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Caribbean nation of St Kitts launches investigation after 19 people found dead in drifting vessel

Jan. 30, 2025 12:05 PM EST

Authorities in the eastern Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis said Thursday they are investigating the circumstances that led to the discovery of at least 19 bodies found drifting at sea. At around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday the St. Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard responded to a report...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Jan. 24, 2025 00:18 AM EST

Jan. 17-23, 2024 Workers handled beef in Avellaneda in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. People cooled off in Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro. A migrant cried in the border city of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, as her CBP One appointment was canceled following U.S. President Donald...

SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire that sent trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean

Jan. 17, 2025 13:18 PM EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean. SpaceX's Elon Musk said preliminary indications are that leaking fuel built up pressure in the cavity above the...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Jan. 17, 2025 00:06 AM EST

Jan. 10 - 16, 2025 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in to serve a third term despite credible evidence that his opponent won the July 2024 election. Guatemalans marked the feast day of the Black Christ of Esquipulas, one of the most important Catholic...