Focus – Barbuda’s fight for land: Developers move forward despite community pushback
Barbuda has long remained isolated from mass tourism. Its 1,600 inhabitants have been able to protect their Caribbean island because land
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Observer Brazil: The community garden offering seeds of hope to Rio’s favela residents
In Rio de Janeiro, this urban community garden in the Manguinhos favela is the largest in Latin America: it feeds
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro and Lula trade insults in debate ahead of runoff vote
Brasilia (AFP) — Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded jabs and insults as
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US promises to deliver aid to Haiti and help local police counter armed gangs
Washington (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday said it will boost support for the Haitian police as they battle
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Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook families nearly $1 billion for false claims
Texas (Reuters) – Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay at least $965 million in damages to numerous families of victims
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At least five killed in North Carolina shooting, suspect arrested
Raleigh (AFP) — A shooting Thursday in North Carolina’s capital Raleigh left at least five people dead, including an off-duty
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