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Kinderhuis Ramoth needs more donations to tackle financial problems

PARAMARIBO – Although Kinderhuis Ramoth has received donations from local businesses, it is still in financial trouble. The children’s home of the Salvation Army urgently...

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Nine killed as small jet crashes on Florida street

FLORIDA - A business jet crashed in a neighbourhood in Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, the US transport secretary has said.

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Bomb attack in western Colombia kills four

BOGOTA - A truck laden with explosives detonated in western Colombia on Sunday, killing four people including a two-month-old baby,...

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Cambridge scientist dies in Spanish train crash

SPAIN - An award-winning University of Cambridge researcher died in the Spanish train disaster while on her way to collect a prize for scientific excellence.

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UAE says hoping for breakthrough yet 'braced for the worst' in Iran-US war

MANAMA - The UAE is hoping for a breakthrough in negotiations between Iran and the United States while being prepared for the worst, a senior official said...

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Trump says US looking 'closely' at report Nvidia CEO target of China spy plot

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump voiced on Saturday his support for the "brilliant" head of US chip giant Nvidia, Jensen Huang after a report he was targeted...

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Trump says US still has 'one or two targets' in Iran

US - Donald Trump said Saturday the United States decimated Iran's military and nuclear program but must hit one or two targets.

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New restrictions kick in as Delhi battles pollution

NEW DELHI - New Delhi has introduced stricter anti-pollution measures as toxic winter smog returns to one of the world's most polluted capitals.

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Longest truce of Ukraine war, in Kherson region, set to end

UKRAINE - The temporary ceasefire in Ukraine's Kherson region — described as the longest truce of the war — was set to expire Sunday evening with no extension announced.

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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill eight: civil defence, hospitals

GAZA - Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed eight people including a child on Sunday, according to emergency services and local hospitals.

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UN closes Somalia mission after three decades of political engagement

SOMALIA – The United Nations has closed its political mission in Somalia, ending more than three decades of efforts to help the country rebuild after the civil war.

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Ethnic clashes over water kill 25 in Chad

TSJAAD - Fighting between rival ethnic groups over access to water in central Chad has killed at least 25 people and left 22 others wounded,...

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Burnham 'open' to calls for slavery apology but not reparations

LONDON – Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he is "open" to the possibility of the UK formally apologising for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, but has ruled out financial reparations.

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Baasaron Wants to Make AI Accessible to Small Businesses

PARAMARIBO – Artificial intelligence (AI) should not be an advantage reserved exclusively for large companies. Small and medium-sized enterprises must also be able to use the technology to increase productivity, manage costs and gain access to larger markets.

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Fake polls expose vulnerabilities in US elections ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON DC – Fabricated political polling has forced its way into the spotlight during the midterm election period in the United States. Revelations that a small number of fraudulent firms have released fictitious results – some of which were picked up by news outlets and polling trackers – have raised concerns about how easily false information can acquire credibility.

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“The heat in the classrooms is unbearable”

PARAMARIBO – The persistent heat keeps affecting the education process. The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture recently announced that...

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No activities in Bigi Pan region

NICKERIE – All of the activities in Bigi Pan have ceased because the entire area has run dry. The local fishermen...

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Economy Forecast to Grow by a Record 21.5 Percent in 2028

PARAMARIBO – Suriname is expected to record economic growth of 21.5 percent in 2028, potentially surpassing neighboring Guyana. The strong growth is expected to be driven primarily by the start of offshore oil production.

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Rival US and Russian resolutions on Western Sahara fail at UN

MOSCOW – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the disputed Western Sahara faces an uncertain future after competing United States and Russian resolutions failed at the UN Security Council.

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Mennonites face impending deportation

PARAMARIBO – It would seem that the group of Mennonites that was rounded up this week in the Mazonia region early this week will be deported.

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Lebanon charges 13 over confiscated Hezbollah explosives

LEBANON – A Lebanese military court has charged 13 people it says are linked to Hezbollah with trafficking explosives, amid growing pressure on the Iran-backed group to disarm.

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Teen rallies take to the streets across Italy

ITALY - School and university students are to rally in several Italian cities on Friday to call for more funding for schools and support for housing,...

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US regulator bans Chinese labs from electronics testing

US - A US regulator voted Thursday to ban Chinese labs from testing electronic devices ranging from smartphones to cameras for use in the United States.

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Rubio hosts G20 ministers as Iran, Ukraine wars divide members

US - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host his G20 counterparts, including Russia's Sergei Lavrov, in Atlanta on Friday for talks that are expected to...

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Undercover officers require permissionto commit crimes

PARAMARIBO – Justice and Safety Minister Harish Monorath wants to prevent police infiltrators from committing crimes without permission...

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Parliament wants official report from ministersafter business trips

PARAMARIBO - The business trips to other countries are currently a hot topic in parliament. Legislators from the opposition as well as the coalition...

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5 suspects arrested for burglarizing policeman’s car

NICKERIE - Officers from the Nieuw-Nickerie Police Station recently arrested five people who are suspected of having burglarized a policeman’s car.

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Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September

INDONESIA - Air pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused 3,560 deaths...

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Iran says four tankers on fire after hitting mines in Hormuz

IRAN - Iran's armed forces said Thursday that four tankers caught fire after hitting mines while trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

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Spain begins three days of mourning after train crash kills dozens

SPAIN - Spain is beginning three days of mourning after at least 68 people were killed and dozens more were injured in one of the worst rail disasters in...

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Saudi coalition says intercepted Houthi missile fired toward Eastern Province

SAUDI ARABIA - The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said on Thursday it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the group at the kingdom's eastern region.

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Philippine island fights rising seas with nature, not concrete

PHILIPPINES - For years, residents of a flood-prone Philippine island north of Manila, have elevated their homes atop layer upon layer of concrete, only to see floodwaters threaten...

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Ethiopia acquires Russian fighter jets and air defence systems amid war in Tigray

ETHIOPIA - Ethiopia has received twelve Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, as fighting intensified in the northern Tigray region neighbouring Eritrea.

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Government spends SRD 1 million on transportation of Mennonites

PARAMARIBO – The government recently spent SRD 1 million on the transportation of about 60 Mennonites. The Mennonites were picked up in the hinterland before being brought to the...

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Fire Department faces shortage of manpower

PARAMARIBO – Not all of the nation's fire stations are currently operational because the fire trucks at some of the stations have broken down which means that the other...

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El Salvador sends more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti

SAN SALVADOR - El Salvador sent more than two thousand soldiers to Haiti, the government said Wednesday, to support a mission to rescue...

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Hundreds of drones launched toward Moscow region

RUSSIA - More than six hundred Ukrainian drones were launched toward the Moscow region overnight, with most of them shot down,...

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Migrants settle in Mexico as Trump blocks their American Dream

MEXICO - Milko Garcia's shot at the American Dream was dashed when his appointment to apply for asylum at the US border with Mexico -- two days after President Donald Trump...

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Netanyahu sees 'unique opportunity' with Trump to end Iran 'threat'

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking to form a new government after close elections, said on Wednesday he could...

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Tanzania celebrates first natural gas discovery in more than ten years

TANZANIA - Tanzania has announced a significant discovery of natural gas in the Mnazi Bay area in the south of the country - the first such find in a decade.

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Luxury cruise passengers stranded in Cambodia due to soaring fuel costs

CAMBODIA - A luxury cruise ship on a years-long voyage around the world said it suspended operations due to extraordinarily high fuel costs,...