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16 Apr, 2026
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Guyana considering jail time for litterbugs amid garbage disposal problem
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government is considering jail sentences for persons littering, amid a growing garbage disposal problem in several parts of the country. Attorney General and…
16 Apr, 2026
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DNA proves remains in a car found in the Columbia River are of an Oregon family missing since 1958
CASCADE LOCKS, Oregon (AP) — DNA analysis has identified the remains found in a car in the Columbia River as those of an Oregon family that went missing in 1958 while on a trip to find Christmas…
15 Apr, 2026
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Devastating floods leave at least 12 dead in Northwest Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haitian authorities on Wednesday confirmed that at least 12 people have died after flood waters struck the Northwest Department earlier this week. According to a…
14 Apr, 2026
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Bahamas police release US man questioned after his wife disappeared from the couple’s boat
Police in the Bahamas have released a Michigan man who said his wife disappeared after falling overboard from a small boat in waters off the island nation, authorities said Monday. Brian Hooker, of…
14 Apr, 2026
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Gunman opens fire at high school in Turkey, wounding at least 16 before killing himself
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, before killing himself, an official said. The 18-year-old…
14 Apr, 2026
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PM warns of ‘horrendous’ impact for St Lucia if oil prices increase significantly
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Phillip J. Pierre has warned that if global oil prices, as some experts predict, reach US$200 per barrel due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East…
14 Apr, 2026
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Surging oil prices spark protest in Haiti as workers demand salary increases
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than 1,000 workers organized a protest Monday in Haiti’s capital to demand a higher minimum wage as the conflict in Iran deepens, driving up oil prices. Workers at…
13 Apr, 2026
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Female rickshaw drivers rise above stigma to earn a living and empower women
FREETOWN (AP): As the late afternoon sun settles over Freetown’s main transit park, Hawa Mansaray pulls up her motorized three-wheeled vehicle and steps away for a break and to pray. Mansaray is one…
13 Apr, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV denounces the ‘delusion of omnipotence’ he says fuels the US-Israeli war in Iran
ROME (AP): In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fuelling the US-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate…