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18 August 2021, Haiti, Les Cayes: Girls run in front of damaged houses after a massive earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti. The death toll from the major earthquake that hit Haiti at the weekend has risen by almost 250 to 2,189, the country's civil defence agency said on Wednesday evening as rescue and recovery efforts continued. Photo: Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

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AMERICA

Dominican Republic begins building border wall with Haiti

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/21/22

The Dominican Republic is a popular holiday destination . Neighbouring Haiti is considered the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and is in a severe crisis

FILED - 27 August 2020, US, Washington: Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee, Senator Kamala Harris, delivers a statement to the press at George Washington University. Harris, who is heading to the White House as Democrat Joe Biden's vice president, indicates she is ready to "get started" on the work ahead. Photo: Lawrence Jackson/Biden for President/dpa.

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US ELECTION

'Welcome back America': World leaders congratulate Biden and Harris

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/8/20

"It's time to get back to building bridges, not walls," said London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

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World

Science exonerates Columbus from spreading syphilis in Europe

The Nomad Today 8/14/20

The scientists also identified pathogens of yaws, an infection of the skin and bones, in DNA samples originating from Finland, Estonia and the Netherlands.

A man has his temperature checked before boarding a flight to United States at Guarulhos International Airport amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Guarulhos, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Coronavirus

WHO says the Americas are new Covid-19 epicenter as deaths surge in Latin America

The Nomad Today 5/27/20

Brazil's daily death rate became the world's highest on Monday. A University of Washington study warned that the country's total death toll could climb five-fold to 125,000 by early August.