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U.S. Says No Change to Venezuela Sanctions Policy

WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) – The United States has no plans to change its Venezuela sanctions policy “without constructive steps” from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to restore democracy, White House National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson said on Wednesday. “Our sanctions policy on Venezuela remains unchanged. We will continue to implement and enforce our Venezuela […]

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Haiti’s PM Henry Calls for Foreign Help Amid Gang Blockade

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Wednesday called on the international community to help the Caribbean nation, as a gang blockade of a key fuel terminal has created widespread shortages of goods including drinking water. Gangs have since last month been blocking the entrance to the Varreux fuel terminal, creating […]

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Mexico Mayor Among 18 Killed in Gangland Town Hall Massacre

Image source, Totolapan government Mayor Conrado Mendoza Almeda’s party condemned his “cowardly” assassination By Nathan Williams BBC News Gunmen have shot dead the mayor of a small town in western Mexico, and at least 17 others, officials say. Police say gunmen stormed the San Miguel Totolapan town hall at 14:00 (19:00 GMT) on Wednesday. Photos […]

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A Murder Probe in the Stabbing Death of Basseterre Woman

by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Alisha Dunrod, 22, of Sprott Street, has been identified as the young woman who was fatally wounded on Monday afternoon, October 3. The 22-year-old was stabbed during an altercation with another woman along Central Street, Basseterre. According to a release from the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis […]

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‘So Many Children Dying’: Somalia Drought Brings Famine Near

By CARA ANNA AP DOLLOW, Somalia (AP) — A man in a donkey cart comes wheeling through the dust, carrying two small, silent boys. The sky is overcast. It could rain. It won’t. It hasn’t for a very long time. Mohamed Ahmed Diriye is 60 years old, and he’s completing the grimmest journey of his […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Russia Finalizes Annexation, Ukraine Marches On, Korean Tension, More

The Reuters Daily Briefing Wednesday, October 5, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. OPEC+ heads for a clash with the U.S., banks financing Musk’s Twitter deal face hefty losses, and why residents of a South Korean seaside town got a big surprise Today’s biggest stories A Ukrainian service member holds […]

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‘Art for All’ Being Promoted at Taiwan’s National Day Oct. 10

Taiwan’s flourishing art scene will be celebrated Monday, Oct. 10 during the Island’s annual Double Tenth National Day festivities under the heading, ‘Art for All.’ This holiday is always celebrated on 10 October and is the national holiday of Taiwan. It marks the start of the Wuchang Uprising of 10 October 1911. The revolt marked […]

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SKN Commemorating World Habitat Day and Urban Development

by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) – St. Kitts and Nevis, along with the international community, observed World Habitat Day (WHD) facilitated through UN-Habitat, a venture that supports matters of Urban Development, on October 03. Urban Development is the social, cultural, economic and physical development of cities, and according to Dr Joyelle Clark, […]

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El Salvador: Rising Prison Inmate Numbers Threaten Humanitarian Crisis- NGO

By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s war against the country’s criminal gangs could generate prison overcrowding and even a violent reaction from criminals, said a report by the NGO International Crisis Group (ICG) released Tuesday. After a historic rise in homicides in March, Bukele asked Congress to authorize […]

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WHO to Request Cholera Vaccines for Haiti, Expects Further Spread

GENEVA, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization is setting up tents to treat cholera in Haiti and will also request a supply of oral vaccines against the disease that has unexpectedly returned to a country paralysed by a gang blockade, a WHO spokesperson said. The disease killed some 10,000 people through a 2010 […]

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