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04 Sep, 2026
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Dozens die in Nigeria oil theft attempt after inhaling toxic fumes
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An attempt to steal oil from a loading vessel in Nigeria’s oil-producing Rivers state left at least 37 people dead, most of them from inhaling toxic fumes, an advocacy group said…
04 Sep, 2026
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US deports more than 100 people to Haiti as gang violence persists
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — The United States government deported more than 100 people to Haiti on Thursday as it ramps up such flights to the troubled Caribbean country. The flight departed from…
03 Sep, 2026
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US$1 coin with Trump's face and gold finish now on sale
AP – The US$1 coin designed to celebrate America's 250th birthday – and seemingly President Donald Trump, whose face gazes from one side of the gold finish – went on sale on Wednesday, according…
03 Sep, 2026
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Report: St Kitts and Nevis PM Drew suffered a stroke
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Martinique media are reporting that St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew suffered a stroke and was treated at the University Hospital of Martinique. …
03 Sep, 2026
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British police probing theft of 70,000 pints of Guinness beer
LONDON (AP) – British police have a stout task ahead: recovering 70,000 pints worth of stolen Guinness. Two trailer truckloads of the famously creamy dark beer valued at 115,000 pounds (US$155,000)…
03 Sep, 2026
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Iran strikes Gulf neighbours after US attack
DUBAI (AP): Iran fired on US allies in the Gulf early yesterday following a night of American bombardment that Iranian state media says included a deadly strike on a wedding party. The latest violence…
03 Sep, 2026
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Reports split over whether forced contraception of Indigenous women, girls was genocide
NUUK (AP): Two reports investigating the forcible contraception of thousands of Indigenous women and girls in Greenland by Danish health authorities for decades were split over whether the practice…
03 Sep, 2026
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Electoral court sets new standards for AI deepfakes
SAO PAULO (AP): Brazil’s top electoral court set new standards for what it will consider to be artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes in political advertising, a move aimed at curbing…
03 Sep, 2026
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Parents in Bermuda urged to register school children with asthma
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The Bermuda government is urging parents with students to have them registered with the Bermuda Student Asthma Registry after a survey last year showed that 29 students were…