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Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan ousted

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted from power after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership. The vote was held past midnight after...
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317 new virus cases

The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory recorded 317 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) – 138 males and 179 females – on Friday, April 8....
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UK’s Johnson visits Ukraine in ‘show of solidarity’

Kyiv – United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has held talks in Kyiv with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. No. 10 said the visit was a...
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Two get 31 years

Stressing that crimes against tourists have far-reaching consequences for Barbados’ economy, a judge slapped the gun-toting burglar, whose shot crippled a Canadian visitor in...
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BL&P: Higher fuel costs in April as a result of global...

The Barbados Light & Power Company (BL&P) said today that “dramatically increasing global oil prices” will have a notable impact on the April 2022...
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Visas for Caribbean visitors to USVI waived

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The United States government recently approved the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Visa Waiver Act – a decision that makes it possible for...
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Official says handling of COVID outbreak needs to improve

Shanghai – Shanghai’s vice mayor admitted to shortcomings in the city’s handling of its COVID-19 outbreak as a record 23 600 new cases were...
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Vote on ousting PM Khan delayed

Islamabad – Pakistan’s parliament abruptly adjourned before a planned vote on ousting Prime Minister Imran Khan and had not reconvened as scheduled on Saturday...
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PAHO director pleads for equity in health and climate change fight

Washington, D.C. – The Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr Carissa F. Etienne urged countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean,...
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Ukraine calls on civilians to flee from east

Lviv – Ukraine urged civilians in the eastern Luhansk region on Saturday to flee from amassing Russian forces after officials said more than 50...
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COVID-19: Antigua to allow unvaccinated visitors

St John’s – Visitors arriving in Antigua and Barbuda will be allowed to enter the island without proof of having taken a vaccination against...
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UK: Former tennis star Becker guilty of four charges under Insolvency...

Former tennis star Boris Becker has been found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act relating to his 2017 bankruptcy. The former world number...
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