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India floods and landslides kill at least 19

INDIA - Flash floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains killed at least 19 people in India on Sunday, officials and local media said,

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Rubio calls for Cuba to release 700 political prisoners

CUBA - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday urged Cuba to immediately release more than 700 political prisoners, as a prominent Cuban dissident artist arrived in Miami...

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Gaza health officials say children among 11 killed in Israeli strikes

GAZA - Israeli attacks on Saturday killed 11 people across Gaza, including three children and their parents, according to Gaza's civil defence agency and hospitals.

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US and Iran exchange strikes after two US soldiers killed in Jordan

IRAN - The US launched another round of air strikes against Iran on Saturday night, targeting its coastal surveillance and air defence facilities, US military officials said.

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Russia launches major ballistic missile attack on Ukrainian cities

UKRAINE - Russia has carried out a wave of ballistic missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, killing five people and wounding at least 35, officials say. Four people were killed and 19 injured in the northeastern city of Kharkiv,...

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Influencer Andrew Tate and brother arrested in Miami

US - Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested Saturday in Miami by US Marshals, as Britain seeks their extradition on new charges including rape,...

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Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 5,119

CARACAS - The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes last month has risen to 5,119, according to an official tally released Saturday.

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India successfully launches first private orbital rocket

INDIA - India's first privately built orbital rocket took its maiden flight on Saturday, its company said, marking a significant step for the South Asian giant as it eyes a bigger slice of the global...

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MV Barima capsizes with 116 passengers off Pomeroon

GUYANA - The MV Barima, carrying 116 passengers, capsized near Iron Punt, Pomeroon, late Saturday night while en route to Port Kaituma, triggering a frantic overnight search-and-rescue operation involving both state and private resources.

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Laos says it can't determine cause of tourist deaths linked to methanol

LAOS - Laos authorities say they cannot determine blame or the cause of death for six tourists who died from methanol-tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng in November 2024. The victims included a Briton, two Australians, two Danish citizens, and an American.

WAICO established in Shanghai:

Joining Hands to Build a Just and Equitable System For Global AI Governance

BEIJING - Twenty-nine countries on Thursday signed in Shanghai, China, an agreement to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO). Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...

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Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over fires sending 'filthy' air into US cities

CANADA - US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada after hundreds of wildfires have left much of the northern US covered by a blanket of smoke.

One year in office and counting…

Opposition criticizes government

PARAMARIBO- The VHP, the biggest and only opposition party in parliament, criticized the administration of President Jennifer Simons and Vice President Gregory Rusland.

Investigation into mass fish deaths:

Trail leads to gold mining sector

PARAMARIBO - The investigation into the mass fish deaths in the Saramacca River is reportedly following a trail which apparently suggests that these deaths were caused by pollution from the gold mining sector.

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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits southeastern Turkey

TURKEY - A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck several southeastern provinces in Turkey on Saturday morning without causing casualties or damage,...

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Vietnam floods and landslides kill at least 4

VIETNAM - Severe flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least four people in Vietnam, state media reported on Saturday. More than 238 hectares of rice and other...

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Kuwait says power, water plant hit by Iranian attack

KUWAIT - Kuwait said Friday that a power and water plant had been damaged by an Iranian attack, as the war in the Middle East escalated. "One of the power and water distillation...

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India launches first hydrogen-powered train in clean energy push

INDIA - India launched its first hydrogen-powered train on Friday, joining a small group of nations testing the technology to decarbonize rail transport and reduce fossil fuel dependence.

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Ghana TikToker jailed after sharing false news about the president

GHANA - A Ghanaian TikToker has been sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to charges of offensive conduct and publication of false news over posts she had made about President John Mahama.

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China hits out at British Steel nationalisation

CHINA - China has hit out at the nationalisation of British Steel, saying it "firmly opposes and is strongly dissatisfied with the British government's decision".

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Only two hundred flu shots are expired

PARAMARIBO – The National Immunization Program (NIP) of the Public Health Bureau (BOG) recently condemned recent news reports which suggested that a huge quantity of flu shots are expired.

