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Colombia: Seven Police Officers Killed Following President’s Push for Peace

By Alex Binley BBC News Image source, Getty Images The attack is the worst since the new, left-wing president was sworn in last month Seven police officers have been killed in an explosion and shooting attack in Colombia. They were leaving a social event in the south-western department of Huila when their vehicle hit a […]

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Antigua’s Traditional Bread Shops Struggle Amid Food Price Hikes

By Gemma Handy BBC St John’s, Antigua   Image source, VANESSA HALL Breadmaking recipes and techniques have been passed down from African ancestors     Dawn has barely broken, and Alton’s bakery in a side street on the outskirts of Antigua’s capital is already abuzz with activity. A baker is using a long plank to […]

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Legionnaire’s Disease Suspected Cause of Argentina Pneumonia Deaths

Health officials in Argentina have said that an infectious pneumonia outbreak which killed four people may have been caused by Legionnaire’s disease. Seven other cases have been found, most at a clinic in the northern province of Tucuman where the deaths occurred. The relatively rare lung disease is commonly linked to contaminated water or unclean […]

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Chile Constitution: Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Radical Change

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Voters in Chile have overwhelmingly rejected a new constitution which was due to replace the one drawn up under Gen Augusto Pinochet’s military rule. In a referendum, almost 62% voted against the progressive draft. The margin of the defeat is much larger than opinion polls had suggested. Chile’s President Gabriel […]

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COVID-19 Booster Shots, World Covid Stats

Your questions on the new Covid vaccine boosters answered   by Helen Branswell , Matthew Herper and Sarah Owermohle  A nurse administers an earlier iteration of a Covid vaccine booster in Los Angeles. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images   Sometime this weekend in the or early next week, US pharmacies and doctors’ offices are […]

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Canada Killing Spree: Police Hunt Suspects in Saskatchewan Indigeous Community

By Matt Murphy & Yaroslav Lukov BBC News   Image source, Reuters Forensic investigators at one of the crime scenes in Weldon, Saskatchewan Canadian police have launched a huge manhunt for two men suspected of stabbing at least 10 people to death in a rampage that has shocked the nation. Two suspects named as Damien […]

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Embattled Leader: A New Minister Is Appointed Every Six Days in Castillo’s Peru

President names his 67th minister since taking office in 2021 Latest cabinet overhauls come as Castillo faces investigations By Maria Cervantes Bloomberg Peru President Pedro Castillo appointed three new cabinet members Wednesday amid an increasingly turbulent year of political crisis that’s seen on average a new minister being named every six days. Castillo swore in […]

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Mia Mottley Says Political Will Needed to Establish Air Links Between Africa, Caribbean

By Santana Salmon The first ever AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) opened on Thursday with host Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley saying the two regions “have business to do” and asserting that it was only political will keeping the two regions from establishing direct air links. Giving the keynote address at the start of […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Biden Blasts MAGA Supporters, Ukraine Nuke Plant. Pakistan Flood Worsens, More

The Reuters Daily Briefing Friday, September 2, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Russia says it will stop selling oil to countries that set price caps, Britain’s new prime minister is facing an 80s playlist, and all eyes are on U.S. jobs growth Today’s biggest stories President Joe Biden delivers […]

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