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UN body that regulates the deep sea tackles proposed mining code amid growing concerns

Tense deliberations over how and if to allow deep sea mining are unfolding in Jamaica as at least one company threatens to apply for permission before rules and regulations are in place

UN body that regulates the deep sea tackles proposed mining code amid growing concerns
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Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean

Officials say people in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm

Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean
Business|Economy|Finance|News|US

Federal judge orders mediation to break impasse over Puerto Rico power company debt

A federal judge overseeing a drawn-out debt-restructuring process for Puerto Rico’s power company has ordered all parties to mediation

Federal judge orders mediation to break impasse over Puerto Rico power company debt
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Racially diverse Puerto Rico debates bill that aims to ban hair discrimination

Puerto Rico legislators are holding a public hearing on a bill that seeks to prohibit discrimination against certain hairstyles in the racially diverse U.S. territory, sparking a heated debate

Racially diverse Puerto Rico debates bill that aims to ban hair discrimination
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Dangerous Hurricane Beryl restrengthens to Category 4 off Grenada

Beryl has restrengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane

Dangerous Hurricane Beryl restrengthens to Category 4 off Grenada
Environment|News|World

Beryl strengthens into hurricane in Atlantic, forecast to grow into major storm entering Caribbean

Beryl has grown into a hurricane in the Atlantic and is forecast to strengthen into a major storm as it nears the Caribbean

Beryl strengthens into hurricane in Atlantic, forecast to grow into major storm entering Caribbean
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US judge sentences Germine Joly, former leader of a powerful gang in Haiti, to 35 years in prison

The leader of a notoriously violent gang in Haiti linked to the kidnapping of 16 U.S. citizens has been sentenced to 35 years in prison

US judge sentences Germine Joly, former leader of a powerful gang in Haiti, to 35 years in prison
Americas|Election|News|US

Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi concedes defeat in surprise primary upset by Jenniffer González

Puerto Rico congressional representative Jenniffer González has defeated Gov. Pedro Pierluisi in a surprise upset during a primary election held by their pro-statehood party

Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi concedes defeat in surprise primary upset by Jenniffer González
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Haiti's new prime minister vows to seek unity after he is selected by transitional council

Haiti’s new prime minister has vowed to seek unity in his first statement since a transitional council selected him to head the government in the troubled Caribbean country

Haiti's new prime minister vows to seek unity after he is selected by transitional council
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Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs

U.N. development specialist Garry Conille has been named Haiti’s new prime minister nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for the position

Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs
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Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed

Haiti’s main international airport has reopened nearly three months after gang violence forced authorities to close it

Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed
Crime|Health|News|World

Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services

Violence is traumatizing Haitian children

Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services
Crime|News|World

Haitians demand the resignation and arrest of the country's police chief after a new gang attack

A growing number of civilians and police officers are demanding the dismissal and arrest of Haiti’s police chief as heavily armed gangs launched a new attack in the capital of Port-au-Prince

Haitians demand the resignation and arrest of the country's police chief after a new gang attack
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Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence

Shunned publicly by politicians and intellectuals for centuries, Vodou is transforming into a more powerful and accepted religion across Haiti, where its believers were once persecuted

Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence
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Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country

A transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for Haiti is changing the way it operates in a move that is surprising many as gang violence consumes the country

Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country
Americas|Crime|News|World

Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced

Gangs in Haiti have laid siege to several neighborhoods in the capital, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours in one of the biggest attacks since Haiti’s new prime minister was announced

Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced
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The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti's newly created transitional council

A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti’s new prime minister is dividing a recently installed transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for the gang-riddled Caribbean country

The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti's newly created transitional council
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Haiti's transitional council names a new prime minister in the hopes of quelling stifling violence

Haiti’s newly installed transitional council has chosen a little known former sports minister as the Caribbean country’s prime minister, as it tries to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence

Haiti's transitional council names a new prime minister in the hopes of quelling stifling violence
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New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence

It’s been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on its members is rapidly growing

New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence
Americas|News|World

Haiti's government scrambles to impose tight security measures as council inauguration imminent

A transitional council charged with selecting a new prime minister and Cabinet for Haiti is demanding that its members be sworn in at the National Palace, raising concerns about their safety

Haiti's government scrambles to impose tight security measures as council inauguration imminent
Crime|Health|News|World

Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut

Life-saving medication and equipment is dwindling or altogether absent at hospitals and clinics across Haiti's capital as brutal gangs tighten their grip on Port-au-Prince and beyond

Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut
News|US

Puerto Rico Republicans award Trump all 23 of their delegates

Puerto Rico’s Republican Party held a district assembly and awarded former President Donald Trump all 23 of their national delegates

Puerto Rico Republicans award Trump all 23 of their delegates
Crime|News|World

Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital

Life in Port-au-Prince has become a game of survival, pushing Haitians to new limits as they scramble to stay safe and alive while gangs overwhelm the police and the government remains largely absent

Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital
Americas|Crime|News|Political|World

A journalist. An army sergeant. An 80-year-old patient. Haitian human rights group details gang toll

A Haitian human rights group has released a new report that details the horrific violence unleashed this year by gangs who kill, rape and maim with impunity amid a political vacuum

A journalist. An army sergeant. An 80-year-old patient. Haitian human rights group details gang toll
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Creation of transitional council that will select Haiti's next prime minister is imminent, US says

The U.S. assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs says the creation of a transitional council responsible for choosing Haiti’s next leaders is imminent

Creation of transitional council that will select Haiti's next prime minister is imminent, US says

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