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LVIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – The United States and its allies yesterday prepared new sanctions on Moscow over civilian killings in northern Ukraine, which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as “war crimes” demanding commensurate punishment.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Friday commissioned a smart classroom at the Christianburg Secondary School.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Violence against the press in Mexico rose to unprecedented levels in the first half of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration, up 85% from the first half of his predecessor’s term, according to a report published yesterday.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revoked a state of emergency late yesterday after dozens of lawmakers walked out of the ruling coalition, leaving his government in a minority in parliament as it struggled to quell protests amid the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.

(Reuters) – Cuba is struggling to cover a fuel deficit as imports from Venezuela and other countries remain below historical levels and global prices boosted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine make purchases almost unaffordable, according to analysts and data.

Ten new COVID-19 cases were recorded by the Ministry of Health out of 800 tests that were conducted as of yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) A 15-year-old school girl died at the Couva District Health Facility yesterday afternoon, after she was allegedly beaten by a male relative.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Castillo yesterday afternoon lifted a curfew order following widespread defiance on the streets, as protests spiraled against rising fuel and fertilizer prices triggered by the Ukraine conflict.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court adjourned until today a hearing to decide the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s blocking of an opposition bid to oust him, a dispute that has led to political turmoil in the nuclear-armed country.

A Linden labourer was on Monday charged with trafficking a quantity of ecstasy in Wismar, Linden, Region Ten.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A dinner between Brazil’s Workers Party (PT) leader Gleisi Hoffmann and 30 businessmen on Monday ended with two pieces of information well-received by the latter: The party will work with central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto and there is no thought of controlling fuel prices if former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wins the October election.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the United Nations Security Council that “accountability must be inevitable” for Russia as he accused Russian troops of committing “the most terrible war crimes” since World War Two.

Amid reports that the authenticity of a letter he sent to GECOM had been in doubt, former President David Granger today said that as Representative of the APNU+AFC list he had dispatched a letter to the Chief Election Officer asking him to extract the names of Aubrey Norton and Volda Lawrence to take up two vacant seats in Parliament.

LVIV, Ukraine/BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive proposed sweeping new sanctions against Russia today, including a ban on coal imports, as the West responds to evidence of civilian killings in a Ukrainian town seized from Russian invaders.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – At least 41 Sri Lankan lawmakers walked out of the ruling coalition today, leaving the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a minority in parliament as it struggles with the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court adjourned until tomorrow a hearing to decide the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s blocking of an opposition bid to oust him, a dispute that has led to political turmoil in the nuclear-armed country.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Chinese authorities today extended a lockdown in Shanghai to cover all of the financial centre’s 26 million people, despite growing anger over quarantine rules in the city, where latest results show only 268 symptomatic daily COVID-19 cases.

(Jamaica Observer) A diplomatic chess game, which started two years ago to oust Baroness Patricia Scotland as Commonwealth secretary general, is now playing out in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) following Jamaica’s decision to nominate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith for the post.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that the government is working on a holistic immigration policy to cater for mounting issues such as contractors not being able to find labourers.

Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken yesterday met with Sergeants from across the country and warned them to desist from “harassing” members of the public and admonished that unprofessionalism will not be tolerated.