By Mike Scarcella and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge in Washington on Thursday denied former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo’s bid to block his extradition to Peru, where he faces corruption charges. His lawyers had filed for an emergency stay earlier in the day to block his extradition, which was […]
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April 20 (Reuters) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is in preliminary talks with Japanese drugmaker Takeda (4502.T) over potential orders of its dengue vaccine, PAHO’s director said on Thursday, though it has yet to decide whether it will recommend the shot. “The data is really very impressive,” PAHO director Jarbas Barbosa told a […]
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By Jeff Mason, Julia Symmes Cobb April 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden praised Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday for his country’s treatment of refugees from Venezuela and for his commitment to democracy and human rights. During a meeting at the White House, Biden said the United States and Colombia could deepen their […]
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MEXICO CITY, April 20 (Reuters) – Mexico’s presidential jet has been sold to Tajikistan, the government said on Thursday, seemingly closing the final chapter on a political saga that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador used repeatedly to assail the excesses of his predecessors. Lopez Obrador announced in a post on Twitter that the agreed sale […]
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Image caption, Spanish police gave the BBC access to the “narco-sub” By Nick Beake BBC News Europe correspondent I’m about to climb into the first “narco-sub” known to have brought cocaine from South America to Europe. It’s 20 metres (65 ft) long, carbon fibre and – remarkably – homemade. After clambering on top, I lift […]
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, April 20 (Reuters) – The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models suggest that after three years of the La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean, […]
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The RSCNPF received the report of a boating incident occurring just off the coast of Nevis. Investigations have since revealed that Ishmael Hanley, a 58-year old JessupsVillage resident, has succumbed to injuries inflicted by the propeller of a passing boat. The report stated that at approximately 13:45 (1:45pm) today, a boat bearing the name‘Point […]
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By CMC News The Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) has expressed its disapproval at what it said had been “the recent attempts by regional political leaders to ridicule judges for their decisions to grant bail to persons charged with murder”. LATT also criticized the politicians for what it said is their suggestion that […]
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The AP Wire Homeowner who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty The 84-year old man who shot Ralph Yarl when the Black teenager went to his door by mistake pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a case that has shocked the country and renewed national debates about gun policies and race in America. Read […]
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By CNW Contributor The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), an archipelago of 40 low-lying coral islands in the Atlantic Ocean, is building on its ‘Vision 2040’ policy by exploring possible Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) sites. Currently, the country is powered almost exclusively via diesel generators. As so, the population pays not only for the […]
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