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Region
10/31/2024 3:10:13 PM
UN food agencies warned Thursday of deadly hunger levels in 16 "hunger hotspots" in coming months, with the Palestinian territories, Sudan and South Sudan, Mali and Haiti of most concern.
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World
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International
9/11/2024 5:09:18 PM
Flawed asylum policies in the Americas are forcing thousands of migrants from troubled countries like Venezuela and Haiti into a perilous US-bound jungle crossing, Human Rights Watch said in a report Wednesday.
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War in Sudan
6/14/2024 12:04:49 PM
The United Nations envoy charged with reporting on violations against children in conflicts around the world said late Thursday that first and foremost she is worried about what’s happening to youngsters in war-torn Sudan, followed by Congo and Haiti.
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International
5/21/2024 10:36:39 PM
Haiti’s main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it.
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World
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International
3/14/2024 12:36:44 PM
A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appeared to be crumbling Wednesday as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that would manage the transition.
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World
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International
3/12/2024 7:28:31 PM
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, bowing to international pressure to make way for new leadership in the country overwhelmed by violent gangs.
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World
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International
3/7/2024 10:45:01 PM
Haiti's main port was forced to close Thursday due to sabotage after days of worsening gang violence that have plunged the country into chaos and left the prime minister unable to return from abroad.
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World
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International
2/20/2024 4:08:18 PM
A judge in Haiti responsible for investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph, and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles, among others, according to a report obtained Monday.
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World
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International
7/2/2023 10:25:57 AM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Haiti on Saturday for a lightning visit, saying "this is not the time to forget" the Caribbean nation mired in overlapping security, political and economic woes.
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World
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Region
7/1/2023 6:29:50 PM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Haiti on Saturday for a lightning visit aimed at showing "solidarity" with the country's people as it navigates a "tragic cycle" of overlapping security, political and economic woes, his spokesperson said.
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World
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International
5/9/2023 11:28:43 AM
More than 600 people were killed last month in violence in the capital of Haiti, which is in the grip of a political-economic crisis, the United Nations said on late Monday.
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World
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International
5/3/2023 11:40:01 AM
More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year due to conflicts, climate change, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according to a report published Wednesday.
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World
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International
3/8/2023 9:41:03 PM
Doctors Without Borders announced Wednesday that it was forced to temporarily close its hospital in Cite Soleil given a sharp rise in gang violence that has left dozens dead in recent weeks.
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World
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International
3/4/2023 2:52:24 PM
More sophisticated and high-caliber weapons are being illegally shipped into Haiti where violence has reached levels unseen for decades, warned a UN report seen by AFP on Saturday.
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World
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International
1/21/2023 3:47:14 PM
A surge in Cuban and Nicaraguan arrivals at the U.S. border with Mexico in December led to the highest number of illegal border crossings recorded during any month of Joe Biden's presidency, authorities said Friday.
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World
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International
1/10/2023 10:17:11 PM
American President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday pledged to promote prosperity for people throughout the hemisphere as they opened wide-ranging talks about the fragile security situation in Haiti, North American trade, political unrest in Brazil and more on the sidelines of the North American Leaders Summit.
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World
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International
11/23/2022 5:25:15 PM
A cholera outbreak sweeping through Haiti is claiming a growing number of children amid a surge in malnutrition, UNICEF announced Wednesday.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
10/16/2022 8:45:57 PM
Haitian singer Mikaben died in the middle of a concert in Paris on Saturday night from a suspected heart attack, shocking fans who saw him collapse as he made his way off stage.
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Life & Style
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Style
9/21/2022 3:05:29 PM
The Milan Fashion Week that opens Wednesday is showcasing collections by perhaps its most ethnically diverse lineup of designers, including the debuts of the new creative directors of Salvatore Ferragamo and Bally and the return of Haitian-Italian designer Stella Jean after a two-year hiatus.
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World
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International
7/16/2022 9:38:58 PM
The U.N. human rights office on Saturday expressed concern about rising violence around Haiti's capital, saying 99 people have been reported killed in recent fighting between rival gangs in the Cite Soleil district alone.
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