Haiti gang massacre leaves over 180 dead after Voodoo accusations, say UN and rights groups

Haiti’s government says the country’s gangs have crossed a “red line” after allegedly killing over 180 people over the weekend, after a gang leader reportedly blamed Voodoo adherents for his child’s grave illness. A statement by the Haiti Prime Minister’s office accused gang leader Micanor “Mikanò” Altès and associates of carrying out the massacre on…

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CNN goes inside Syria’s ‘slaughterhouse’ prison as desperate families look for missing loved ones

As Syrians rejoiced across the country this week, many began the frantic search for missing loved ones who had been forcibly disappeared under Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship. Crowds have descended on the notorious Saydnaya prison, which had become synonymous with arbitrary detention, torture and murder. Under the glaring sun, people poured toward the notorious facility…

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Crypto Market 2024 Year-End Review

The cryptocurrency market has experienced a remarkable transformation over the past year, marked by strong investor interest and a significant resurgence in prices for both Bitcoin and Ether. As of December 9, Bitcoin was up close to 120 percent year-to-date, while Ether was up just over 55 percent. Momentum has been fueled by the approval…

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Gold Price 2024 Year-End Review

Gold saw incredible price gains in 2024, rising from US$2,000 per ounce to close to US$2,800. Various factors have lent support, including 75 basis points worth of interest rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve, geopolitical instability in Eastern Europe and the Middle East and uncertainty in global financial markets. Of course, it wasn’t all…

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