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12 Aug, 2026
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Chik-V no longer at epidemic levels – health officials
PARAMARIBO (CMC): Suriname is no longer in the epidemic phase of chikungunya, although the virus continues to circulate and cases are still being recorded, particularly in Paramaribo and Brokopondo,…
12 Aug, 2026
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PM floats removal of judges over lenient sentences
ST JOHN’S (CMC): Prime Minister Gaston Browne is seeking public advice on whether underperforming members of the judiciary should be removed from Antigua and Barbuda over concerns about sentencing in…
12 Aug, 2026
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Earthquake tests new president
PEREIRA (AP): Rescue crews and civilians painstakingly searched through rubble yesterday in the hopes of finding survivors trapped under debris after a powerful earthquake left thousands missing in…
12 Aug, 2026
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Trinidad jolted by 5.1 magnitude earthquake
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago was rocked by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on Wednesday, the Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the…
12 Aug, 2026
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ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. ICE plans to…
12 Aug, 2026
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Tropical Storm Cristobal forms in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Cristobal formed Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean well west of the Azores, and a Pacific storm system could threaten Hawaii this weekend, forecasters said. There were no…
12 Aug, 2026
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Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country's first total solar eclipse in over a century
MEDINACELI, Spain (AP) – Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth…
11 Aug, 2026
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Congo says 2,000 people have died in history's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak
BUNIA, Congo (AP) – At least 2,000 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over…
11 Aug, 2026
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Western Europe sets new temperature record
PARIS (AP): The UK and France are bracing for the fifth heatwave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May.…