Michael Garcia: online attacks on Qatar ‘racist’

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Michael Garcia: online attacks on Qatar ‘racist’

World Cup organizers are working to strike a balance between a diverse world culture and sports in Qatar, but one which the state’s policies will not change. Michael Garcia, who is leading a FIFA…

Haiti releases 'boat' hostages held by pirates

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Haiti releases ‘boat’ hostages held by pirates

Image copyright AFP Six Haitian nationals kidnapped from a Caribbean cruise ship on 17 September have been released. The hostages were held by a group of pirates aboard a small boat and were rescued…

State of North Carolina Ends Ban on Traveling Dogs

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State of North Carolina Ends Ban on Traveling Dogs

North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services has eliminated a restriction that had blocked adopted dogs from other states from traveling to North Carolina, the agency said on Thursday. The agency, which oversees…

Gaza powers Hamas by shipping fuel by sea

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Gaza powers Hamas by shipping fuel by sea

By Lee Hooper, AFP Gaza’s rulers Hamas are giving 300 Palestinians an average monthly salary by ferrying fuel to the territory by sea from a tiny Gulf Arab nation, an aid worker said Thursday….