By Phelan Chatterjee BBC News At least 40 people have been killed in flooding and landslides in Brazil’s São Paulo state, officials say. Dozens of people are missing and while the number of dead is expected to rise, rescue workers say they hope to pull some of those trapped in flooded homes out of the […]
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By Anselm Gibbs BBC Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago “Forget the hate and spite, if we unite, we could put up a fight,” sings Eunice Peters as she takes to the stage in San Fernando, a city in the southwest of Trinidad. The lyrics may not be what you would normally expect to hear […]
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Antakya, Turkey CNN — A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck southern Turkey Monday, killing at least six people and injuring hundreds more, according to Turkish and Syrian officials, two weeks after a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people in both countries. The quake struck Turkey’s southern Hatay province, near the Syrian border, Turkey’s Disaster […]
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN London CNN — London’s mayor has announced an emergency program to provide free meals for all children attending state primary schools in the capital, adding to a string of fresh evidence that Brits are struggling to afford necessities. “The cost-of-living crisis means families and children across our city are in desperate […]
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by Daniel de Visé THE HILL The pandemic may be winding down, but the work-from-home revolution marches on. Nearly 30 percent of all work happened at home in January, six times the rate in 2019, according to WFH Research, a data-collection project. In Washington and other large urban centers, the share of remote work is […]
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by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): William Dore, a man credited as one of the driving forces behind the advances of education in St. Kitts and Nevis, has passed at the age of 97. Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew extended sympathy to the family of William Dore on his passing. The Prime […]
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By CMC News The United States has condemned Friday’s attack on the Surinamese National Assembly building and related acts of violence, saying the incident is an unacceptable assault on democracy. “We support the right to peaceful protest and respect for the rule of law. The United States remains committed to helping Suriname strengthen its democratic institutions”, […]
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN 1 of 15 FILE – An Aymara woman, holding a Peruvian national, stands on a pile of dirt serving as a roadblock set up by anti-government protesters, in Acora, southern Peru, Jan. 29, 2023. Peruvians have been protesting since early December, when former President Pedro Castillo was impeached after a failed attempt […]
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The AP Wire Biden in Kyiv to show solidarity as Ukraine war nears 1 year KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit Monday to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a gesture of solidarity that comes days before…Read More Putin’s Ukraine gamble seen as biggest threat to his rule Russian […]
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Jacqueline Charles – Miami Herald Another former Haitian president has been sanctioned by Canada as the country’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, announced Thursday that his government will deploy Royal Canadian Navy vessels to conduct surveillance, gather intelligence and maintain a maritime presence off the Haitian coast in the coming weeks to help the country’s struggling police force fight heavily armed […]
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