By Gloria Dickie MONTREAL, Dec 22 (Reuters) – A new conservation deal adopted this week at the U.N. summit in Montreal puts the world on a strong track to halt the rapid decline in nature – but only if wealthy nations deliver enough funding and all countries prioritize conservation. Goals set out in the agreement, […]
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BOGOTA, Dec 21 (Reuters) – A fuel tank exploded into flames in Colombia’s Caribbean city of Barranquilla early on Wednesday, killing a firefighter who fell during the explosion, local authorities said. The firefighter was identified as Javier Solano, 53, by Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro in a message on Twitter, in which he pledged to support […]
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By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Daina Beth Solomon CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Hundreds of migrants bundled in coats and blankets formed a long line in cold winter air at the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday, hoping the Christmas period will bring an end to uncertainty over their hopes of securing asylum in the […]
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Image source, Sun Jincai The Sun family in the rainforest By Mengyu Dong Palo Alto, California BBC China may be easing some of its severe anti-Covid restrictions but its draconian pandemic policies have driven many citizens to seek a better future elsewhere – whatever the risks in getting there. Three days into their trek through […]
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Image source, Reuters Lilia Paredes has been granted asylum by Mexico but Pedro Castillo remains in detention in Per By George Wright & Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News The family of Peru’s ousted President Pedro Castillo has left Peru for Mexico after the latter offered them asylum. Mr Castillo remains in detention in Peru. Peru’s foreign […]
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BBC- Ukraine is “alive and kicking” and will never surrender, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, in a defiant address to US lawmakers on his first foreign trip since Russia’s invasion. US military aid to Ukraine was not charity, but an investment in security for the future, Mr Zelensky said. His appeal comes amid signs US […]
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The Reuters Daily Briefing Wednesday, December 21, 2022 by Robert MacMillan Hello Here’s what you need to know. Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits Washington, Elon Musk searches for Twitter’s next CEO and parts of the U.S. brace for a stormy Christmas weekend. Today’s biggest stories Workers move a casket outside a crematorium in Beijing, December 17, 2022. […]
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By Santana Salmon CNW-Marine Corps Times is reporting that Jamaica-born Lorna Mahlock will make corps history by becoming the first Black woman to serve as a two-star general in the service. President Joe Biden appointed Brigadier General Mahlock to the rank of major general, the Pentagon announced on December 6, and the Senate confirmed her […]
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By CMC News Premier Mark Brantley has announced that the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) will embark of the drilling phase of Nevis’ geothermal project in June 2023. Brantley, who is also minister of public utilities and energy, revealed that the drilling will comprise three production wells and two injection wells at Hamilton. He said while […]
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Lawyer for Puerto Rican towns describes why they are deploying laws used to target mob bosses by Nina Lakhani GUARDIAN View of a refinery.Getty Images The same racketeering legislation used to bring down mob bosses, motorcycle gangs, football executives and international fraudsters is to be tested against oil and coal companies who are accused of […]
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