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Martinique’s Nightly Curfew Gets Pushed Back 2 Hours As Some COVID Restrictions Are Relaxed

FORT-DE-FRANCE — Health protocols to protect against the coronavirus virus are loosening a little in Martinique. The curfew that began in July in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic will be pushed back two…

Bro Bot February 16, 2022

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Original ‘Cool Runnings’ Racer Has Big Plans For The Jamaican Bobsled Team

YANQING — One of the pioneering Jamaican bobsled team members who first competed at the 1988 Winter Games and inspired the movie "Cool Runnings" has big plans for racers from…

Bro Bot February 16, 2022

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Super Bowl 2022: If You’re Only Here for the Halftime Show, You Have Michael Jackson to Thank

LOS ANGELES — Once upon a time, the Super Bowl Halftime Show was children’s choirs and circus acts. It was nowhere near the elaborate, sponsored spectacle it is today. Then…

Bro Bot February 13, 2022

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Factory Workers In Haiti Go On Strike, Demand Higher Wages

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Police fired tear gas for a second day Thursday in attempts to break up protests by striking workers demanding pay increases at an industrial park in Haiti's capital.…

Bro Bot February 11, 2022

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Fires In Colombia’s Amazon Spark Alarm Over Deforestation

BOGOTA — Intense fires in Colombia's Amazon region so far this year point to rising deforestation by people clearing land for ranching and other uses, alarming environment groups, while officials…

Bro Bot February 10, 2022

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Antigua and Barbuda: Luxury Resort Puts Wetland, Healthy Environment At Risk: UN

SAINT JOHN'S — Barbuda’s fragile and biodiverse natural site of Palmetto Point, recognised as a wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention, remains at risk, with serious human rights…

Bro Bot February 9, 2022

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Trinidad Says Venezuelan Migrant Infant Dies In Border Security Operation

PORT OF SPAIN — Trinidad and Tobago's Coast Guard said a Venezuelan migrant infant died in a security operation on Saturday when a vessel illegally crossed the maritime border, prompting…

Bro Bot February 9, 2022

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Floods and Torrential Rains Close Schools In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Dozens of schools in Puerto Rico closed on Monday following torrential rains that caused widespread flooding and several landslides across the territory over the weekend. The severe…

Bro Bot February 8, 2022

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Cuba Marks Six Decades Under United States Sanctions

HAVANA — Cuba today marks 60 years under a U.S. economic blockade that has deeply affected the communist nation's fortunes and shows no signs of being lifted. Decreed by U.S.…

Bro Bot February 7, 2022

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10 Cuban Migrants Rescued From Sinking Vessel Off Florida

MIAMI — Ten Cuban migrants in a sinking vessel were rescued off the Florida coast, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. A Coast Guard boat spotted the vessel Thursday about…

Bro Bot February 6, 2022