The Reuters Daily Briefing Monday, September 19, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Thousands line the streets of London for a display of pomp and pageantry as Britain says farewell to its longest-reigning monarch Today’s biggest stories Police officers are seen on The Mall in London, September 19, 2022 REUTERS/Andrew […]

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By Anthony Boadle  and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA, Sept 19 (Reuters) – As President Jair Bolsonaro lays the groundwork to contest a potential defeat in an October election, Brazil’s courts, congressional leadership, business groups and civil society are closing ranks to shore up trust in the integrity of the vote. Even leaders of the armed forces, now more […]

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SAN JOSE, Sept 18 (Reuters) – A bus crash caused by heavy rains in Costa Rica left nine dead people on Saturday night, officials said. Heavy rains across the country caused a landslide on the Cambronero route, in the west of the country 70 km (45 miles) from the capital San Jose. Firefighters and the […]

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Millions of people in Japan were under evacuation warnings as Typhoon Nanmadol brought strong winds and heavy rain to the southwest of the country after making landfall overnight. The powerful system has weakened since arriving on land yesterday evening around Kagoshima city in the southwestern region of Kyushu, but it has still uprooted trees, smashed […]

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By Ivelisse Rivera and Ezequiel Abiu Lopez SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Hurricane Fiona left most of Puerto Rico without power on Sunday, causing catastrophic flooding and landslides on the island before barreling toward the Dominican Republic, a government agency said. The storm, hitting Puerto Rico five years after […]

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By Bernd Debusmann Jr in Washington Thousands of migrants have been sent from Republican-led states to Democratic-run areas as part of a growing row with the federal government and the Biden administration. Two buses carrying people primarily from Venezuela were recently left outside Vice-President Kamala Harris’ residence in Washington DC. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who […]

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By Elsa Maishman BBC News Senior leaders have called for calm after days of violent anti-government protests in Haiti. Protesters are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, after an end to government fuel subsidies caused petrol and diesel prices to skyrocket. Justice Minister Berto Dorcé vowed to identify and punish those behind attacks […]

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Hundreds of thousands of people made pilgrimage to pay respects to late monarch over past four days Peter Walker GUARDIAN The final person to pass through Westminster Hall for the lying in state of the Queen before her funeral on Monday has spoken of the “real privilege” of her experience. Chrissy Heerey, a serving member […]

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Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas is  representing the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis at the State Funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II today, September 19, 2022, at Westminster Abbey in London. Dr. Douglas is one of hundreds of international leaders and  politicians attending the biggest such event […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 18, 2022 (RSCNPF): The Police are investigating the death of 36-year-old Okino Wellington who was fatally wounded during an incident at Cart Path, Sandy Point. Wellington was originally from Jamaica, but resided in Tabernacle. The Police received a report at about midday on Saturday, September 17, 2022, that a man was […]

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