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Barcelona sign winger Gordon from Newcastle
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BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) -- Barcelona confirmed the signing of Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United on Friday, for a fee that could rise to 80 million e...
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IMF, World Bank, IEA chiefs warn of summer fuel scarcity if Hormuz strait remains closed
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Supreme Court rejects FLA application for disclosure of IC investigative report
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Supreme Court rejects FLA application for disclosure of IC investigative report
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Supreme Court has rejected an application by the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) seeking access to an investigative report p...
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Conflict-related sexual violence more than doubled in 2025 — UN report
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) says nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were documented worldwide in 2025, more th...
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said he was meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make a ...
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Section of Lacovia to Holland Bamboo main road to close this weekend
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Section of Lacovia to Holland Bamboo main road to close this weekend
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Westmoreland attorneys demand Gov’t prioritise restoration of parish court
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Westmoreland attorneys demand Gov’t prioritise restoration of parish court
May 29 01:15 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – Members of the legal fraternity in Westmoreland have expressed deep concern over reports that the Government is reconsidering ...
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Hinds hails Bunny Shaw’s historic season as a triumph for Jamaican sports
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Labour and Sports, Wavell Hinds, is congratulating Jamaican football star Khadija “Bunny” Shaw followin...
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IMF, World Bank, IEA chiefs warn of summer fuel scarcity if Hormuz strait remains closed
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and International Energy Agency warned on Friday of the ri...
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Trump making ‘final determination’ on Iran deal
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said he was meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make a ...
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Poison? More artistes flee Trump’s US anniversary concerts
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House's troubled bid for a star-studded musical celebration of the 250th anniversary of US independence to...
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Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine centre set to open on Friday
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — A Kenyan court temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine centre for United States (US) citizens on Friday following...
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WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the outbreak ra...
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The families of two Black babies who died in 1967 after secretly being given an experimental vaccine are suing the U...
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Kenya rights group files petition to halt US Ebola quarantine centre plan
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — A Kenyan rights group said on Thursday it had filed a court petition against plans to establish an Ebola quarantine centre for ...
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwar...
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Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent, scientists find
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Mosquitoes can learn to associate the smell of the world's most common insect repellent with a tasty meal — and after training c...
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US allocates extra US$80 million to tackle Ebola
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) announced Thursday that it was allocating an additional US$80 million to help combat the Ebol...
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Trump’s face could appear on US$250 bill
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump could soon appear on a new US$250 bill in the Republican's latest move to ...
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African Union’s health agency vows Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine by end of 2026
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — A vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus will be ready by the end of the year, the head of Africa Centres for...
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Italy declares red heatwave alert for Rome, four other cities
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ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy's health ministry on Thursday declared a red heatwave alert for the cities of Rome, Florence, Bologna, Brescia and Turin as ...
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‘You are not alone’ in Ebola fight, says WHO chief heading to DR Congo
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief pledged to do "everything in my power" to help conquer a deadly Ebola outbreak...
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Matthew Perry assistant imprisoned over fatal drug injections
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The personal assistant who repeatedly injected Matthew Perry with ketamine before he died was sentenced to prison o...
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YouTube says it will flag AI-generated content
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PARIS, France (AFP) — YouTube will in future automatically detect artificial intelligence (AI) generated content and flag the information to viewers o...
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US preparing Ebola quarantine centre in Kenya — WSJ
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) plans to open a quarantine centre in Kenya, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, as a...
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WHO chief says DR Congo facing ‘catastrophic collision’ of Ebola and war
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) chief warned Wednesday that conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo wa...
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Europe heatwave ‘brutal reminder’ of climate change — UN
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PARIS, France (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) climate chief said Wednesday that a record-breaking early heatwave scorching a swathe of western Europe ...
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Louvre heist to be turned into a film
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Last year's brazen robbery of the Louvre — when thieves made off with jewellery worth some US$100 million — is set to become a m...
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Mexico captures US-wanted nephew of drug lord ‘El Chapo’
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican security forces captured the United States (US) wanted nephew of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the border...
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Record temps as spring heatwave bakes Europe
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Barcelona sign winger Gordon from Newcastle
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Supreme Court rejects FLA application for disclosure of IC investigative report
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Supreme Court rejects FLA application for disclosure of IC investigative report
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Conflict-related sexual violence more than doubled in 2025 — UN report
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Conflict-related sexual violence more than doubled in 2025 — UN report
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UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) says nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were documented worldwide in 2025, more th...
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Section of Lacovia to Holland Bamboo main road to close this weekend
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Section of Lacovia to Holland Bamboo main road to close this weekend
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Westmoreland attorneys demand Gov’t prioritise restoration of parish court
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