Snake Island in the Black Sea has seen some heavy fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war. At the very start of the war, Ukrainian soldiers defending Snake Island famously defied an order from a Russian warship to surrender. Russia captured the island, but Ukraine later won it back. President Volodymyr Zelensky has posted a video of […]
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By Editor-July 8th, 2023. Dozens of people who were trapped in cable cars on one of the world’s highest funicular rail systems on Mount Pichincha in Quito, Ecuador, knows as the teleferico have been rescued by firemen, according to a statement from government officials Friday. Firefighters were alerted around 4 p.m. local time Thursday of […]
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By Editor-July 7th, 2023. The first United Nations SpecialRapporteur permitted access to the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba has called on the US government to provide urgent rehabilitation treatment for the Muslim men it tortured in the wake of 9/11 to repair their severe physical and psychological injuries. This would be necessary to meet […]
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by Editor-July 7th, 2023. He stuck at it for 23 years to realize his ultimate dream, but today, Komane Harold Tjiane has his license as a qualified hot air balloon pilot – and the first black balloon pilot at that, reports IOL.com from South Africa. “What I love most about hot air ballooning is seeing […]
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By Editor: July 7th, 2023. Twitter owner Elon Musk has accused Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, and threads of “cheating” with the recent launch of a rival social network called Threads. Twitter threatened to sue Meta over “systematic, willful and unlawful misappropriation” of Twitter’s trade secrets and intellectual property, as well as […]
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By Editor-July 7th, 2023. Caribbean Airlines will start a new service to St. Kitts and Nevis beginning later this month. The flights will link Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua, and Barbados to St. Kitts and Nevis. Minister of Tourism Marsha Henderson made the announcement on Thursday in a statement posted on the Ministry’s Youtube Channel. She […]
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By Editor-July 7th, 2023. Passengers who were on a British Airways flight from London, Gatwick to St. Lucia and who witnessed a man–who has still not been identified by authorities–break a glass wine bottle and stab a fellow passenger have criticized the airline for plying him with apparently ‘unlimited’ alcohol and failing to intervene when […]
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By Editor-July 7th, 2023. The idea of forming and deploying a specialized global police force to help Haiti’s police oust the gangs armed with machetes and firearms that are terrorizing the whole country has moved much closer to fruition by finally getting the widespread support of CARICOM political leaders at this week’s conference in Trinidad, […]
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By Sir Ronald Sanders The peoples of small island states and coastal communities have long relied on the ocean for a multitude of benefits, including recreation, the delivery of goods and tourists, and a vital source of food through fishing. However, all these benefits, and much more, are currently under grave threat due to climate […]
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