By Brad Brooks SARASOTA, Fla., Sept 28 (Reuters) – Florida Gulf Coast residents emptied grocery shelves, boarded up windows and fled to evacuation shelters as Hurricane Ian churned closer on Wednesday, lashing the state’s southern tip with tropical storm-force winds hours before it was forecast to make U.S. landfall. Ian, which pummeled Cuba on Tuesday […]
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By John Geddie and Valerie Volcovici Plastic and other debris are seen on the shores of Cap Haitian beach, in Cap Haitian, Haiti October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas WASHINGTON D.C., Sept 27 (Reuters) – The United States is seeking to form a coalition of countries to drive negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty, weeks […]
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By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The number of asylum-seekers entering Canada between formal border crossings has surged to the highest point since the government started tracking them in 2017, as dropped pandemic restrictions enable more travel and conflict and catastrophe displace people in many parts of the world. In the first […]
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Sept 27 (Reuters) – Guyana’s economic growth could reach close to 60% this year, the International Monetary Fund said in a statement on Tuesday, urging cautious policies even as the tiny South American nation benefits from surging oil production. “Overall real GDP growth rate is projected to be 57.8% in 2022,” the IMF said in […]
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New global WHO guidelines on mental health at work are reinforced by practical strategies outlined in a joint WHO/ILO policy brief. © M. Crozet / ILO GENEVA (ILO News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have called for concrete action to address mental health concerns in the working population. […]
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By Raffi Berg BBC News Image source, Raffi Berg The group had been under surveillance by an Israeli team and Mexican police for months Children and older teenagers have been removed from the jungle compound of a Jewish sect in Mexico following a raid by police, the BBC has learned. Two members of Lev Tahor […]
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By Will Grant & Max Matza BBC News Hurricane Ian Cuba is completely without power after Hurricane Ian pummelled the western end of the island, its government has announced. The electrical system is experiencing total collapse, officials said, after one of the main power plants could not be brought back online. Two people were reported […]
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The Reuters Daily Briefing Tuesday, September 27, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Russia issues a new nuclear warning, Hurricane Ian churns toward the Florida coast, and the pummeled pound faces a long road back Today’s biggest stories A member of an electoral commission directs a voter in a […]
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BRUSSELS, CMC – The European Commission (EC) has allocated Euro 600 million to finance immediate humanitarian food aid, food production and resilience of food systems in the most vulnerable countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP). “This will help partner countries and vulnerable people to cope with the unjust consequences of Russia’s war […]
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Gleaner- PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Monday launched a new regional platform to facilitate intra-regional trade in goods and agricultural products. The initiative, dubbed “CIMSUPRO” – CARICOM Market Place and Suspension Procedure- will register suppliers and buyers of CARICOM originating goods. CARICOM chairman, Chandrikapersad Santokhi said, that CIMSUPRO provides a platform, […]
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