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Month: October 2021

U.S. in contact with Haitian officials over effort to free kidnapped American missionaries

Posted on October 18, 2021 by

For months, the poverty-stricken Caribbean nation has been battling a surge in gang violence and kidnappings.

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Prince William and Kate recycle outfits to highlight climate impact of fashion

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British tabloids said the prince was “channeling James Bond” with his green velvet jacket at the Earthshot awards.

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Russia shutters its mission to NATO in retaliation for expulsion of its diplomats

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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Russia is also suspending the operations of NATO’s information office and its liaison in Moscow.

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Colin L. Powell, former secretary of state and military leader, dies at 84

Posted on October 18, 2021 by

The Army general helped guide the U.S. military to victory in the 1991 Persian Gulf War as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He struggled a decade later over the U.S. invasion of Iraq as a beleaguered secretary of state under President George W. Bush.

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Deadly floods, landslides bring south India monsoon death toll to 35, authorities say

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After days of heavy rain, one local told a Kerala news channel, “the house has gone. Children have gone.”

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Spanish prime minister vows to abolish prostitution, saying it ‘enslaves’ women

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Prostitution has boomed in Spain since the practice was decriminalized in 1995, but critics say the lack of regulation hurts sex workers.

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The ‘Great Resignation’ goes global

Posted on October 18, 2021 by

In the advanced economies of the West, there are signs that worker power is growing. Elsewhere, the story is more uneven and certainly more grim.

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As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime

Posted on October 18, 2021 by

It doesn’t help that ex-yakuza members carry the symbols of their former life: Full-body tattoos and missing pinkies.

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China’s power shortages, housing struggles put brakes on the economy

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The country’s growth was weighed down in the third quarter, hitting the slowest rate in a year.

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Who is 400 Mawozo, the Haitian gang accused of kidnapping American missionaries?

Posted on October 18, 2021 by

For for Haitians rich and poor, gang violence and kidnappings for ransom have become a tragically common facet of life.

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