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Missionaries kidnapped in Haiti escaped after ransom money raised -ministry group

Ransom money was raised to pay for the release of a group Canadian and American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti, but a dozen of them escaped captivity on their own, the…

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‘Poor Haiti, one thing after another,’ pope says of deadly blast

VATICAN CITY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday asked for prayers for the victims of a fuel truck explosion that killed at least 60 people in Haiti, lamenting…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Cap Haitien, Haiti

Sunrise view of the cathedral and the port in Cap Haitien, Haiti. Photo: EPA-EFE/ORLANDO BARRIA

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Haiti gang leader threatens to kill kidnapped American missionaries

A Haitian man identifying himself as the leader of the gang that kidnapped a group of American and Canadian missionaries said in a video posted on YouTube that he was…

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Haiti kidnap gang seeks $17 million ransom for abducted American missionaries – WSJ

A Haitian gang that kidnapped a group of American and Canadian missionaries is asking for $17 million to release them, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a Haitian official. Justice Minister Liszt…

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Haitians protest kidnappings as FBI says it will assist in effort to find missionaries

Haitians on Monday mounted a nationwide strike to protest a growing wave of kidnappings, days after the abduction of a group of missionaries prompted FBI involvement and fueled international concerns…

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UPDATED: Seventeen U.S. missionaries and family kidnapped in Haiti

As many as 17 American Christian missionaries and their families, including children, were kidnapped on Saturday by gang members in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, U.S. media reported. The kidnapping happened…

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Assassinations and invasions – how the US and France shaped Haiti’s long history of political turmoil

The powerful earthquake that struck Haiti on Aug. 14, 2021, followed a long series of natural and human-caused disasters to rock the country. Unfortunately, if history offers any clues, earthquake…

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EU Humanitarian Air Bridge to deliver emergency aid to Haiti following earthquake

An EU Humanitarian Air Bridge operation consisting of two flights is delivering more than 125 tonnes of life-saving materials to humanitarian organisations active in Haiti, as part of the EU…

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Haiti faces anger and despair a week after quake, stirring security fears

MARCELINE, Haiti (Reuters) -Tensions in Haiti were rising on Saturday over a lack of aid to remote areas of the impoverished country hardest hit by last week’s devastating earthquake that…

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Foreign aid trickles into rural Haiti amid struggle to count victims

A drip of foreign aid began to reach more rural areas of southwestern Haiti on Thursday, arriving five days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,000 and flattened tens…

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Tremors strike Haitian city still reeling from quake

Tremors shook buildings late on Wednesday in the southern Haitian city of Les Cayes, a Reuters witness said, a few days after a devastating earthquake killed almost 2,200 people across…

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Haiti quake survivors cry for help as death toll nears 2,000

Survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 1,941 people in Haiti clamored for food, shelter and medical care as search and rescue efforts resumed after a tropical storm lashed…

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‘We need food’: heavy rains lash Haiti quake survivors

Flooding due to a storm overnight complicated efforts on Tuesday to seek survivors from a weekend earthquake in Haiti that killed more than 1,400 people and provide aid and relief to hundreds…

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‘We need food’: heavy rains lash Haiti quake survivors

LES CAYES, Haiti (Reuters) - Flooding due to a storm overnight complicated efforts on Tuesday to seek survivors from a weekend earthquake in Haiti that killed more than 1,400 people…

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Haiti hospitals overwhelmed by quake victims as death toll hits 1,297

Haiti's hospitals were swamped on Sunday by thousands of injured residents after a devastating earthquake the day before killed at least 1,297 people as authorities raced to bring doctors to…

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Death toll from Haiti quake hits 724 as tropical storm looms

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Haiti rose to 724 on Sunday as rescue workers scrambled to find survivors buried under buildings a day after the 7.2…

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Death toll after Haiti earthquake surpasses 305

PORT-AU-PRINCE/HAVANA (Reuters) -At least 304 people died and hundreds were injured after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, authorities said, reducing churches, hotels, schools and homes to rubble in the…

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Update – At least 227 killed as magnitude 7.2 quake strikes western Haiti – Officials

PORT-AU-PRINCE/HAVANA, Aug 14 (Reuters/Sky) - At least 227 people have died following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in western Haiti, officials have said, as the prime minister declared a one-month state…

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Photo Story: Haitians bid farewell to assassinated president Jovenel Moise

Haitians bid farewell to assassinated president Jovenel Moise with a mass and a wake in Cap-Haitienepa09358180 A man with the national flag participates in a mass in memory of slain…

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Why were Colombian ex-soldiers in Haiti? Experts say they are popular mercenaries

Highly-trained Colombian soldiers left at a loose end after retirement have frequently been tempted by opportunities to ply their trade abroad as private military contractors from Iraq to Yemen, military…

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Foreign hit squad killed Haiti’s president, police say

A heavily armed commando unit that assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise this week comprised 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans, authorities said on Thursday, as the hunt went on for…

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Haiti police battle gunmen who killed president, amid fears of chaos

Haiti's security forces were locked in a fierce gun battle on Wednesday with assailants who assassinated President Jovenel Moise at his home overnight, plunging the already impoverished, violence-wracked nation deeper…

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UPDATED: Fears of widespread turmoil after Haitian president assassinated

Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his private residence overnight in a "barbaric act", the government said on Wednesday, stirring fears of escalating turmoil in…

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UPDATED: Catholic priests and nuns kidnapped in Haiti

Seven Catholic clergy, including two French citizens, were kidnapped Sunday in Haiti, said the spokesman of the Bishop's Conference for the island nation, which has been rocked by unrest. Five…

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Photo Story: Anti-Government protests in Port-au-Prince

A photo taken during an anti-Government protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The opposition organized a large demonstration against President Jovenel Moise, coinciding with the anniversary of the death of the hero…

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Tension in Haiti as police and army exchange fire

One soldier was killed in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Sunday, local media reported, when police officers shot up an army headquarters in a violent escalation of protests demanding…

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Orphanage fire kills 15 children in Haiti

A fire at an orphanage in Haiti has killed 15 children, according to health care workers. Staff at the Orphanage of the Church of Bible Understanding say the home -…

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UN ends peacekeeping mission in Haiti

Amid ever increasing protests, the last U.N. peacekeepers exit Haiti after 15 years. Making good on a 2017 vote, on Tuesday the UN Security Council ended its 15-year mission to…

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Photo Story: Protests in Haiti

People ride past a burning makeshift barricade during a protest calling for the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Shortages of fuel and food, inflation, corruption and…

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Photo Story: Haitian capital paralyzed by protests

A woman looks at a barricade on fire during protests on a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Port-au-Prince and several provincial capitals of Haiti this week have seen protests against fuel…

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Photo Story : Haiti protests

Demonstrators roam the streets in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 10 June 2019. The capital of Haiti was almost paralyzed after a strike was called by the opposition to demand the resignation of…

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5.9 earthquake strikes Haiti

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near the northernmost tip of Haiti late on Saturday, injuring a number of people and causing some damage to buildings including an auditorium that collapsed,…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, France wins the World Cup while Trump arrives in Helsinki for his summit with Putin. Before leaving the UK he stresses that the EU is a foe of…

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Haiti’s Prime Minister resigns

AFP: Embattled Haiti Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned on Saturday following deadly violence and looting sparked by a now-abandoned plan to raise fuel prices, triggering a fraught process to form…

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