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22-02-2023 COLONIA MEZQUITAL: It had taken hours to cross the border from Honduras to Guatemala by bus, and Edwin Gomez, a 39-year-old migrant from Honduras’s capital, needed a place to rest for the night. That’s how he found himself with Friar German Tax, walking slowly through Colonia Mezquital, a community …

22-02-2023 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed “deep concern and dismay” over Israel’s settlement activity in a watered-down statement replacing a draft resolution that would have explicitly condemned Israeli policies. The UNSC presidential statement approved on Monday by all 15 members of the council, including the …

22-02-2023 NEW DELHI: Broken corroded wires, improper welding and changes to the walking surface of a 145-year-old hanging bridge in India contributed to its collapse last year that killed 135 people, an investigation has found. The colonial-era suspension bridge in Morbi town in the western state of Gujarat was packed …

22-02-2023 DHAKA: The only newspaper of Bangladesh’s main opposition party has halted printing after a government suspension order was upheld by a watchdog, stoking fears about media freedom in the South Asian nation. The Dainik Dinkal, a Bengali-language broadsheet, has been a mouthpiece of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for …

22-02-2023 HARARE/ BEATRICE: For most of the last nine years, Admire Munatsi has gotten to his boss’s farmhouse in Beatrice, 65km (40 miles) south of Harare, at dawn, to begin a range of tasks from cleaning the chicken run and pigsty to washing cars. By 7am, he joins his workmates …

22-02-2023 MANILA: Philippine rescue teams began climbing an active volcano Tuesday in a “very risky operation” to reach the wreckage of a small plane that crashed at the weekend, officials said. Four people, including two Australians, were on board the Cessna 340 aircraft when it went missing Saturday morning after …

22-02-2023 MILAN: Weeks of dry winter weather have raised concerns that Italy could face another drought after last summer’s emergency, with the Alps having received less than half of their normal snowfall, according to scientists and environmental groups. The warning comes as Venice, where flooding is normally the primary concern, …

21-02-2023 ANTAKYA: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern Turkey near the Syrian border late on Monday, setting off panic and further damaging buildings two weeks after the country’s worst earthquake in modern history left tens of thousands dead. Two reporters said the tremors were strong and lasting, damaging buildings and …

21-02-2023 WELLINGTON: New Zealand has said rebuilding after Cyclone Gabrielle will cost billions of dollars, on par with the Christchurch earthquake from 12 years ago. Gabrielle brought widespread flooding to the North Island in mid-February, damaging roads and bridges. At least 11 people have died so far and thousands are …

21-02-2023 PORT MORESBY: Several researchers including local academics and an Australian professor have been taken hostage at gunpoint in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The group was on a study trip in remote highlands when captured by armed men, according to media reports. A ransom has been demanded for their release, …