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LDS mission president in Mexico shot during home break-in
KNDU - Washington State
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August 18, 2025
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – A Latter-day Saints mission president, R. Tyler Wallis, is recovering after being shot during a break-in and attempted robbery at his home. Wallis was shot once by an intruder on Saturday and is currently in stable condition....
The strategic value of Filipino migrant workers
The Manila Times
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August 18, 2025
WRITING in the plane on my way back from Hong Kong after doing volunteer work for our Filipino domestic helpers, my heart is overwhelmed with mixed feelings. One is of admiration for the strength of these Filipinos who toil night and day in...
Landstar mulls sale of Mexico freight business
Trucking Dive
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August 18, 2025
Landstar System is considering the sale of its Mexico-based Landstar Metro business, according to a securities filing released Wednesday. The company is exploring a sale or disposition of part of the business because the unit is failing to meet...
Could community policing in the Caribbean build trust to prevent violence?
Global Voices
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August 18, 2025
Riot police outside the St. James amphitheatre during the 2009 Drummit2Summit event in Trinidad and Tobago. Photo by Georgia Popplewell on Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Imagine a police officer in Trinidad and Tobago who walks the bustling community...
Regaining Control Of Security: The Tourism Industry's Recommendation After Trump Mentioned Costa Rica
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) The National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) reacts after US President Donald Trump mentioned Costa Rica in a speech discussing insecurit . US President Donald Trump was comparing the violence rates in Washington with other...
Inside the world's LARGEST cruise ship as Royal Caribbean's Star of the Seas prepares for its maiden voyage
Daily Mail
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August 18, 2025
Royal Caribbean is a veteran in the realm of voyage holidays - and it recently unveiled its new crowning glory. The Star of the Seas is a 20-deck, 1,196-foot long vessel that accommodates a staggering 5,610 guests at a time - earning it the title...
Hon Hai plans tech parks in US, Mexico amid high tariffs
Taipei Times
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August 18, 2025
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) intends to set up technology parks in the US or Mexico to help Taiwanese companies bypass the 20 percent tariff the US is set to impose on Taiwan, Hon Hai chairman Young Liu (劉揚偉) said yesterday. Also the...
Prime Minister and Premier Ford shift focus to what ‘we can control’ amid U.S. trade war
Canadian Manufacturing
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August 18, 2025
Ford went on to speak about the need to use Ontario-made steel from companies such as Algoma in future infrastructure projects like a hypothetical pipeline. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford put the focus on making Canada...
TRUMP EFFECT: A Running List of New U.S. Investment in President Trump’s Second Term
Arizona Free Press
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Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his unwavering commitment to revitalizing American industry has spurred trillions of dollars of investments in U.S. manufacturing, production, and innovation — and the list only continues to grow. Here...
With US $3B investment, GE Appliances leaves Mexico; General Electric’s core operations remain
Mexico News Daily
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August 18, 2025
As part of a US $3 billion investment, General Electric Appliances is preparing to transfer production of select home appliances out of China and Mexico. Last week, GE Appliances announced it would be shifting production of refrigerators, gas...
Civil rights groups condemn Trump’s ‘no bond hearing’ rule for Caribbean immigrants
Caribbean Life - New York
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August 18, 2025
The San Diego-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) strongly condemned the Trump administration’s policy changes that strip millions of immigrants, including Caribbean nationals, of their right to bond hearings and facilitate mass arrests during...
Guyanese, Dr. Arif Bulkan is new Judge on Caribbean Court of Justice
News Source Guyana
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August 18, 2025
Guyanese legal luminary, Dr Arif Bulkan, who briefly served as a Court of Appeal Judge in Guyana, has been selected by the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) to join the Caribbean Court of Justice as a Judge. In a statement,...
Jon Edberg Appointed President And Chief Operating...
Textile World
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TORONTO, Canada — August 18, 2025 — COBMEX® Apparel Inc., a global knitwear designer and manufacturer for the uniform industry, has announced a key leadership transition that strengthens its executive structure and supports the company’s continued...
Wildfire season's 'not slowing down': emergency management minister
Castanet Kamloops
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August 18, 2025
Photo: The Canadian Press File photo — Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Thursday, June 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Western provinces and the East Coast should remain...
Argentine industry accumulates four months of decline
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 18, 2025
Figures from the Latin American Economic Research Foundation (FIEL) and the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) read thta the industrial activity fell 2.1 percent from March to June, marking four consecutive months of decline and...
Mexican ranchers adapt to border closure
Illinois Farmer Today
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By Fernando Llano and Fabiola Sánchez, Associated Press HERMOSILLO, Mexico — The United States’ suspension of live cattle imports from Mexico hit at the worst possible time for rancher Martín Ibarra Vargas, who after two years of severe drought...
Transition Industries signs HoA for Pacifico Mexinol Project in Mexico
World Construction Network
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August 18, 2025
Transition Industries has signed a heads of agreement (HoA) with Bonatti for the Pacifico Mexinol project in Sinaloa, Mexico. This collaboration focuses on critical infrastructure, aiming to establish the world’s largest standalone ultra-low...
Milei Launches Isaac Accords To Boost Israel-Latin America Cooperation
Media Line
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August 18, 2025
Argentine President Javier Milei is putting his money where his mouth is. Fresh off receiving the $1 million Genesis Prize in Jerusalem this summer, Milei has funneled the award into a bold new project designed to link Israel more closely with...
World News | Bolivia Heads to Presidential Run-off as MAS Ends Two-decade Rule
Latestly
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August 18, 2025
La Paz [Bolivia], August 18 (ANI): Bolivia is heading to a presidential run-off between a Centrist and Right-wing candidate, marking the end of nearly two decades of government by the Movement for Socialism (MAS), the country's electoral council...
Israel revokes visas for Australian diplomats to Palestinian Authority
The National News
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Israel has revoked the visas of Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority, after Canberra refused to grant visas to Israeli figures and announced its intention to recognise a Palestinian state. The Australian government said it cancelled...