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•CASE students relieved after alleged serial rapist fatally shot by cops •Still want improved security on campus
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:18 AM
‘Closure comfort’
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December 31 12:16 AM
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Standing ovations for stand-ups 2025
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RIDING THE WAVE
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ASAJ president pushing ahead with plans in second term
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December 31 12:12 AM
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BOJ pushing to improve Jam-Dex access
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BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
BOJ pushing
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Increase in road fatalities pushes authorities to intensify strategies to change driver behaviour
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 31 12:10 AM
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
December 24, 2025
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the s...
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Zelensky reveals US-Ukraine plan to end Russian war, key questions remain
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Zelensky reveals US-Ukraine plan to end Russian war, key questions remain
December 24, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine won some concessions in the latest version of a United States (US) led draft plan to end the Russian invasion, revealed ...
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PNP criticises govt’s silence on Palestine at UN
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PNP criticises govt’s silence on Palestine at UN
September 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has condemned the Government for what it describes as a failure to show solidarity wi...
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Germany, Britain, France call on Israel to halt Gaza City offensive
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Germany, Britain, France call on Israel to halt Gaza City offensive
September 12, 2025
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany, Britain and France on Friday called for an "immediate" halt to Israel's military offensive in Gaza City and condemned...
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Mediators await Israeli response to new truce offer
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JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) —  Mediators were awaiting an Israeli response Tuesday to a fresh Gaza ceasefire plan, a day after Hamas accepted the propo...
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At least 40 dead in Sudan’s worst cholera outbreak in years — MSF
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At least 40 dead in Sudan’s worst cholera outbreak in years — MSF
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TAWILA, Sudan (AFP) — At least 40 people have died in Sudan's Darfur region in the country's worst cholera outbreak in years, Doctors Without Borders ...
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Ukraine says fighting ‘difficult’ after reports of Russia’s rapid gains
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Ukraine says fighting ‘difficult’ after reports of Russia’s rapid gains
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KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine said Tuesday it was engaged in "difficult" battles with Russian forces after Moscow had made rapid advances in a narrow...
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Israel to ‘take control’ of Gaza City, sparking wave of criticism
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Israel to ‘take control’ of Gaza City, sparking wave of criticism
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JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israel's military will "take control" of Gaza City under a new plan approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's secur...
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Ukraine demands Zelensky-Putin talks, Russia proposes brief truces
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ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Ukraine on Wednesday proposed direct talks within weeks between its President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin,...
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Denmark to conscript women for armed services
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Denmark to conscript women for armed services
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Denmark will begin to conscript women to its armed services, an extension of the lottery conscription system already in place for men, according to me...
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No casualties reported in Iran missile attack on US base in Qatar
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No casualties reported in Iran missile attack on US base in Qatar
June 23, 2025
WASHINTON, United States (AFP) — Iran fired ballistic missiles at a United States (US) base in Qatar on Monday but there are no known American casualt...
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Iran launches missiles at US bases in Qatar, Iraq after strikes — state media
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Iran launches missiles at US bases in Qatar, Iraq after strikes — state media
June 23, 2025
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran's National Security Council confirmed it had attacked a major United States (US) military base in Qatar on Monday in retalia...
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Turkey’s Erdogan warns against ‘devastating’ Israel-Iran war
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Turkey’s Erdogan warns against ‘devastating’ Israel-Iran war
June 14, 2025
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned against a "devastating war" between Israel and Iran that could trig...
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122 million forcibly displaced worldwide ‘untenably high’ — UN
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122 million forcibly displaced worldwide ‘untenably high’ — UN
June 12, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record peak but remains "un...
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Haitian government approves funding for ‘war budget’
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Haitian government approves funding for ‘war budget’
April 15, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The Haitian Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) says it has approved US$275,000 towards dealing with the security cr...
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Nations call for immediate end to ‘horrific’ Sudan war on anniversary
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Nations call for immediate end to ‘horrific’ Sudan war on anniversary
April 15, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— The UK led international calls Tuesday for a swift end to the devastating war in Sudan, hosting a gathering of world off...
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Russian Palm Sunday strike on Ukraine city kills 34
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Russian Palm Sunday strike on Ukraine city kills 34
April 13, 2025
SUMY, Ukraine (AFP)— A Russian missile strike on Sunday on the Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least 34 people, authorities said as European and US l...
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Kagame tells countries sanctioning Rwanda to ‘go to hell’
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Kagame tells countries sanctioning Rwanda to ‘go to hell’
April 7, 2025
KIGALI, Rwanda (AFP)— Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Monday that countries sanctioning Kigali could "go to hell", weeks after some nations imposed...
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Former Jamaican PM warns Haiti is ‘perilously close’ to being a failed state
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Former Jamaican PM warns Haiti is ‘perilously close’ to being a failed state
March 26, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) —  Former Jamaican prime minister Bruce Golding Wednesday warned that Haiti is “perilously close” to being a failed state a...
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White House confirms journalist was accidentally sent classified war plan
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White House confirms journalist was accidentally sent classified war plan
March 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House on Monday confirmed that a journalist was included in a group chat in which United States (US) Defen...
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Zelensky replaces his army chief of general staff
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Zelensky replaces his army chief of general staff
March 16, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has replaced the chief of general staff of the armed forces, according to a decree issued...
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Russia says temporary Ukraine ceasefire ‘unacceptable’
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Russia says temporary Ukraine ceasefire ‘unacceptable’
March 6, 2025
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia said Thursday it would not accept a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine, rejecting proposals of a one-month halt in fighting ...
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A voice in sport lost
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New location, no problem!
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Live comedy’s gains amid theatre’s decline
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