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Grenada minister tells UN: hurricane-devastated Islands need anything for `a human being to survive’

NEW YORK (AP) — The minister for the two islands in Grenada that Hurricane Beryl first slammed into with catastrophic winds had a simple message for U.N. and other humanitarian…

John McCarthy October 7, 2024

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Over 6,000 people in Haiti leave their homes after gang attack killed dozens

SAINT-MARC (AP) — Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people, according to…

John McCarthy October 7, 2024

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Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse as…

John McCarthy October 2, 2024

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Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti as gangs pillage and plunder their way through once peaceful communities. He is…

John McCarthy September 23, 2024

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Haiti’s insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A U.N. human rights expert warned on Friday that gang violence is spreading across Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission targeting criminals in the troubled Caribbean country remains underfunded and…

John McCarthy September 21, 2024

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Proposed resolution asks UN to plan for UN peacekeepers to replace Kenya-led police mission in Haiti

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States and Ecuador circulated a draft resolution on Friday asking the United Nations to begin planning for a U.N. peacekeeping operation to replace the…

John McCarthy September 7, 2024

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UN renews appeal for help for Haiti as more people go hungry and homeless

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Half of the population in Haiti is not getting enough to eat and barely a quarter of the hospitals are operating at normal levels. And between March and…

John McCarthy August 28, 2024

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For Black Britons, UK riots leave lasting scars

LONDON — "Please do not go out until this blows over," Sarah Akinterinwa, messaged a friend on August 7. "I'm going into town tomorrow. Should be okay," came the response.…

John McCarthy August 21, 2024

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The scrutiny Khelif and Lin face over their sex at the Olympics is a repeating problem in sports

PARIS (AP) — It’s 15 years ago this month that a teenage runner from South Africa was publicly scrutinized over her sex at a major sports event. The lesson everyone was meant…

John McCarthy August 9, 2024

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As India ages, a secret shame emerges: Elders abandoned by their children

GARHMUKTESHWAR, India (AP) — They were found in gutters, on streets, in bushes. They were boarded on trains, deserted in hospitals, dumped at temples. They were sent away for being…

John McCarthy August 3, 2024