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Protesters teargassed after president calls for truce

Published:Thursday | January 26, 2023 | 12:46 AM

LIMA (AP): Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of teargas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President Dina Boluarte called for a “truce” in almost two months of...

US, Germany to send advanced tanks to aid Ukraine war effort

Published:Thursday | January 26, 2023 | 12:45 AM

BERLIN (AP): Germany and the United States announced Wednesday that they will send advanced battle tanks to Ukraine, offering what one expert called an “armoured punching force” to help Kyiv break combat stalemates as the Russian invasion enters...

Bahamas PM calls for Haitian-led initiative to solve crisis

Published:Thursday | January 26, 2023 | 12:41 AM

BUENOS AIRES (CMC): Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis says the solution to the unfolding socio-economic and political situation in Haiti lies in a Haitian-led initiative that should include the support of CARICOM leaders. “The crisis in Haiti is...

Donald Trump is reinstated to Facebook after two-year ban

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2023 | 5:48 PM

Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump's personal account after a two-year suspension following the January 6 insurrection. The company said in a blog post Wednesday it is adding “new...

Spain: Church attack kills 1, possible terror motive probed

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2023 | 4:43 PM

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — One person was killed and another severely injured in an attack by a person with a bladed weapon at a church in the southern city of Algeciras on Wednesday, Spain's interior ministry said, in what authorities are...

UN forecasts fall in global economic growth to 1.9% in 2023

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2023 | 4:07 PM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations forecast Wednesday that global economic growth will fall significantly to 1.9% this year as a result of the food and energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine, the ongoing impact of the COVID-19...

Pope says homosexuality not a crime

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2023 | 1:39 PM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis criticised laws that criminalise homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the...

Justice Department sues Google over digital advertising dominance

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2023 | 11:50 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and eight states filed an antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, seeking to shatter its alleged monopoly on the entire ecosystem of online advertising as a hurtful burden to advertisers, consumers...

US gynaecologist who molested patients convicted of federal sex crimes

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2023 | 11:45 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — A gynaecologist accused of molesting hundreds of patients during a decadeslong career was convicted of federal sex crime charges Tuesday in a victory for accusers who were outraged when an initial state prosecution...

Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truce

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2023 | 8:45 AM

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Peru's capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President Dina Boluarte called for a “truce”...

Guterres reiterates call for deployment of international force in Haiti

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2023 | 12:55 AM

UNITED NATIONS (CMC): United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has reiterated the “the urgent need” for the deployment of an international specialised armed force in Haiti. In addition, Guterras is urging countries in the region to...

Rights groups dismayed at lack of criticism for abuses

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2023 | 12:50 AM

LIMA (AP): In less than two months, more than 50 people have died in Peru, largely protesters at the hands of police officers. And while a few international voices of concern have emerged, much of the regional and global community has largely...

Woman steals police vehicle to kidnap baby

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2023 | 12:48 AM

PORT-OF -PAIN (CMC): Police have detained a 24-year-old woman after she reportedly stole a police vehicle from a police station in Cunupia in Central Trinidad to kidnap a toddler in Arima, east of here, on Monday. Police said that the woman, who...

Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand PM, pledges focus on economy

Published:Tuesday | January 24, 2023 | 8:04 PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Chris Hipkins was sworn in Wednesday as New Zealand's 41st prime minister, following the unexpected resignation last week of Jacinda Ardern. Hipkins, 44, has promised a back-to-basics approach...

Walmart shooting suspect to plead guilty to federal charges

Published:Tuesday | January 24, 2023 | 5:14 PM

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The man accused of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart plans to plead guilty to federal charges in the case, according to court records filed days after the federal...

Classified documents at Mike Pence’s home, too, his lawyer says

Published:Tuesday | January 24, 2023 | 3:49 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Documents with classified markings were discovered in former Vice President Mike Pence's Indiana residence last week, his lawyer says, the latest in a string of recoveries of confidential information from the...

Pakistan’s premier apologises to nation for power outage

Published:Tuesday | January 24, 2023 | 8:53 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister on Tuesday apologised to the nation for a major, daylong power outage that disrupted normal life across the country and drew criticism from millions who were left without electricity amid the...

US ambassador heading to Africa as part of Biden’s big push

Published:Tuesday | January 24, 2023 | 1:15 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP): The US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, is the second Cabinet member heading to Africa as part of President Joe Biden’s big push to engage with the world’s second-largest continent. The US Mission to...

As gangs expand control, cop’s family is left shaken

Published:Tuesday | January 24, 2023 | 1:10 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP): Every day when Marie Carmel Daniel’s husband put on his flak vest and walked out the door for another day of fighting Haiti’s gangs, she wondered if he would come home that night. Friday was the day her smiling spouse of...

France, Germany renew alliance strained amid war in Ukraine

Published:Tuesday | January 24, 2023 | 1:09 AM

PARIS (AP): France and Germany committed Sunday to giving Ukraine “unwavering support” and to strengthening the European Union as they sought to overcome differences over defense, energy, and economic issues on the 60th anniversary of their post-...

Extremists storm govt office; five dead

Published:Tuesday | January 24, 2023 | 1:07 AM

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP): Al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed a regional government office in Somalia’s capital Sunday, and five civilians were killed, the government said. The founder of the Aamin ambulance service, Abdulkadir Adan, told AP that his...

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