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Russians Leave Chernobyl, Ukraine Braces for More War, Africans See Bias in US, More

Trending  |  Russia-Ukraine  |  View in Browser     April 01, 202 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day. Today’s Headlines Russians leave Chernobyl; Ukraine braces for renewed attacks KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops left the heavily contaminated Chernobyl nuclear site early Friday after […]

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Roman Abramovich Is Confirmed Owner Of Two Yachts In Antigua, Report Say

  Robert Hart Forbes Staff     The British High Commission to Barbados told Antiguan officials that two boats docked in the country’s Falmouth Harbour were beneficially owned by billionaire Roman Abramovich, according to a letter seen by the FT. The letter confirms the paper’s report that Abramovich appeared to own the vessels earlier this […]

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Bank of Jamaica Rolls Out Its Digital Currency ‘Jam-Dex’

by Peter Christopher Central Bank of Jamaica   T&T Guardian- Jamaica’s Central Bank’s decision to pursue its own digital currency is as much an effort to reach out to the relative unbanked segment of the population as it is to continue the Western Caribbean country’s effort to digitise its economy. The Sunday Business Guardian reached […]

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First African Elected to Head International Labour Organization

THE Geneva-based International Labour Organization (ILO) has announced the election of the first African, Gilbert F Houngbo of Togo, to head the United Nations agency as its next director general. Houngbo is currently president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and will take up his new post on October 1, 2022, becoming the […]

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Haitian Opposition Member Shot During Demonstrations Calling for Removal of Prime Minister

The Police in Haiti are investigating the attempted murder of Arnel Bélizaire, the former deputy of Tabarre, an urban commune located in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, who was shot and injured on Wednesday, March 30. Police said they have had no motive for the attempted assassination of the opposition member, who had been released from prison […]

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Shell Begins Production from T&T Colibri Gas Field

By NS Energy Staff Writer   Colibri is a backfill project, that is tied back to the existing Poinsettia platform in the North Coast Marine Area; the four-well development project is estimated to produce nearly 30,000boe/d Shell Trinidad and Tobago has started production of gas from the Colibri field, offshore Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), almost […]

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ICC to Open Office In Venezuela for Human Rights Probe

CARACAS, March 31 (Reuters) – International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan said on Thursday during a visit to Venezuelan capital Caracas that the court will open an office there, amid a preliminary investigation into alleged human rights violations by officials. Khan, who appearing on state television with President Nicolas Maduro, said his three-day visit to […]

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Six Severed Heads Left on Car in Violent Mexican State

By Uriel Sanchez ACAPULCO, Mexico, March 31 (Reuters) – The severed heads of six men were discovered on Thursday atop a car in a town in southwestern Mexico with a sign warning others they could face the same fate, authorities said, a grisly reminder of the gang violence plaguing the country. A statement from the […]

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U.S. Urged to Toughen Protections for Women in Temporary Work Programs

MEXICO CITY, March 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. government should take stronger action to fight discrimination and sexual harrassment in temporary work programs for migrants, an advocacy group for Mexican women who complain of such abuse said on Thursday. Although the U.S. and Mexican governments have held meetings to address a petition filed on the […]

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Many Still Getting Covid, New Variant, Long-Term Conditions, World Covid Stats, More

Covid: Why are so many people catching it again? By Robert Cuffe Head of statistics, BBC News Image source, Getty Images In the early days of the pandemic, it was extremely rare to hear of people catching Covid twice. That’s not the case any more, especially since the Omicron variant emerged in late November 2021. […]

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