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6 American, 2 Australian cruise ship passengers stranded on African island after Norwegian Cruise refused to let them board

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6 American, 2 Australian cruise ship passengers stranded on African island after Norwegian Cruise refused to let them board

Eight Norwegian Cruise passengers, including a pregnant woman and an elderly man with a heart condition, claim they have been stranded on an African island without money and vital medications after the vessel left port without them. Jill and Jay Campbell, from South Carolina, said they are stuck on the Central African island of São Tomé with four other American and … Read more

International pressure mounts on leaders of coup in Niger; hundreds rally in support of junta

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International pressure mounts on leaders of coup in Niger; hundreds rally in support of junta

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — International pressure mounted Thursday on leaders of the coup in Niger as the American secretary of state said the United States “stands very much” in support of West African leaders who have threatened to use force to restore the nation’s democracy, and Senegal offered troops to help. As hundreds of anti-French … Read more