Tag: violence
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Colorado Springs lounge ups age limit after deadly weekend shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After a shooting in the parking lot over the weekend that left one dead and two others injured, the Luxe Daiquiri Lounge in Colorado Springs is raising its age limit to 30 plus. “The events from this weekend help us make that decision,” said lounge…
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Turkey struggles to stop violence against women. At least 71 have been killed this year
At least 71 women have been killed in Turkey this year as activists say the country has made little progress in protecting women from abusers
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UN raises alert for 780,000 people displaced in Mozambique, most due to violence in north
The United Nations’ refugee chief has raised a new alert over 780,000 displaced people in Mozambique
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Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence
The military juntas ruling Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger say they have agreed to create a joint force to fight extremist violence in their nations
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At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria
The United Nations office in Nigeria says at least 200 people, mostly women and children displaced by violence in northeastern Nigeria, were abducted by Islamic extremists while they were searching for firewood near the border with Chad
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Politicians seek new alliances to lead Haiti as gangs take over and premier tries to return home
Haitian politicians started pursuing new alliances Wednesday, seeking a coalition that could lead the country out of the gang violence that has closed the main airport and prevented embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning home
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Mourners honor woman who was raped and killed in Poland’s capital after fleeing Belarus
Mourners in Poland have paid tribute to a young Belarusian woman who died after being attacked and raped on the streets of Warsaw last month, a crime that has shocked the country
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As crisis in Haiti worsens, families in South Florida fear for loved ones, future of country
In the span of a month, Eliantes Jean Jacques has lost two family members to the ceaseless violence in Haiti. In early February, gangs killed his brother. Two weeks ago, they murdered his cousin. “There is no justice in Haiti,” said Jean Jacques, tearing up. After the deaths of Jean Jacques’ relatives, the situation in…
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Haitian PM arrives in Puerto Rico after long absence as he struggles to get home to quell violence
Haiti’s embattled prime minister has landed in Puerto Rico as he tries to return to Haiti to quell a surge in violent gang attacks
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Haiti moves closer to total collapse and its prime minister is unable to return home
Banks and government offices in Haiti are being pillaged and burned. Police substations are falling under the control of gangs. Prisons have broken open. And neighborhoods across the nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince, are experiencing continuous gunfire. As a powerful coalition of armed gangs continues its assault in a volatile Haiti— and the political party of a…