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India's Modi seeks energy security from Guyana and its vast oil deposits
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday during a visit to Guyana that his government views the South American country as key to its energy security. Modi spoke a day after his foreign minister said India is interested in buying up to two million...
India's Modi offers aid to Caribbean nations while meeting leaders in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday he would share technology for combatting seaweed infestation with Caribbean nations, as he visited Guyana in the first such visit by an Indian leader in more than 50 years. Guyana, a South American nation...
Awash in oil money, Guyana promises cash, free tuition and other perks ahead of election
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyanese President Irfaan Ali announced several perks ahead of national elections next year, including free college tuition and a one-time cash payment of nearly $1,000 for every household in the oil-rich South American country. Ali also promised to cut...
Children learn to cooperate early, but world leaders at the UN struggle to get that done
NEW YORK (AP) — Our children are told when they're little: Play nicely. Work together. Don't hit. Use your words. Multiply that by nearly 200 countries, leaders of varied backgrounds and a preposterously complex set of 21st-century priorities and goals, and you come up with what exists in the...
Prince Harry and Matt Damon set to address this year's Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting
Prince Harry, actor Matt Damon, and World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andrés are set to speak at the 2024 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York on Sept. 23 and 24, the Clinton Foundation announced Thursday. The theme of this year’s gathering of political, business...
US government seizes plane used by Venezuelan president, citing sanctions violations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has seized a luxury jet used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that officials say was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States in violation of sanctions and export control laws. The Dassault...
Authorities in Guyana seize a record $200 million worth of cocaine hidden in a lush jungle
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Authorities in the South American country of Guyana said Sunday they have seized more than 8,000 pounds (3,600 kilograms) of cocaine found in a lush jungle near the border with Venezuela. The land seizure is considered the biggest in recent history, with...
