by Alexis Simendinger & Kristina Karisch © Associated Press / Ukrainian presidential office via AP | President Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Group of Seven leaders virtually discussed Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday. Biden: Putin `miscalculated’ in Ukraine; US has not For the United States and global allies, backing Ukraine “for as long […]
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UC Today’s Headlines Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that a Ukrainian nuclear plant surrounded by Russian troops has lost all external power needed for…Read More Biden vows ‘consequences’ for Saudis after OPEC+ cuts output WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden […]
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By Associated Press HAVANA (AP) – As Haiti rapidly spirals into chaos, its island neighbor, the Dominican Republic, has responded with crackdowns on migrants and a military buildup the government claims will “guarantee border security.” But some fear those moves will only deepen long-existing xenophobia against Haitian migrants and harm both nations’ economies. On […]
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MEXICO CITY, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Karl crawled slowly across the Bay of Campeche towards Mexico’s Atlantic coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday, triggering warnings in southwestern parts of the country. At 7 p.m. (0000 GMT), Karl was 110 miles (180 km) east-northeast of Veracruz, packing maximum sustained winds of […]
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MEXICO CITY, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The congress of Mexico’s most populous state, State of Mexico, on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to legally recognize same-sex marriage, becoming the 29th of Mexico’s 32 states to do so. “Equal marriage is a public institution, whereby two people freely decide to share a life,” the state’s legislative body said […]
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SANTIAGO, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Chile’s congress voted to approve the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade deal on Tuesday after four years of legislative debate. Twenty-seven senators voted for the world’s largest copper producer to join the 11-country trade deal while 10 voted against and one senator abstained. The government had […]
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WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The situation in Haiti has grown dire, with criminal groups blocking efforts to control a cholera outbreak, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Tuesday, adding that the status quo “cannot persist.” An outbreak of cholera in Haiti this month has killed at least 16 people, according to the United […]
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Image source, ReutersImage caption, There were protests in the capital, Port-au-Prince, as well as other cities By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News At least one woman was reportedly killed as protesters clashed with police in Haitian cities on Monday. Police confronted demonstrators as anti-government protests descended into looting. Anger has been boiling over as gang violence […]
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Image source, Reuters By Tiffany Wertheimer BBC News Hopes are fading that any more survivors will be found, four days on from a deadly landslide in the small Venezuelan town of Las Tejerías. Residents from surrounding regions have arrived to help search through the thick mud and debris, as well as police, soldiers and sniffer […]
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Dame Angela Lansbury, famed for the long-running TV series Murder She Wrote, has died only five days short of 97. Her role as the genteel Jessica Fletcher made Dame Angela Lansbury one of Britain’s favourite exports. The success of the television series Murder She Wrote was a high point in a showbusiness career lasting more […]
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