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November 10, 2021

WHO: Coronavirus cases falling everywhere but one notable Western region

The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10% in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both COVID-19 cases and deaths are steadily increasing. It was the sixth consecutive week that cases have risen across the continent.

October 2, 2021

Migrant crisis could bring 1M people to US-Mexico border, Guatemalan activist warns

Failure by the Biden administration to adequately address the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border could result in far greater numbers of people trying to enter the U.S., an anti-corruption activist in Guatemala is warning, according to a report.

September 27, 2021

Haitian migrant sports 'Biden-Harris' shirt as thousands more converge at Guatemala-Mexico border

A Haitian migrant who is one of the thousands trudging northward from Central and South America told Fox News on Monday he will never return to his home country and that he is hoping to find a job in the United States once he finishes his 1,500-mile journey.

August 11, 2021

US to deliver more than 800,000 coronavirus vaccines to Caribbean

The U.S. government said Wednesday that it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean nations as the region with limited resources struggles with a spike in COVID-19 cases amid violent anti-vaccine protests.

July 31, 2021

Canadian doctor accused of using own sperm to inseminate patients to pay $10.7M in tentative settlement

Hundreds of victims of a former Canadian fertility doctor, who allegedly used the wrong sperm and sometimes his own while artificially inseminating patients, will be awarded $10.7 million in a tentative agreement reached this week, according to reports.   

July 30, 2021

6 people test positive for COVID-19 after Caribbean cruise

Six passengers who sailed on a Royal Caribbean ship tested positive for COVID-19 near the end of their cruise and were immediately quarantined, the company said Friday.

July 28, 2021

Feds conduct South Florida raids amid probe of Haitian president’s assassination

Federal agents have reportedly raided several locations in South Florida as part of a sweeping investigation into the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse – and targeted two businessmen suspected of funding and training the killers.

July 23, 2021

Jovenel Moïse funeral: Haiti president's hometown holds ceremony amid violence

The body of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was returned to his hometown Friday for a private funeral amid heavy security following violent protests and fears of political volatility in the Caribbean nation.

July 19, 2021

Haiti’s president pleaded with top officer during raid: ‘Come save my life’

or about 10 minutes, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse attempted to call security forces to counter the early morning raid that unfolded at his home earlier this month before he was assassinated, according to a report.

July 17, 2021

Martine Moïse, wife of slain president, returns to Haiti

Martine Moïse, the wife of Haiti’s assassinated president who was injured in the July 7 attack at their private home, returned to the Caribbean nation on Saturday following her release from a Miami hospital.