New System May Head Towards Caribbean
MIAMI — An area of storm activity in the far eastern Atlantic, which is expected to move towards the Caribbean, is being monitored for possible storm development, the National Hurricane…
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Extortion trial delayed until fall for suspect in Natalee Holloway’s disappearance
BIRMINGHAM (AP) — A U.S. judge on Tuesday agreed to delay Joran Van der Sloot’s extortion trial until the fall to give him more time to prepare a defense or decide if…
Two-time Olympic triple jumper Ana José Tima banned 3 years for doping
MONACO (AP) — Two-time Olympic triple jumper Ana José Tima was banned for three years in a doping case, track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said Wednesday. José Tima also was disqualified…
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Lack of funding forces UN to slash food program in Haiti amid a surge in malnutrition
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.N.’s World Food Program announced Monday that it is facing a shortage of funds and won’t be able to help 100,000 people in Haiti this month…
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EU wants to be ‘partner of choice’ for Latam, Caribbean in pivot from China, Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The European Union pledged more investment for the Caribbean and Latin America at a financial summit in Belgium on Monday. The EU is pivoting after reassessing international…
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McKinsey partners with startup Cohere to help clients adopt generative AI
TORONTO (Reuters) — Consultancy giant McKinsey said it had struck a partnership with artificial intelligence startup Cohere in an effort to provide AI solutions to its enterprise clients. This is…
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Guadeloupe-born writer mentioned as possible Nobel Literature Prize candidate
BASSE-TERRE — Acclaimed Guadeloupe-born writer Maryse Condé is often mentioned as a possible Nobel Literature Prize candidate. The 89-year-old writer was nominated for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction…
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Security Council gives UN chief 30 days to find a plan to fight Haiti’s armed gangs
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.N. Security Council asked the secretary-general on Friday to come up with options to help combat Haiti’s armed gangs, including a possible U.N. peacekeeping force…
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Insight: She’s 47, anorexic and wants help dying. Canada will soon allow it.
TORONTO (Reuters) - Lisa Pauli wants to die. The 47-year-old has wrestled with the eating disorder anorexia for decades; she says she has had a warped relationship with her body…
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Haiti human rights group warns kidnappings and killings are on the rise after a brief respite
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A leading human rights group in Haiti warned about an upsurge in killings and kidnappings as the U.N. Security Council met Friday to discuss the country’s worsening…