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Chief justice cites AI as tool to enhance court operations
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Chief justice cites AI as tool to enhance court operations
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Chief Justice Bryan Sykes says artificial intelligence (AI) should not be viewed as a replacement for court officials but rather as ...
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Honorary consul to Atlanta Elaine Grant-Bryan ‘humbled’ by OD recognition
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Honorary consul to Atlanta Elaine Grant-Bryan ‘humbled’ by OD recognition
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August 24 07:09 PM
When Elaine Grant-Bryan settled in Atlanta in 1990, that city was long acknowledged as the mecca of black empowerment in the United States. She joined...
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Families of Venezuelans deported from US who died in quakes ask for apology
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Families of Venezuelans deported from US who died in quakes ask for apology
August 24 06:48 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—Relatives of Venezuelan deportees from the United States who died in the earthquakes that struck their country demanded an ap...
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Around 40 dead in gang attack near Haiti’s capital
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Around 40 dead in gang attack near Haiti’s capital
August 24 06:30 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP)—Gang members attacked displaced people huddling inside a church near Haiti's capital, killing around 40, some of them exec...
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CPFSA locates child seen being physically and verbally abused in viral video
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CPFSA locates child seen being physically and verbally abused in viral video
August 24 06:13 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it has located and safeguarded the female child who was seen being phys...
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Health company admits Maradona test mix-up in trial
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Health company admits Maradona test mix-up in trial
August 24 05:46 PM
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP)—An Argentine health insurance company admitted that medical tests presented at the trial over the death of late football...
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Masicka earns highest debut for a Jamaican dancehall act on Billboard for 2026
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Masicka earns highest debut for a Jamaican dancehall act on Billboard for 2026
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Masicka’s recently released third full-length studio album Forever Reign for Def Jam Recordings has earned the highest debut so far in 2026 on the Bil...
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Buju Banton, Kes named Honorary Grand Marshals for 59th New York Caribbean Carnival Parade
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Buju Banton, Kes named Honorary Grand Marshals for 59th New York Caribbean Carnival Parade
August 24 05:29 PM
The West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) has announced reggae icon Buju Banton and KesTheBand lead vocalist Kees Dieffenthaller (Kes...
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What a record-breaking El Nino could mean for the world
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What a record-breaking El Nino could mean for the world
August 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- This year's El Nino is on track to be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the gl...
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Spain braces for third heatwave with highs above 40C
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Spain braces for third heatwave with highs above 40C
July 18, 2026
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain is set to enter its third heatwave of the summer on Tuesday, with temperatures forecast to climb above 40C across large pa...
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Paris region deaths more than doubled during June heatwave: health authorities
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Paris region deaths more than doubled during June heatwave: health authorities
July 17, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — The rate of deaths in the Paris region was more than double normal levels during a record-breaking heatwave last month, France's...
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New Jersey reports 19 heat-wave-related deaths
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New Jersey reports 19 heat-wave-related deaths
July 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A brutal heat wave over the United States (US) Midwest and Atlantic coast has been linked to at least 19 deaths in t...
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France records 300 excess deaths during May heatwave
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France records 300 excess deaths during May heatwave
June 30, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — French health officials said on Tuesday that there were at least 300 more deaths than expected during a five-day heatwave in May...
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Dangerous heatwave to grip US as nation marks 250 years
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Dangerous heatwave to grip US as nation marks 250 years
June 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A dangerous heatwave is expected to sweep across much of the central and eastern United States (US) beginning Tuesda...
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Paris funeral homes overwhelmed after record heatwave
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Paris funeral homes overwhelmed after record heatwave
June 29, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP)—France on Monday counted its heat-related deaths, as a funeral business representative said Paris morgues have been overwhelmed by...
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UK sets new June temperature record for third day in a row — Met Office
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UK sets new June temperature record for third day in a row — Met Office
June 26, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The United Kingdom (UK) broke the record for a June temperature for the third day in a row on Friday, the Met Office we...
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Paris bans alcohol consumption, sales amid heatwave
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Paris bans alcohol consumption, sales amid heatwave
June 25, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP)—French authorities said public consumption of alcohol would be banned in Paris from Friday, saying hospitals in and around the cap...
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21-y-o French footballer drowns in the Rhone amid heatwave
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21-y-o French footballer drowns in the Rhone amid heatwave
June 24, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — French second division footballer Kenzo Kies of Guingamp has drowned after he and three friends were caught in fast, choppy wate...
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Schools plan to close as UK braces for record-breaking heatwave
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Schools plan to close as UK braces for record-breaking heatwave
June 23, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Multiple schools in England were shutting early Tuesday and set to remain closed for two more days with a heatwave expe...
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Italy declares red heatwave alert in 15 cities
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Italy declares red heatwave alert in 15 cities
June 23, 2026
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy's health ministry declared a red heatwave alert in 15 cities including Milan and Rome on Tuesday, advising people to stay in...
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France records hottest-ever night, 40 drownings
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France records hottest-ever night, 40 drownings
June 23, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — France experienced its hottest night from Monday to Tuesday as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said 40 people — many of them yo...
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Two children die in France as heatwave blasts Europe
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Two children die in France as heatwave blasts Europe
June 22, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP)—Two children were found dead in a car in France on Monday as much of Europe sweltered through record high temperatures and nationa...
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Heatwave hits more than half of France’s population
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Heatwave hits more than half of France’s population
June 19, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — More than half of France's population was dealing with scorching temperatures on Friday, according to AFP's calculations, with h...
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Man dies, trains and classes disrupted as heatwave hits France
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Man dies, trains and classes disrupted as heatwave hits France
June 18, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) — A 30-year-old man died on an athletics track outside Paris on Thursday, as a new heatwave swept across much of France, forcing t...
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Record temps as spring heatwave bakes Europe
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Record temps as spring heatwave bakes Europe
May 26, 2026
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Keeping cool with colours: Vienna museum paints asphalt to fight heat
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Keeping cool with colours: Vienna museum paints asphalt to fight heat
August 20, 2025
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Equipped with an infrared thermometer, Austrian artist Jonas Griessler measures the sweltering heat in an inner courtyard in t...
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Child dies in Italy as European heatwave sets records and sparks wildfires
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Child dies in Italy as European heatwave sets records and sparks wildfires
August 11, 2025
LAS MEDULAS, Spain (AFP) — A young boy died of heatstroke in Italy while wildfires threatened a UNESCO site in Spain, and French cities saw record tem...
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Turkey battles wildfires amid strong winds, heatwave
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Turkey battles wildfires amid strong winds, heatwave
July 28, 2025
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Climate crisis threatening right to life — UN
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June 30, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The climate crisis is threatening the right to life, the United Nations (UN) human rights chief warned Monday, as a heatwa...
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Europe bakes in summer’s first heatwave as continent warms
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June 28, 2025
Marseille, France (AFP)-Southern Europeans braced Saturday for their first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermo...
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Chief justice cites AI as tool to enhance court operations
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Honorary consul to Atlanta Elaine Grant-Bryan ‘humbled’ by OD recognition
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Honorary consul to Atlanta Elaine Grant-Bryan ‘humbled’ by OD recognition
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When Elaine Grant-Bryan settled in Atlanta in 1990, that city was long acknowledged as the mecca of black empowerment in the United States. She joined...
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Families of Venezuelans deported from US who died in quakes ask for apology
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—Relatives of Venezuelan deportees from the United States who died in the earthquakes that struck their country demanded an ap...
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CPFSA locates child seen being physically and verbally abused in viral video
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