By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Cuba had restored power to most of Havana on Monday following Hurricane Ian, defusing tension in the capital after scattered protests last week, though anger still simmered on the streets as residents struggled to replace food and supplies squandered by blackouts. Hurricane Ian knocked out power to […]

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By Steven Aristil PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Police in Haiti fired tear gas on Monday at thousands of protesters marching in the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince, against Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s government and its handling of crippling fuel shortages and soaring prices. Reuters footage showed a man being carried on a stretcher after […]

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Oct 3 (Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line said on Monday it was easing COVID-19 safety measures on its ships by dropping requirements for testing, masking and vaccination, as the pandemic loosens its grip on the world. The decision by the cruise line comes after several countries lifted testing requirements for international air travelers as people […]

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Image source, Serious Fraud Office/PA David Ames, 70, from Essex, was jailed for 12 years for two counts of fraud by abuse of position BBC-  A British fraudster who duped more than 8,000 people into investing in celebrity-backed luxury Caribbean holiday resorts in a $260m scam has been jailed for 12 years. An investigation found […]

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By Tito Correa LATACUNGA, Ecuador, Oct 3 (Reuters) – At least 15 prisoners were killed in a prison in the Ecuadorean city of Latacunga on Monday, Ecuador’s SNAI prison agency said, and another 21 were injured in the latest incident of deadly jail violence in the Andean country. The government of conservative President Guillermo Lasso […]

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  By Katy Watson BBC South America correspondent, Sao Paulo When the results came through on Sunday evening, there were cheers for Lula – as well as tears – but the atmosphere felt more like a sense of relief than outright celebration. This wasn’t the first-round victory that his supporters had wished for. The polls […]

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by Julia Mueller THE HILL U.S. officials are on edge over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent threat to use nuclear weapons, ahead of his illegal and contested move to claim huge swathes of Ukrainian territory. Current and former U.S. officials on Sunday said that although there is nobody in Russia who could stop Putin from […]

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Death toll likely to increase as questions raised over whether officials in some parts of Florida ordered evacuations in time Destroyed houses and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Matlacha, Florida. The death toll from the storm has risen to 83 and is expected to increase. Photograph: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images Reuters The death […]

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By Kayla Epstein BBC News   Image source, Phoebe Gavin Image caption, Seeking refuge, Oscar and Myra Jean Gavin fled Sanibel Island before the storm The Gavin family arrived on Sanibel over 100 years ago, one of the first two black families to settle on the idyllic island that dangles off the west coast of […]

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Today’s Headlines AP Investigation: Russia smuggling Ukrainian grain to help pay for Putin’s war BEIRUT (AP) — When the bulk cargo ship Laodicea docked in Lebanon last summer, Ukrainian diplomats said the vessel was carrying grain stolen by Russia and urged Lebanese…Read More UK scraps tax cut for wealthy that sparked market turmoil LONDON (AP) […]

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