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Three dead and eight injured in Philippines school shooting

PHILIPPINES - A 16-year-old gunman has shot two students dead and injured eight others at a Philippine high school, before killing himself.

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Guatemala to provide food aid as El Niño causes severe drought

GUATEMALA CITY – “Guatemala will provide food assistance to more than one million families living through drought due to the powerful El Niño weather pattern”, the....

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Turkey proposes Russia-Ukraine deal to end Black Sea shipping attacks

RUSSIA - Turkey has sent a proposal to Russia and Ukraine that would end attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea, a Turkish diplomat told AFP on Thursday. The move follows a...

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NASA scan discovers new, 'once in a century' Moon crater

WASHINGTON - A researcher at NASA has found a massive, recently-formed crater on the Moon, a rare occurrence that only happens "once in a century or even longer," according to...

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OKGS to deploy drones

PARAMARIBO - The OKGS, the committee tasked with regulating the small-scale gold mining sector, has been strengthened with two drones and a printer for ID badges.

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Diesel generators in dozens of villages to be replaced by solar energy

PARAMARIBO - The Energy Company Suriname (EBS) will visit dozens of remote villages that are not connected to the power grid to replace the diesel generators with solar energy.

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NVB deploys boats on Apoera-Southdrain route

KABALEBO – The boat trip from Apoera to Southdrain and vice versa has become cheaper because the National Transportation Company

11 road deaths in Traffic Safety Month:

“Safety is a joint responsibility”

PARAMARIBO – There were reportedly 11 road deaths in the Traffic Safety Month which started on August 15th and which was concluded in the Lalla Rookh Building on September 15th. This is twice the number of road deaths that...

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Lula says he will go to UN to tell Trump to 'stay out' of Brazil’s elections

BRAZIL - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday he will tell US President Donald Trump "not to meddle in Brazil's elections" next week during the United Nations...

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India faces 100% tariff threat over Russian oil after US House vote

INDIA - For four years, India, one of the world's biggest oil importers, has turned Russia's war-driven disruption of global oil markets to its advantage. Russian crude, displaced from...

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Seoul envoy headed for US with deals, Hormuz on agenda

SEOUL - Seoul's top diplomat is set to meet his US counterpart in Washington this week, officials said Wednesday, with billions in deals and a possible Hormuz deployment on the...

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Saudi Arabia says Houthis target Makkah, warn of 'red line'

SAUDI ARABIA - The Saudi-led coalition accused Yemen's Houthi rebels of targeting Makkah with a drone on Wednesday, an allegation the Houthis rejected as a "worn-out lie”.

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Belarus frees 25 prisoners after US envoy’s visit

WARSAW - Belarus freed 25 political prisoners on Wednesday, announced by US envoy John Coale following his latest visit to Minsk. In exchange,...

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Water level drops in Bigi Pan region

NICKERIE — The water level waterpeil in the Bigi Pan region is slowly dropping. Ali Khan Sewrutton who visits the region regularly to enjoy nature expresses grave concern regarding...

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OWOS resumes union work

PARAMARIBO – The Ogane Workers' Organization Suriname (OWOS) will resume its daily activities despite the shooting incident that took place prior to the...

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Health Ministry to make 114 available 24/7

PARAMARIBO - 114 which is a helpline has become an important platform for people who urgently need help with their mental problems.

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Gaza apartment block collapse leaves 20 dead, many missing

GAZA - Gaza authorities said Wednesday that at least twenty people including five children, had died and dozens more were missing after an apartment building collapsed from...

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News chopper crash in LA kills three

US - Three people were killed Tuesday in a fiery crash when a US news helicopter covering a deadly bus accident came down in a Los Angeles neighborhood.

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Russia welcomes Trump's 'good idea' for Ukraine energy truce

MOSCOW - The Kremlin on Tuesday welcomed what it called US President Donald Trump's "good idea" for a truce between Russia and Ukraine on striking energy...

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Russia says space 'must be free from any weapon'

MOSCOW - Russia called Tuesday for weapons to be kept out of space, after the US Space Force confirmed it had deployed "on-orbit space control weapons" for...

