MEXICO CITY, Sept 22 (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck western Mexico early on Thursday, claiming the life of a woman in Mexico City who fell and hit her head as residents evacuated their homes during the country’s second major temblor this week. The Mexico City government said the woman stumbled on the stairs […]

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LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Barbados has issued the world’s first government bond with a clause allowing payments to be suspended in the event of another global pandemic, a move expected to attract interest from dozens of other countries savaged by the COVID-19 crisis. The Caribbean has become something of a test region for sovereign […]

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MEXICO CITY, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Wednesday said Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Peru are at very high risk for the reintroduction of polio, as dwindling vaccination rates during the coronavirus pandemic has led to historic lows in protection against the illness. Regional vaccine coverage for polio […]

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By Ivelisse Rivera   SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Hurricane Fiona strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm on Wednesday as it headed toward Bermuda after carving a destructive path through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, where the storm left most people without power and up to eight dead. After making […]

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By Mariana Sanches BBC News Brasil, Washington ]Image source, Reuters Image caption, Bolsonaro supporter at a rally In less than two weeks, one of the world’s biggest democracies will hold what many are describing as its most important presidential election in years. The US has been watching this vote in Brazil closely. Why? There aren’t […]

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by Julia Mueller The Hill New York’s attorney general is suing former President Trump and his three adult children, alleging business fraud. The civil lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the State Supreme Court in Manhattan, is the culmination of a three-year investigation by the office of Attorney General Letitia James (D) into whether the former president’s […]

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  by Laura Kelly THE Hill Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to double down in his invasion of Ukraine with the Wednesday announcement to mobilize 300,000 military reservists and an added threat of a nuclear conflict. We’ll break down his latest message to the Western world and how its leaders are responding, plus more […]

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The Cayman Islands tried to vacuum sargassum from the water to unclog a popular bay. It didn’t work. Now, locals are left wondering what will. by Jade Prévost-Manuel Hakai Magazine It came swiftly, almost overnight. The scattered patches of sargassum—a type of brown seaweed—that Troy Leacock spotted in Grand Cayman’s North Sound one July afternoon […]

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Today’s Headlines Putin sets partial military call-up, won’t ‘bluff’ on nukes KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilization in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months. Putin’s…Read More Fiona threatens to become Category 4 storm headed to Bermuda SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane […]

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By David Alire Garcia   1/6 A man holds a picture of Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez during a march to protest against an incident in which a man pointed a gun at her outside her home, in Buenos Aires, Argentina September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo BUENOS AIRES, Sept 20 (Reuters) – An assassination […]

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