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‘The people of Haiti are in a perfect storm of suffering,’ warns UN chief

‘The people of Haiti are in a perfect storm of suffering,’ warns UN chief

State authority is crumbling across Haiti while gang violence engulfs the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond, “paralysing daily life and forcing families to flee,” UN Secretary-General António...

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Haiti ‘shamefully overlooked’, warns Guterres

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Haiti ‘shamefully overlooked’, warns Guterres

Haitians are enduring a “perfect storm of suffering” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday as gang violence continues to paralyse daily life...

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Joni Lamb, Whose Christian TV Station Went Global, Dies at 65

She and her husband, Marcus Lamb, founded Daystar Television Network, which reached more than 200 countries and made the couple into televangelism stars.

EBay, the Old-School E-Commerce Site, Finds Its Place in Modern Retail

The online marketplace has remade itself by focusing on collectibles and other high-end goods — and attracted an unwelcome takeover bid from GameStop.

F.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary Resigns After Weeks of Pressure

The agency’s top food official will step in as acting commissioner, after Dr. Makary’s tumultuous run as the nation’s top food, drug, tobacco and medical...

Private Equity Lashes Out at New Research on Carried Interest

Estimates by researchers at Yale found that closing the carried interest loophole could lead to billions more in tax revenues than previously estimated.