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Asylum-seeking Haitian family makes last-minute dash over northern border as US, Canada begin restricting illegal migrant crossings | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  A Haitian migrant family became one of the last to possibly benefit from a loophole in a decades-old asylum agreement on Friday, one day after US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jointly announced changes to the treaty that would restrict certain migrants from seeking protections in Canada. The … Read more

Pistol used in deadly kidnapping of Americans in Mexican border city was purchased in the US, criminal complaint says | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  One of the weapons used in the deadly abduction of four Americans in the Mexican border city of Matamoros earlier this month was purchased in the United States and provided to a Mexican cartel, according to a federal court document. Roberto Lugardo Moreno was arrested and charged with knowingly conspiring to export … Read more

FBI offers $20,000 reward in case of missing American woman who was kidnapped from her home in Mexico | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  More than a month after a 63-year-old US citizen was kidnapped from her home in Mexico, the FBI has announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts. Maria del Carmen Lopez was kidnapped February 9 in Pueblo Nuevo, a municipality in the southwestern Mexican state of Colima, the FBI’s Los … Read more

Russia scoffs but Putin could stand trial for alleged war crimes, ICC chief prosecutor says | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor believes Russian President Vladimir Putin could stand trial for alleged crimes committed during Russia’s war in Ukraine, he told CNN on Friday, despite Moscow’s arguments that it is not subject to the court’s decisions. In an interview with CNN’s Clarissa Ward, Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan pointed … Read more

SpaceX’s Starlink devices found in illegal mining sites in the Amazon | CNN

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[ad_1] Sao Paulo CNN  —  Five Starlink internet devices were found in illegal mining sites in the Amazon during raids by Brazil’s environmental police on Tuesday, the environmental agency said. Starlink are small, easy-to-use satellite dishes made by Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX. Starlink says its equipment can provide “high-speed, low-latency broadband internet in … Read more

Brazilian researchers find ‘terrifying’ plastic rocks on remote island | CNN

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[ad_1] Reuters  —  The geology of Brazil’s volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this remote turtle refuge is sparking alarm. Melted plastic has become intertwined with rocks on the island, located 1,140 km (708 miles) from the southeastern state of Espirito Santo, which … Read more

Florida couple has been kidnapped in Haiti and remain held at ransom, family says | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  A Florida couple has been kidnapped in Haiti and remains captive under ransom demands, family members say, who are asking for help and pressuring US officials to find them. Abigail and Jean-Dickens Toussaint, both 33, were kidnapped on March 18 around Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital, according to a statement from their families … Read more

This community in southern Mexico has defied the gender binary for generations | CNN

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[ad_1] Editor’s Note: CNN Original Series “Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico” airs on CNN Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Sign up to CNN Travel’s four-part Unlocking Mexico newsletter for more on the country and its cuisine. CNN  —  In the town of Juchitán de Zaragoza, located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico’s southern state … Read more

China sanctions US organizations for hosting Taiwan leader during stopover | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  China has slapped sanctions on two American organizations that hosted Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen during her recent travel in the United States, which Beijing had fiercely condemned. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Friday the Washington-headquartered think tank Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California would be banned from … Read more

Japan was already grappling with isolation and loneliness. The pandemic made it worse | CNN

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[ad_1] Tokyo CNN  —  Across Japan, nearly 1.5 million people have withdrawn from society, leading reclusive lives largely confined within the walls of their home, according to a new government survey. These are Japan’s hikikomori, or shut-ins, defined by the government as people who have been isolated for at least six months. Some only go … Read more

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