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06 Feb, 2026
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Trump’s racist post about Obamas deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s racist social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted after a backlash from both…
06 Feb, 2026
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76-y-o British man sentenced to nearly 24 years for drugging and abusing boys at summer camp
LONDON (AP) — A 76-year-old retired British veterinarian was sentenced on Friday to 23 years and 10 months in prison on charges of child abuse after lacing candy he gave his victims with sedatives at…
06 Feb, 2026
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US tells Caribbean countries there are alternatives to Cuban healthcare programme
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The United States Embassy in Barbados Friday said that there are “alternative methods available” to Caribbean countries to recruit healthcare workers as it continued its…
06 Feb, 2026
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Uber found liable in sexual assault case in US and ordered to pay $8.5 million
A federal jury in the United States this week found Uber to be legally responsible in a 2023 case of sexual assault — ordering the rideshare giant to pay $8.5 million to a woman who said one of its…
05 Feb, 2026
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Former TCI premier Michael Misick and two others found guilty on corruption charges
COCKBURN TOWN, Turks and CAICOS ISLANDS, CMC – Justice Rajendra Narine will on May 4 this year hear arguments in the sentencing phase of the case against three people, including former premier,…
05 Feb, 2026
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Police in Guyana probing deaths of four men whose bodies were found on barge
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The police in Guyana are probing the circumstances that led to the deaths of four men whose bodies were removed from a split barge on Wednesday night. The barge is owned by…
05 Feb, 2026
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Argentina requests extradition of Nicolás Maduro from US on crimes against humanity
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge on Wednesday requested the extradition from the United States of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured by the United States…
05 Feb, 2026
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Cubans rendered powerless as outages persist and tensions with US escalate
SANTA CRUZ DEL NORTE, Cuba (AP) — The smell of sulphur hits hard in this coastal town that produces petroleum and is home to one of Cuba’s largest thermoelectric plants. Yet, even as the plant…
05 Feb, 2026
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Pizza Hut closing 250 US stores as parent company considers selling the brand
Pizza Hut plans to close 250 US restaurants in the first half of this year as its parent company considers a sale of the chain. Yum Brands said Wednesday it’s targeting underperforming Pizza Hut…