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Haiti plunges on with poll despite opposition boycott

January 21, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_9489" align="alignleft" width="300"] Haitian police stand in front of the Haitian Parliament, in Port-au-Prince, on January 11, 2016, during a protest against the first session of the Parliament.[/caption] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Haiti's outgoing president brushed aside street protests, boycott threats and fraud claims Thursday...

2015 was hottest year by far in modern times

January 20, 2016 in International

MIAMI, United States (AFP) – Blistering heat blanketed the Earth last year like never before, making 2015 by far the hottest year in modern times and raising new concerns about the accelerating pace of climate change. Not only was 2015 the warmest worldwide since 1880, it...