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Farmers in Northern Haiti Dig for Resilience

UN News- Farmers in the north of Haiti are working to build their resilience to extreme weather patterns in an attempt to better protect themselves from the loss of property and crops that often result from natural disasters. A large majority of the mainly rural population in the north of the country are facing a […]

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Sorrow and Regret are Not Enough, Britain Must Finally Pay Reparations for Slavery

BY Kenneth Mohammed Guardian In Jamaica last week, Prince William trotted out the same tired platitudes the UK has parroted for years. Now it’s time to pay Protesters call for slavery reparations at the British High Commission in Kingston, Jamaica, last week during the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s royal tour. Photograph: Ricardo Makyn/AFP/Getty Images […]

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FARC Responsible for Kids Bombing Deaths, Venezuela in Joint Operations with ELN Rebels-HRW

BOGOTA, March 28 (Reuters) – Colombian President Ivan Duque on Monday accused former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who reject a peace deal of setting off explosives at a police station which killed two children and injured 39 others in Bogota. The Saturday night attack was the worst in the capital […]

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Stuck in Mexico, Ukrainian Man Scours Social Media for Missing Dad in Mariupol

By Paola Chiomante, Dasha Afanasieva and Daina Beth Solomon   PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico, March 28 (Reuters) – Instead of enjoying the turquoise seas and white sands at one of Mexico’s top beach resorts, Valerii Gorpenko mostly stays in his hotel, scouring social media for word of his elderly father, who is missing in the […]

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro in Hospital After Feeling Discomfort

By Lisandra Paraguassu   BRASILIA, March 28 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to hospital for tests on Monday after feeling abdominal “discomfort”, his Communications Minister Fabio Faria said. “He is alright,” Faria told Reuters, confirming earlier local media reports that the president was taken to the Army Hospital in Brasilia for tests. […]

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Mexico Shooting: At Least 19 Killed at Cockfighting Pit

BBC- At least 19 people have been killed in an armed attack in the state of Michoacán, in western Mexico, officials say. Gunmen swooped down on an illegal cockfighting pit in the community of Las Tinajas and opened fire, local media report. The motive behind the attack is not yet clear but a number of […]

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Will Smith Apologises to Chris Rock After Oscars Slap

Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock after he slapped him at the Oscars, saying his behaviour was “unacceptable and inexcusable”. “I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris,” he said in a statement. “I was out of line and I was wrong.” It comes after the Oscars film academy condemned Smith over the […]

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Biden Plans for Future Pandemics, Will Americans Accept 4th Shot, China’s Shanghai Lockdown

Biden proposes $81.7B for future pandemics  © Getty images President Biden’s budget proposal released Monday calls for $81.7 billion over five years to prepare for future pandemics, in what would be a major investment in boosting the country’s readiness for future threats. “While combatting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the United States must catalyze advances in […]

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WORLD VIEW: Rus Trying to Secure East Ukraine, Zelensky Pushes Peace Talks, China Covid Lockdown, Americans Fear Nuke War, More

Trending  |  Russia-Ukraine  |  View in Browser March 28, 2022     Today’s Headlines Russia shifts focus to try to grind Ukraine’s army in east KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — With its aspirations for a quick victory dashed by a stiff Ukrainian resistance, Russia has increasingly focused on grinding down Ukraine’s military in the east in […]

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Mottley: Good Time to Talk About Slavery Reparations with UK

Marco Ferrari, Al Arabiya English The “time is ripe” for Barbados to discuss reparations for slavery with the United Kingdom, the Caribbean nation’s leader told Al Arabiya English on Sunday. Prime Minister Mia Mottley outlined her plan for an “aggressive and ambitious foreign policy” during the historic opening of the Barbados embassy in the United […]

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