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Malaria vaccine highly effective in small U.S. test
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – An experimental malaria vaccine proved highly effective in a small, early-stage clinical trial in people, raising hope in the global effort to combat the deadly disease, U.S. researchers reported yesterday in the journal Science. “This was something that everybody said was not possible. And here it is,” Navy Captain Judith Epstein, one of the researchers, said in…
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UNITED STATES – VISA – US begins new multiple-entry visa program for Cubans
WASHINGTON, CMC – The US Department of State says it has begun a new multiple-entry visa program for Cubans. “The Obama administration believes these measures, in addition to others, will increase people-to-people contact, support civil society in Cuba and enhance the free flow of information to, from, and among the Cuban people,” said the State Department in a statement. The…
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UNITED STATES-COURT-American convicted for directing funds to offshore account in Nevis
WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States Department of Justice says a US citizen has been convicted for directing funds to an offshore account in Nevis. On Wednesday, the department said Jimmie Duane Ross of Lehi, Utah, and formerly of Sevierville, Tennessee, was convicted of five counts of tax evasion following a jury trial in the US District Court for the…
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NEW YORK-COURT-Grand jury refuses to re-indict NYPD cop for killing Jamaican teenager
NEW YORK, CMC – A grand jury here has refused to re-indict a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer who last year shot dead a Jamaican youth in his own home. Police officer Richard Haste was indicted in June 2012, four months after the shooting death of Ramarley Graham, 18, in his Bronx, New York home on February 2, 2012.…
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Obama cancels meeting with Russia’s Putin over Snowden decision
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday canceled a Moscow summit with President Vladimir Putin planned for next month in retaliation for Russia’s decision to grant asylum to fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden. The move marks a stark low point in U.S.-Russian relations and raised questions about the “reset” in ties that Obama embarked on in his…
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UNITED STATES-POLITICS-US proud to call Jamaica “a partner and friend”
WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States Tuesday said it is “proud to call” Jamaica a “partner and friend” as the island celebrates its 51st anniversary of political independence from Britain. “On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I extend warm wishes to the people of Jamaica on the occasion of your 51st year of independence…
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CARIBBEAN-WEATHER-Forecasters predict “slightly” lower active 2013 Atlantic Hurricane season
OLORADO, CMC – Weather forecasters at Colorado State University (CSU) have lowered their prediction for the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season. “We continue to anticipate an above-average season in 2013, although we have lowered our forecast slightly due to anomalous cooling in the eastern subtropical and tropical Atlantic,” said Philip J. Klotzbach and William M. Gray in their latest prediction. “We…
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CARIBBEAN-MIGRATION-Haitian nationals among 69 migrants repatriated by US Coast Guard
MIAMI, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says it has repatriated 69 migrants including 26 Haitian nationals. It said the crew of the cutters, William Flores and Sitkinak, also repatriated 43 Cuban migrants. “These repatriations are a result of five separate interdiction cases throughout the Caribbean Sea,” The Coast Guard said in a statement.
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U.S. extends embassy closings, lawmakers say threat serious
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States extended embassy closures by a week in the Middle East and Africa as a precaution yesterday after an al Qaeda threat that U.S. lawmakers said was the most serious in years. The State Department said 19 U.S. embassies and consulates would be closed through Saturday “out of an abundance of caution” and that a…
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UNITED STATES CRIME American national given lengthy jail term for child sex tourism offence in Haiti
MIAMI, CMC – A 68-year-old American has been sentenced to 165 years in jail, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after he was found guilty of child sex tourism offences in Haiti. Acting United States Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman, said Matthew Andrew Carter, 68, also known as “William Charles Harcourt” and “Bill Carter” was sentenced by US District…
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