Jamaica International News and Notes

HAITI - Alleged kidnapper freed from jail
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP):One of two United States (US) Baptist missionaries still held on kidnapping charges in Haiti was released yesterday, but the group's leader remained in custody...
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Euro strengthens as economy fears dwindle
New York, United States (AP):The dollar was mixed against major currencies but slid versus the euro Monday after European leaders said they would back Greece through a debt crisis that has jeopardised the common currency.The 16-nation euro rose to...
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Hundreds slaughtered in religious violence
DOGO NAHAWA, Nigeria (AP):The killers showed no mercy: they didn't spare women and children, or even a four-day-old baby, from their machetes.Yesterday, Nigerian women wailed in the streets as a dump truck carried dozens of bodies past burned-out homes...
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BRIEFS
Still no school for many after quake - SANTIAGO, Chile (AP)Chile's earthquake-delayed school year began Monday, but education officials said it may take until April 1 before all students are back in classrooms.About half of the schools in the disaster zone...
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