maxwell Frost had just been elected to represent Florida in the U.S. Congress when the 25-year-old received a call that embodied the historical moment. “Still thinking about that ‘please hold for the President’ call last night,” Frost tweeted on Wednesday. “Life is wild!” It was U.S. President Joe […]

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