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Haiti to swear in transition council

A transitional ruling council is scheduled to be sworn in Thursday in Haiti. Outgoing Prime Minister Ariel Henry said in a statement Wednesday the ceremony will take place at the prime minister’s office on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. The nine-member council will be tasked with naming a new prime minister and helping set up a…

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Haiti police bolster security around the palace ahead of transition

Haitian police deployed tear gas to move people back from a security perimeter around the National Palace while soldiers gripping rifles patrolled the international airport’s diplomatic entrance on Tuesday, ahead of a planned change of government. The palace has come under repeated fire from gangs that have paralyzed the capital Port-au-Prince. A nine-member presidential transition…

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