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The Ocean Cleanup and Kia Support Guatemala with Initiative to Stop Plastic Pollution From Reaching the World’s Oceans
I News Cayman
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July 29, 2025
KIA Corporation The Ocean Cleanup and Kia collaborate with the Guatemalan Government and partners to prevent one of the world’s largest plastic pollution flows reaching the ocean Targeting 20,000 tons of waste carried annually by Motagua River and...
Taiwan’s President Lai postpones visit to Guatemala
KFGO - North Dakota
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July 29, 2025
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has postponed his visit to Guatemala until further notice due to damages from a typhoon which brought down torrential rains and forced thousands to evacuate, an embassy official in...
Trump Admin Reportedly Denies Taiwanese President US Visit
The Daily Caller
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July 29, 2025
President Donald Trump reportedly denied Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te a visit to the U.S. as Washington participates in trade talks with the People’s Republic of China, Financial Times reported Monday. The Taiwanese president was reportedly...
DHS demanda que los beneficiarios de DACA se 'autodeporten'
Patterson Irrigator - California
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. (Photo by DHS) English version El gobierno federal, a través de su Departamento de Seguridad Interna (DHS) aumenta la presión para que los inmigrantes que llegaron a Estados Unidos de niños y cuya estadía legal está...
Did Trump just bow to Beijing? Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te snubbed as US blocks New York visit
The Economic Times
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July 29, 2025
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te planned to stop in New York and Dallas on August 4—about 10 days before his trip to Paraguay, Guatemala, and Belize – all diplomatic allies of Taiwan. However, the Trump administration denied him permission to stop...
Deputy Foreign Minister Pavlov Participates in UN Sustainable Development Forum
Bulgarian News Agency
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Deputy Foreign Minister Nikolay Pavlov participated in the ministerial segment of the United Nations 2025 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), held in New York from July 21 to 23, the Ministry announced in a press release...
Combating food insecurity in Western Guatemala one rabbit at a time
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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July 29, 2025
STARKVILLE — In 2019, Jessica Graves was working on her doctorate in agricultural sciences at Mississippi State University when she felt called to make a difference on malnutrition and food insecurity internationally. After discussing her idea...
Migrant kids on their own in court as legal-aid groups hit by Trump cuts
NWI Times - Indiana
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Sitting alone before the judge in Tucson, Arizona's immigration court on July 23, her dark hair tied back with a bright pink ribbon, 14-year-old Karla appeared uncertain when asked if she wanted to be returned to her home country of Guatemala or...
Wayland natives' documentary on Guatemalan youth makes U.S. premiere
Milford Daily News - Massachusetts
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Childhood friends from Wayland collaborated on a documentary film, "Comparsa," that's premiering at the Woods Hole Film Festival. The film follows two teenage sisters in Guatemala City who use art to combat violence and poverty. The filmmakers...
Uribe joins list of former Latin American presidents with criminal convictions
The Straits Times
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July 29, 2025
A Colombian judge on Monday convicted former President Alvaro Uribe of abuse of process and bribery of a public official, making him the first ex-president in the country's history to be found guilty at trial. While this is unprecedented for the...
No plans for presidential trip: office
Taipei Times
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July 28, 2025
President William Lai (賴清德) has no plans to make an overseas visit in the near future, a spokesperson for Lai said yesterday, after local and foreign media had reported earlier this month that he would visit Paraguay next month with stops in the...
Taiwan President Lai calls off US transit as Trump seeks Xi summit
The Straits Times
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July 29, 2025
TAIPEI – Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called off an overseas trip planned for next week after the Trump administration failed to greenlight his stopover in the US, amid concerns it could derail trade talks with China. Taiwan’s leader is not...
Taiwan denies President Lai was blocked from US stopover
Al Mayadeen
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July 29, 2025
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has reportedly canceled his trip to Paraguay following reports of banning him from stopping over on US soil. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has not been blocked from visiting the United States and has no plans...
US stopover by Taiwan’s president cancelled; Trump mulls China trip: Report
Al Jazeera
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July 29, 2025
US President Donald Trump reportedly opposed a stopover in New York by Taiwan’s president, says China visit under consideration. Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te has cancelled a trip to three allies in Central and South America after a...
Taiwan president’s US stopover cancelled; Trump mulls China trip: Report
St. Kitts Gazette
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July 29, 2025
Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te has cancelled a trip to three allies in Central and South America after a planned stopover in the United States was reportedly nixed by his US counterpart, Donald Trump. Lai was preparing to visit Paraguay,...
ICE Tracker: Police shooter and ‘America’s Most Wanted’ suspect arrested
Washington Examiner
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August 1, 2025
As liberals, Democrats, and their left-wing accomplices in the legacy media and political punditry vilified illegal immigration enforcement efforts, the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement were making the...
Trump Says “Fake News” That He Seeks A Summit With Xi; Taiwan Says President Not Blocked From U.S. Visit
The Eurasian Times
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July 29, 2025
US President Donald Trump stated that he is not eager to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping immediately, despite having received an invitation to visit China. “The fake news is reporting that I am seeking a ‘summit’ with President Xi of China. This...
SAAM Towage receives Ecological Blue Flag award once more, extending its sustainable impact in Central America
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 31, 2025
SAAM Towage, America’s leading towing services company, was recognized for the fifth consecutive year with the prestigious Ecological Blue Flag award (PBAE) in the “Climate Change” category. This year, the award also includes the company’s...
Factbox-Uribe joins list of former Latin American presidents with criminal convictions
SRN News
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July 29, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix By Kylie Madry and Brendan O’Boyle (Reuters) -A Colombian judge on Monday convicted former President Alvaro Uribe of abuse of process and bribery of a public official, making him the first ex-president in the country’s history...
Taiwan says President Lai not blocked from US stopover
Channel News Asia
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July 29, 2025
TAIPEI: President Lai Ching-te has not been blocked from visiting the United States, Taipei's foreign ministry said on Tuesday (Jul 29), insisting he has no plans to travel overseas "in the near future". The remarks came after US President Donald...