16 suspects released from police custody:

Officials continue investigation

PARAMARIBO – The Public Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday released sixteen people who had been brought from Sara Creek to Paramaribo from police custody. The men were arrested on suspicion of having broken the law on firearms.

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Uganda suspends school trips after 20 pupils die in bus crash

UGANDA - Uganda's government has suspended all school trips in the wake of Thursday evening's bus crash that killed at least 20 pupils and one adult who were taking part in an educational tour.

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Overnight US attacks killed 8 Iranians, injured 20

IRAN - Iranian state media reported Friday that overnight US strikes on infrastructure in southern and western Iran killed eight people and wounded 20 others.

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US wants to globalize fight against far-left terrorism

US - The United States is hosting an international ministerial meeting to globalize the fight against left-wing terrorism, which the Trump administration claims is resurging.

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US approves nearly $2 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia - The US State Department said Wednesday it has approved the sale of an estimated $1.96 billion in weapons to bolster Saudi Arabia's air defenses, as the war ramps up in the Middle East.

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Trump says Iran has freed a detained US citizen

US - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Iran has freed an American woman who had been detained since December 2024,...

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More than eight hundred Canadian wildfires burning as air quality alerts extend to US

US - More than eight hundred wildfires are burning across Canada, with air quality alerts now extending south into multiple US states. The air quality in large parts of the northern states of Michigan,...

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Successful SARP audit offersSLM chances at new collaborations

The national carrier, Surinam Airways (SLM), has successfully gone through a Standards and Recommended Practices (SARP) audit of the International...

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14 people arrested in Sara Creek region

PARAMARIBO – After MP Genevievre Jordan (ABOP) had revealed via Facebook that a ‘foreign army’ was active on Surinamese territory near the Sara Creek,...

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Eleven people die in fire at Algerian children's care home

ALGERIA - Eleven people have died in a fire at a foster care facility in Algiers, Algeria's capital city. The country's civil protection department said nineteen others were injured in...

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One dead, twenty four missing after boat sinks in Indonesia

JAKARTA - “A passenger boat sank off an Indonesian island, killing at least one person and leaving twenty four others missing”, the local search and rescue agency said Thursday.

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Venezuelan fashion house stitches body bags for quake victims

VENEZUELA - Following the devastating 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, killing over 4,700 people and leaving an estimated 50,000 missing, a fashion label has pivoted from making colorful...

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Iran threatens to block more trade routes as US launches fresh strikes

IRAN - Iran has threatened to block further trading routes in the region, as the US launched a fresh wave of strikes on military targets.

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Kenyan court dismisses Rastafarians' bid to legalise cannabis

KENYA - Kenya's High Court has dismissed a bid by a Rastafarian group seeking to legalise the use of cannabis for religious purposes.

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Cuba slowly gets power back after latest blackout

CUBA - Cubans were gradually getting power back on Wednesday, after the third nationwide power outage in less than 10 days, the national electricity company said.

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President Simons wants parliamentto amend laws on land allocation

PARAMARIBO - President Jennifer Simons recently called on the National Assembly to amend the legislation to prevent people from losing their plot of land and the house that they built...

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One dead and three missing after boat sinks near Alcatraz

US - One person has died and three others are missing after a pontoon boat capsized around 600 yards from Alcatraz Island on Tuesday.

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China economic growth falls sharply, missing target

CHINA - China's economic growth slowed sharply between the start of April and end of June as weak domestic demand and the Iran war's impact on oil prices...

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US reports 'wave of strikes' on Iran as war returns

IRAN - The United States and Iran have resumed hostilities after nearly a month of relative peace, with the US launching a wave of strikes on Wednesday following...

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Wildfires burn in parts of UK as fire chiefs warn of extreme pressure

UK - Wildfires continue to burn in parts of the UK as firefighters face "extreme pressure" due to the prolonged heatwave, the chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has...