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One Spanish region where tourists are welcome – especially spaghetti western fans

A new walking route around Burgos, in northern Spain, offers film pilgrims a close-up of the iconic locations used in Sergio Leone’s movie The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Guardian - UK

David Ortiz Shooting Case: Woman Arrested, Male Suspect Found Dead in Dominican Republic

The death of a man initially suspected of planning the attack was revealed this week, coinciding with the arrest of a 25-year-old Venezuelan fugitive

Latin Times

US Citizens Evacuated From Haiti Amid Escalating Gang Violence

US citizens evacuated from Haiti due to escalating gang violence and political instability. Evacuation flights from Santo Domingo. Reimbursement required.

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9 of the best things to do in the Dominican Republic

Beautiful towns, picture-perfect coastlines and amazing natural sights await you on this Caribbean island

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Video: The 'hunt' for Haitian migrants continues in the Dominican Republic

A video of a young child hanging from the arms of a detained Haitian woman through the barred door of an immigration control truck in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was published in early June. The country's migration director later dismissed the agent seen in the video. According to human rights…

France 24

Leaders at Ibero-American summit discuss Haiti, vow cooperation on environment

Leaders attending the Ibero-American Summit meeting in the Dominican Republic on Saturday discussed the need to address Haiti's deepening humanitarian crisis while vowing to cooperate on environmental issues.

Reuters

LatAm food crisis on the table at Ibero-American summit

Santo Domingo (AFP) - Addressing a food crisis affecting a fifth of Latin America's population featured high on the agenda of an Ibero-American leaders summit that started in the Dominican Republic on Friday.

AFP

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Cuban rum masters preserve a century-old tradition

Santo Domingo (Cuba) (AFP) - Rum-maker Cesar Marti says that even after 20 years he feels the same pleasure each morning entering his distillery in Santo Domingo, Cuba, where he is preserving a century-old tradition recently added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list.

AFP

Dominican court convicts 10 people in the shooting of Red Sox star David Ortiz

Two men, including the shooter, were each sentenced to 30 years in prison for the Hall of Famer's 2019 ambush in Santo Domingo. Eight others received prison sentences of between 5 and 20 years.

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Dominican court convicts 10 accused of attack on David Ortiz, reports say

A court in the Dominican Republic convicted 10 of 13 people accused of attempting to murder former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz in Santo Domingo in 2019, according to reports.

Tribune News Service

Ecuador says 12 killed in prison riot, still identifying dismembered bodies

Ecuador's government on Tuesday said it was still trying to identify the dismembered bodies of inmates following a prison riot in the city of Santo Domingo and lowered the death toll to 12 from the 13 initially announced.

Reuters

Thirteen killed in Ecuador prison riot, prisons agency

Thirteen prisoners were killed at a prison in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo on Monday, Ecuador's prison agency said, the latest incident of deadly jail violence in the Andean country.

Reuters

Airplane carrying 126 people from Santo Domingo catches fire at Miami International Airport

MIAMI — A passenger jet from a new low-cost airline from the Dominican Republic crash landed at Miami International Airport on Tuesday evening, bursting into flames, injuring three people but killing none of the 126 people on board.

Miami Herald

Clash between rival gangs kills 44 inmates in an Ecuadorean prison

Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said at a news conference that one group of inmates left their cells to attack another inside the Bellavista lockup in Santo Domingo.

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Ecuador's latest prison riot leaves at least 43 dead

Dozens of inmates were killed during a riot early on Monday as rival gangs clashed in a jail in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo, the government said, the latest episode of prison violence that has rocked the South American country.

Benzinga

Caribbean Airline Arajet Orders 20 Boeing 737 MAX Jets

Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) received an order for 20 737 MAX airplanes, specifically the high-capacity 737-8-200 model, from Arajet, a new Caribbean airline. Financial terms not disclosed. Arajet has options to purchase 15 additional 737 MAX jets, taking the airline's new fuel-efficient fleet to 40 airplanes. The aircraft order was finalized in January and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

3,000 Ukrainian Tourists Stranded in Dominican Republic, Short on Cash

Around 3,000 Ukrainian tourists are stranded in the Dominican Republic and running out of cash after the Russian invasion of their country, a consular official said Tuesday, pleading for help. "The (stranded) Ukrainians currently need help from the Dominican Republic, they need money, they need clothes, they need a lot…

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