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UNITED STATES

1st deportation flight sent to Cuba since 2020

The United States on Monday sent its first deportation flight to Cuba since 2020, months after Cuba agreed for the first time since the pandemic to accept flights carrying Cubans caught at the US-Mexico border. "On April 24, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement resumed normal removal processing for Cuban nationals who have received final orders of removal," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said. The Cuban government confirmed the flight's arrival on Twitter, saying it included 40 Cubans intercepted in boats and 83 detained at the US-Mexico border.

GHANA

Accra takes over as World Book Capital

Ghanaian capital Accra formally took over as the 2023 World Book Capital of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization from the Mexican city of Guadalajara on Monday. Stressing the importance of reading to Ghana as well as to Africa, Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay said at the launching ceremony that the choice of Accra as the 2023 World Book Capital was a call for action to support reading among all people and remove the barriers to reading on the African continent.

Agencies - Xinhua