Jamaica: A grim place to be gay (Independent)

When neighbours of John Terry, the British honorary consul in Jamaica’s Montego Bay, were approached by a young man outside his home on Tuesday evening asking for a taxi, they assumed he was just the latest recipient of assistance from the voluntary diplomat who in his three decades on the island had become a pillar of his community.

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Canada hammers South Korea in opener at baseball World Cup (TSN)

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Haiti enjoys remarkable opportunity for change: UN envoy (People’s Daily)

The top UN envoy to Haiti voiced belief on Wednesday that the impoverished Caribbean state enjoys “a remarkable opportunity for change.” Hedi Annabi, head of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), briefed the UN Security Council in an open debate on the latest developments in the country. “Political dialogue lies at the heart of the stabilization process. A peacekeeping operation can …

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Live long and prosper: Factbook has the answer (Canada.com)

Searching for the secret to a long and happy life? Then consider moving to Japan, where people live the longest and have access to the most hospital beds. That’s the message from the latest edition of The Economist magazine’s annual book of global economic statistics and quirky facts, “Pocket World in Figures.”

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