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Daily Archives: Apr 1, 2017

Mystery surrounds Nobel prize handover as 'intimate' Dylan gigs in Sweden

Details of Bob Dylan's receipt of his Nobel literature prize were being kept under close wraps on Saturday leaving those wanting to know more about it blowin' in the wind.

Colombia landslide kills 112, scores injured

A landslide in Colombia's southwestern border province of Putumayo sent mud and debris crashing onto houses overnight, killing 112 people and injuring at least 120, officials said on Saturday.

Protester dies in Paraguay re-election clashes as Congress stormed

A protester was killed in Paraguay after violent clashes overnight sparked by a secret Senate vote for a constitutional amendment that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election.

Top Democrat on House panel says he has seen controversial intel reports

The top Democrat on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff, said intelligence reports he viewed at the White House on Friday were the same documents seen by panel Chairman Devin Nunes last week.

Iraqi state TV says Islamic State second-in-command killed in airstrike

Ayad al-Jumaili, believed to be the deputy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been killed in an air strike, Iraqi State TV said on Saturday, citing Iraqi military intelligence.

Venezuela seeks to cool outrage in U-turn on congress annulment

Venezuela's pro-government Supreme Court on Saturday revoked its controversial annulment of the opposition-led Congress amid international condemnation and protests against socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

Vehicle fire

At 9:44am the St John's Police Station received a call of a vehicle fire at the outskirts of the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds.

World Bank urges ‘fiscal policy legislation’ for small states

Antigua & Barbuda is once again being called on to consider adopting fiscal responsibility legislation – this time by the World Bank (WB) – in order to bring long-term fiscal control over its expenditure.

Gov’t installs new crushers to boost road project

The Burma Quarry is the site of a newly installed multi-million dollar Parker crusher that will seriously boost the country’s capacity for producing construction aggregates.

Social Security boss says an intake of skilled workers will boost operations

The director of the Social Security Scheme of Antigua & Barbuda is of the opinion that attracting skilled workers from abroad will help the entity to be more efficient in its operations.
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