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December 9, 2025
Paris court sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in an alleged scheme to finance his…
December 9, 2025
US Coast Guard offloads nearly US$65M in illicit narcotics interdicted in the Caribbean Sea
ST PETERSBURG, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence earlier this week offloaded approximately 8,700 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated US$64.5 million,…
December 9, 2025
Amazon to pay US$2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime
SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has reached a historic US$2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the online retail giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships…
December 9, 2025
Starbucks to close hundreds of stores, lay off 900 workers as part of turnaround plan
Starbucks said Thursday it's closing hundreds of stores in the US, Canada and Europe and laying off 900 nonretail employees as it focuses more of its resources on a turnaround. The Seattle…
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December 9, 2025
Court sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison
PARIS (AP): A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 campaign…
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December 9, 2025
‘A human tragedy is unfolding’
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): One of Haiti’s leaders on Thursday asked the world to help his troubled Caribbean country fight what he characterised as a war against relentless gang violence and widespread…
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December 9, 2025
Man facing execution for fatally beating 13-month-old girl during ‘exorcism’
HOUSTON (AP): A Texas man faced execution Thursday for killing his girlfriend’s 13-month-old daughter during a torturous ordeal the couple said was part of an “exorcism” to expel a demon from the…
December 9, 2025
Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and south China after killing dozens in Taiwan and the Philippines
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest storms to hit Asia in years, whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese…
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December 9, 2025
Trinidad and Tobago celebrating 49th anniversary of being a republic
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC -Trinidad and Tobago is observing the 49th anniversary of Republicanism with President Christine Kangaloo noting that there were persons who had questioned whether the…