Hello The global bank stock rout has deepened as the SVB collapse fans contagion fears, Ukraine has accused Russian soldiers of widespread abuse, and California is menaced by late-season winter storms.   By Kate Turton Business & Markets Shockwaves from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank further pounded global bank stocks despite President Joe Biden’s […]

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By EDMAR BARROS and MAURICIO SAVARESEtoday RAPOSA SERRA DO SOL INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil (AP) — On his first trip to Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest since taking office, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed support for creating new territories for those communities, but stopped short of announcing any demarcations. Wearing white cap […]

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By Biodun Busari  One of the deadliest cyclones ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere —  Tropical Cyclone Freddy – hit the southern African countries of Malawi and Mozambique on Monday. According to the East African News, the Cyclone Freddy which attacked the region for the second time killed 99 people in Malawi and 10 in […]

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By Marianna Parraga March 13 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA (PDVSA.UL) on Monday was loading a supertanker with crude and fuel for Cuba, maritime documents showed, an unusually large volume to help its political ally overcome an energy crisis with repeated blackouts. Several big electrical outages this year have left many in Cuba […]

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By Sara Clemence and Emily Schmall NY  Times   SAN DIEGO — Along a San Diego beach chewed away by winter swells, at least eight people died after the small boats they were in capsized in what the authorities said on Sunday was a human smuggling operation gone awry. Capt. James Spitler, sector commander of the U.S. […]

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By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY, March 13 (Reuters) – Mexico’s president said on Monday his country is safer than the United States, pushing back against U.S. critics of his security record following a deadly kidnapping this month near the border that claimed the lives of two Americans. The March 3 attack on four Americans in […]

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BOGOTA, March 13 (Reuters) – Colombia’s attorney general on Monday suspended arrest warrants against 19 members of a group of former rebels who reject a 2016 peace deal, a step toward new negotiations promised by President Gustavo Petro. The Estado Mayor Central armed group was founded by former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of […]

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LIMA, March 13 (Reuters) – Powerful Cyclone Yaku has unleashed torrents of rain on Peru’s northern region in recent days, burying homes and cars in mud and leading to the deaths of at least six people. In the northern coastal towns of Trujillo and Lambayeque, residents waded through knee-high water and cars crawled through inundated […]

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Hello US authorities launch emergency measures to shore up confidence in the banking system, China’s Xi plans Russia visit as soon as next week, and Trump is headed to Iowa.   By Kate Turton Business & Markets A man puts a sign on the door of the Silicon Valley Bank as an onlooker watches at […]

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By CMC News Trinidad and Tobago is giving “active consideration” to a request by Mexico to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to pursue legal action in the United States in a bid to have gun manufacturers held responsible for gun-related crimes in the region. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley, speaking at a public meeting of his […]

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