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African, Caribbean nations agree to push for slavery reparations
Nov 18, 2023 08:45African and Caribbean nations have agreed to seek reparations for slavery, urging their former colonialists to pay for their “historical mass crimes.”
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Hurricane Maria kills 32 in Caribbean, moves on toward British Pacific territory
Sep 22, 2017 10:36Hurricane Maria barreled toward the Turks and Caicos on Friday after lashing Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands with winds and rain that destroyed homes, caused flooding, devastated economies, and left at least 32 people dead.
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Hurricane Maria barreling towards storm-hit Caribbean islands
Sep 18, 2017 11:10Hurricane Maria is slowly gaining momentum as it continues to barrel towards the storm-battered eastern Caribbean, the US government has warned, noting that the hurricane is expected to strengthen as it churned along a path similar to that of megastorm Irma earlier in the month.
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Hurricane Irma kills 14 in Caribbean, powers toward Florida
Sep 08, 2017 08:44Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, drove toward Florida on Friday as it lashed the Caribbean with devastating winds and torrential rain, leaving behind 14 deaths and a swathe of catastrophic destruction.
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Hurricane Irma leaves trail of devastation across Caribbean
Sep 07, 2017 07:20Hurricane Irma has sowed a trail of deadly devastation through the Caribbean, reducing to rubble the tropical islands of Barbuda and St. Martin and claiming at least seven lives.