Category 5 Hurricane Beryl pummels Caribbean, hurtles towards Jamaica
By Chandan KHANNA BRIDGETOWN/ST. GEORGE'S, Barbados, July 2, 2024 (AFP) - Hurricane Beryl was Tuesday hurtling towards Jamaica as it…
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Caribbean braces as Hurricane Beryl strengthens to ‘very dangerous’ storm
By Chandan KHANNA BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 30, 2024 (AFP) - Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, strengthened…
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French navy seizes 2.4 tonnes of cocaine from Atlantic fishing boat
PARIS, May 27, 2024 (AFP) - The French navy has seized 2.4 tonnes of cocaine from a Venezuelan fishing boat…
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43 million went hungry in Latam, Caribbean last year: UN
SANTIAGO, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) - Hunger affected some 43.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022,…
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‘It just dies’: Yellow-band disease ravages Thailand’s coral reefs
BAN KO SAMAESAN, Thailand (AFP) - Underneath the calm turquoise waters off eastern Thailand, a rapidly spreading disease is killing corals…
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Haiti reports first deaths from cholera in three years
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) - At least seven people in Haiti have died from cholera, authorities said Sunday, raising fresh fears…
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Volcano spewing ash, hot gravel on Caribbean island of St Vincent
by Gemma Handy Agence France Presse Ash and hot gravel rained down Friday on the Caribbean island of Saint…
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More than 10 million virus cases in Latin America, Caribbean: AFP tally
By Agence France Presse More than 10 million cases of the new coronavirus have been recorded in Latin America…
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Latin America and Caribbean record 500,000 virus cases
Latin America and the Caribbean have recorded more than half a million coronavirus infections, according to an AFP tally…
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Magnitude 7.7 quake hits Caribbean, triggering evacuations; tremors felt as far as US mainland
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A major 7.7 magnitude quake struck Tuesday in the Caribbean between Jamaica and Cuba, triggering…
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Global air traffic at new record: UN agency
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) - Budget carriers continued to push global air traffic to new record levels last year, the International Civil Aviation…
8 years ago
Hurricane-hit Puerto Rico launches new drive for US statehood
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico on Wednesday launched a new drive to become the 51st US state,…
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