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Panama Canal to cut maritime traffic again due to El Nino

PANAMA CITY - The Panama Canal is planning further reductions to maritime traffic through the waterway after already slashing numbers due to the El Nino...

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Man who threatened to kill ex wife and children arrested

PARA - Police officers from the Paranam Police Station recently arrested 42-year-old D.D.R. for threatening to kill his ex wife and their seven children.

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Latour residents complain about noise pollution

PARAMARIBO – Residents from Latour recently made it clear that they are fed up with the persisting nuisances in their neighborhood.

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Barbados eyes Suriname for construction materials

PARAMARIBO/ BRIDGETOWN- Barbados is looking to buy silica sand and aggregate in Suriname because its local supplies are nearly depleted. This means that Suriname will soon have a new market,...

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Millions affected as floods strike India’s Bihar

INDIA - Nearly five million people have been affected by flooding in Bihar, one of India's most flood-prone states.

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Europe puts into orbit two Earth observation satellites

FRANS-GUYANA - The European Space Agency has successfully put into orbit two satellites designed to better detect extreme weather events linked to climate change, officials said.

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US set to axe climate pollution limits for power plants

US - US President Donald Trump's administration is expected to remove limits on climate pollution from coal and gas power plants on Monday, according to US media reports.

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One dead, 25 missing in migrant boat sinking off Greece

ATHENS - One person died and 25 remained missing after a boat filled with migrants sank off the Greek island of Gavdos, near Crete, the coast guard told AFP on Monday.

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Houthis say Saudi Arabia launched over 50 strikes against them in 24 hours

YEMEN - Yemen's Houthis reported Sunday that Saudi Arabia conducted over fifty airstrikes on their positions within 24 hours, following a rare Houthi drone and missile attack on a...

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Unions condemn shooting at OWOS building

PARAMARIBO - Several unions and a foundation have condemned the shooting that took place at the building of the Ogem Workers' Organization Suriname (OWOS) on Thursday night and which left one person injured.

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Prison guard who pointed gun at teenager arrested

PARAMARIBO - The 34-year-old prison guard who evidently pointed a gun at a teenager was arrested Thursday. T.W. was taken into police custody after he had been questioned by investigators at the Paranam Police Bureau.

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DC sounds alarm over illegal street races in Brownsweg

BROKOPONDO – The district commissioner of Brokopondo Center, Gregory Van der Kamp, recently sounded the alarm over the dangerous street races that are held on the public road in Brownsweg.

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China criticizes idea it is in 'malicious competition' over AI

CHINA - China has hit out against what it has called "threat narratives" over AI governance and warned against "engaging in confrontation and malicious competition".

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Finland to join France's forward nuclear deterrent

PARIS – “Finland has decided to join France's forward nuclear deterrence initiative, becoming the tenth European country to participate in the plan”, the two nations...

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Six dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes in Java Sea

JAVA SEA - Six people have died and 107 have been rescued from a capsized Indonesian passenger ferry in the Java Sea, authorities have said. A search and rescue operation was...

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China, Russia, India seek economic cooperation at BRICS

NEW DELHI - BRICS leaders, including China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, and host India's Narendra Modi, concluded a two-day summit in New Delhi on Sunday.

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Hong Kong homes flattened for USD 28 bn high-tech hub

HONG KONG - Hong Kong is converting roughly a third of its territory — villages, wetlands, and farmland — into the "Northern Metropolis," an ambitious tech hub meant to deepen...

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Poland says Russia hit Warsaw-bound train in west Ukraine

POLAND - A Russian drone struck a Warsaw-bound train by the Polish border in Ukraine on Sunday but caused no casualties, Warsaw and Kyiv said,...

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Kremlin not ruling out return to Ukraine talks in October

MOSCOW - The Kremlin said Sunday that three-way negotiations involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States on ending Europe's worst conflict since World War II could take...

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Iraq to reopen Iran crossings after drone attack

BAGHDAD - Iraqi authorities announced on Sunday a timeline to reopen three crossings with Iran, a day after closing them following a drone attack originating from their shared...

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Iran war reshapes Brics ties but also exposes divisions

IRAN - This weekend, some of the most powerful people in the world gathered in Delhi around a vast circular table. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that together,...