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Haiti’s prime minister orders gangs to drop weapons and promises to take back control of the capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille ordered gangs to surrender their weapons during a televised speech late Wednesday in which he acknowledged how dangerous life in Haiti’s capital and beyond…

John McCarthy July 18, 2024

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6 Vietnamese and American guests died of cyanide poisoning in luxury Bangkok hotel

BANGKOK (AP) — Traces of cyanide were discovered in the cups of six people who were found dead at a Bangkok hotel in unexplained circumstances, Thai authorities said today, and preliminary autopsy…

John McCarthy July 17, 2024

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Nissan issues ‘Do Not Drive’ warning for 83,000 vehicles after air-bag recall

TOKYO — Nissan issued a "Do Not Drive" warning for more than 83,000 vehicles with the model year 2002-2006 equipped with recalled Takata air bags. According to the National Highway…

John McCarthy July 17, 2024

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Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the southeast Caribbean

ST. GEORGE'S (AP) — People in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm, officials said Thursday…

John McCarthy July 17, 2024

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More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti for UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Another 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Tuesday in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have taken over parts of the…

John McCarthy July 17, 2024

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This nearly 10-foot Gatsby sub is made by a South African restaurant with a taste for the supersized

CAPE TOWN (AP) — The idea came — as the nutty ones often do — over a few drinks in a bar. A South African restaurant served up a 3-meter-long…

John McCarthy July 16, 2024

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Hurricane Beryl destroys crops in Jamaica, leaves islanders facing food shortages

KINGSTON (AP) — Jamaicans will contend with food shortages in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which is estimated to have destroyed over $6.4 million in food crops and supporting infrastructure, officials…

John McCarthy July 15, 2024

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Cuba’s first transgender athlete shows the progress and challenges faced by LGBTQ people

HAVANA (AP) — Ely Malik Reyes stepped onto the cordless platform and began delivering powerful punches and spectacular flying kicks against his combatant. He lost the fight, but won a…

John McCarthy July 15, 2024

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2 tropical waves approaching the region; 1 expected to develop

SAN JUAN — An upper level trough and induced lower level trough will continue to move across the region today alongside a mass of relatively drier air. Hot, hazy and…

John McCarthy July 15, 2024

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India’s Modi sucks up to Putin in Russia at Moscow meeting to lock in cheap oil prices

MOSCOW — India and Russia each denied this week that there had been any disagreement between President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at their talks in Moscow…

John McCarthy July 14, 2024