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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The head of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, on Sunday welcomed the defeat of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban...
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Orbán concedes defeat as Opposition sweeps Hungary’s elections after 16 years
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Viktor Orbán conceded defeat in Hungary’s elections on Sunday, ending his 16-year rule as the Opposition surged to a commanding victory. USA Today rep...
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Man City must respect Arsenal in title showdown
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Man suspected of killing twins in central France
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Mt Pleasant’s Peter Gould steps down from PFJL Finance Commitee
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KINGSTON, Jamaica - Chairman of Mt Pleasant FA, Peter Gould, has stepped down with immediate effect from the Finance Committee of Professional Footbal...
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Catherine Hall Health Centre to reopen in two weeks
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Catherine Hall Health Centre in St James, which sustained extensive damage during Hurricane Melissa last October, is set to re...
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Keith & Tex reimagine ‘Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps’ in signature style
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When Keith and Tex decided last year to cover popular songs they loved,  Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps  was one of the selections the veteran duo agreed o...
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Dancing for two on Road March
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The sun rose over Kingston like it knew this was no ordinary Sunday. It was Road March day—the grand finale of the 2026 carnival season—and from as ea...
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Relatives of Venezuela political prisoners begin hunger strike after 17 freed
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Relatives of political prisoners in Venezuela launched a hunger strike Saturday outside a prison in Caracas after 17 other ...
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Nearly 500 prisoners certified in skill of their choice — Morris Dixon
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — As part of efforts to reduce the rate of recidivism in Jamaica, 467 incarcerated individuals received certification in a skill of ...
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At least 80 political prisoners freed in Venezuela — NGO
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — At least 80 political prisoners were freed Sunday in Venezuela, where detainees are slowly being released under pressure fr...
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro’s fall
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GUATIRE, Venezuela (AFP)—The prisoner's face lit up when his wife visited and told him that the man responsible for his detention was himself behind b...
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Families wait in anguish for prisoners’ release in Venezuela
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Dilsia Caro slept on the ground Thursday night outside the Venezuelan prison where her husband has been held since 2023 for...
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Venezuela releasing ‘large number’ of prisoners — top lawmaker
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan authorities are releasing a "large number" of prisoners, some of them foreigners, five days after United States ...
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Cuba frees jailed opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer — family
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Cuba frees jailed opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer — family
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba on Thursday released jailed opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer as part of a landmark deal struck with departing United Sta...
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One captured, another dead as manhunt continues for prisoners who escaped St James lock-up
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One captured, another dead as manhunt continues for prisoners who escaped St James lock-up
December 15, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — One of the five men who escaped from the Barnett Street Police Station in St James on Saturday has been recaptured. He is 36-year-...
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Manhunt underway for five prisoners who escaped St James lock-up
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December 14, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A search is now underway for five prisoners who escaped custody from the Barnett Street Police Station in St James on Saturday, De...
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Venezuela sends hundreds to maximum security jails after election — NGO
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — More than 700 people arrested during protests that erupted after Venezuela's disputed presidential election have been trans...
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Bodies of 77 Ukrainian soldiers repatriated to Kyiv
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KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Kyiv said Friday the bodies of 77 soldiers had been returned to Ukraine, days after the downing of a Russian military plane thr...
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