By Sybille De La Hamaide A French farmer looks at ducks in their enclosure at a poultry farm in Castelnau-Tursan, France, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe CASTELNAU-TURSAN, France, Feb 17 (Reuters) – French duck farmer Herve Dupouy has culled his flock four times since 2015 to stop the spread of bird flu but as a […]
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NASSAU/PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said he would deploy Royal Canadian Navy vessels off the coast of Haiti in the coming weeks, in the midst of the island’s humanitarian and security crisis. “We are working closely together to help,” Trudeau said in a speech at a conference in […]
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Feb 16 (Reuters) – Jamaica’s anti-corruption agency said on Thursday that the prime minister will not face any charges after it investigated a possible conflict of interest around government contracts awarded to a construction company between 2006 and 2009. The chief of the Integrity Commission said its leadership had ruled that no changes would be […]
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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News A court in Nicaragua has stripped 94 dissidents of their citizenship. Among those declared “traitors to the fatherland” are award-winning writer Sergio Ramírez, poet Gioconda Belli and Catholic bishop Silvio Báez. All 94 are outspoken critics of President Daniel Ortega, who is in his fourth consecutive term in office. They […]
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by Lauren Sforza This picture taken on September 28, 2022 shows a computer monitor displaying magnified donor sperm at Keio University Hospital in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) Lab results show that a new “on-demand” male birth control drug can temporarily prevent sperm from maturing and swimming in mice. The study, which was […]
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By Tiffany Wertheimer BBC News A teenage girl has been rescued 248 hours after last week’s devastating earthquake in Turkey. 17-year-old Aleyna Olmez was pulled from the rubble in Kahramanmaraş, a southern city near the epicentre. Her uncle tearfully told rescuers “we will never forget you”, as he hugged them one by one. Aleyna survived, […]
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By Henriette Chacar and Khalil Ashawi Summary Turkey says it will demolish and swiftly rebuild Diseases a new threat as Turkey faces post-quake water shortage Relief efforts hampered in Syria, some aid comes through KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey/JANDARIS, Syria, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Two women were pulled from the rubble in Turkey’s southern city of Kahramanmaras […]
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The AP Wire In the lives of 5 friends, Ukraine’s war story unfolds BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — The interwoven tales of five childhood friends reveal how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed their lives, their neighborhood band their…Read More Upset Ohio town residents seek answers over train derailment EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Residents of the […]
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by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Emergency Medical Responders (EMR) in Nevis are set to benefit from a new training initiative. A three-week EMR training course started from February 13 to March 03, 2023. During the Opening Ceremony of the EMR Training, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Ms. Shelisa Martin confirmed […]
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By CMC News The Bermuda Police announced they had made an arrest after the body of a 23-year-old man identified as Kyari Flood was found with gunshot wounds. Detective Inspector Jason Smith told a news conference that a man was in custody helping officers investigating the murder that is Bermuda’s first for 2023. The island […]
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