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Nicaraguan migrants flee to US
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 15/01/2023
» Twice a week at a petrol station on the western edge of Nicaragua's capital, local residents gather, carrying the telltale signs of people on the move: loaded backpacks, clothes and toiletries stuffed in plastic bags, and heavy jackets in preparation for a chilly journey far from the stifling heat.
Peru president insists 'I won't resign' as protests rage
AFP, Published on 14/01/2023
» LIMA: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has insisted she will not step down, after another day of protests and roadblocks across the country saw calls for her resignation and the arrest of a trade union leader with alleged links to Maoist rebels.
California reels from 'endless' storm onslaught, 14 dead
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» MONTECITO (UNITED STATES) - Relentless storms were ravaging California again Tuesday, the latest bout of extreme weather that has left 14 people dead and prompted evacuation of a star-studded town home to Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle.
29 killed in arrest of Mexico drug kingpin son: government
AFP, Published on 06/01/2023
» MEXICO CITY - Ten soldiers and 19 criminal suspects died in a massive operation to arrest a son of jailed drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican government said Friday, with a dramatic shootout damaging three planes and sowing terror at a local airport.
29 killed during Mexican drug kingpin's arrest
Published on 06/01/2023
» CULIACAN, Mexico: Ten soldiers and 19 criminal suspects were killed in the operation to arrest Ovidio Guzman, son of the jailed drug trafficker Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Mexican government said on Friday.
Extinction Rebellion suspends 'public disruption' tactics
AFP, Published on 02/01/2023
» LONDON - Environmental group Extinction Rebellion said Sunday it would no longer stage its infamous blockades of UK transport networks and will instead hold a major demonstration against government policy in April.
Serbs start removing barricades in Kosovo
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» MITROVICA, Kosovo: The roadblock near the main border crossing between Kosovo and Serbia was removed Thursday, state-run TV said, announcing a move that paves the way to easing of tensions in the volatile region.
Tension soars as Kosovo shuts main border crossing with Serbia
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» BELGRADE: Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia, police said Wednesday, after Serbs set up more barricades on their side in one of the region's worst crises in years.
Kosovo shuts main border crossing with Serbia
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» BELGRADE - Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia, police said Wednesday, after Serbs set up more barricades on their side in one of the worst regional crises in years.
EU concerned about Peru protesters 'killed', urges calm
AFP, Published on 20/12/2022
» LIMA - The European Union added its voice Monday to calls for calm after nearly two weeks of protests prompted by the ouster of leftist ex-president Pedro Castillo.