The Reuters Daily Briefing Friday, December 16, 2022 by Judith Langowski Hello Here’s what you need to know. Russia launched a widespread missile attack on Ukraine, a landslide killed campers in Malaysia, and a Berlin aquarium burst, spilling 1 million liters of water. Today’s biggest stories People shelter inside a metro station during massive Russia’s […]

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By CMC News The man who attacked a presidential guard and opened fire outside the gates of Guyana’s State House on Thursday morning has been identified as Nigerian Bethel Ikena Chinezie. However, lawmen are still trying to determine the motive for his attack that led to the policeman identified as Telon Perreira nursing serious stab […]

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Estimated number of US gun owners has grown by 20 million in recent years, which experts say may lead to more firearm deaths People wait in line outside to enter a gun store in Culver City, California, in March 2020. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/Reuters Lois Beckett GUARDIAN Americans bought an estimated 150m guns in the […]

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14ymedio, Havana, 14 December 2022 — The price paid by Cuba in October for chicken imported from the US reached the historic high of 1.29 dollars per kilo, 48% more than at the beginning of this year, when it was at 0.87. According to data from the US Department of Agriculture collected by Cuban economist […]

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Jamaica’s eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Bolt, 36, is the fastest sprinter in history and retired in August 2017 as a 19-time global champion. He was crowned Olympic 100m and 200m champion at three successive Games – Beijing 2008, […]

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By Nia L. Orakwue and Eric Yan, Crimson Staff Writers December 16, 2022- Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Claudine Gay made her second historic first on Thursday when Harvard announced her selection as the University’s 30th president — the first person of color to hold the role. Gay previously made history when she was […]

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The US government is suing Arizona’s governor over the construction of a makeshift barrier made of shipping containers at the US-Mexico border. Governor Doug Ducey began building the barrier earlier this year, saying it was an attempt to “secure” the border. But in its lawsuit, the government claimed Arizona was trespassing on federal lands. Hundreds […]

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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s movement for greater self-government got a boost on Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives, which passed a bill for a referendum on three potential futures although the measure had little chance of being taken up by the Senate. The Puerto Rico Status Act outlines […]

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HAVANA, Dec 15 (Reuters) – A bloc of left-wing countries meeting in Havana on Wednesday closed ranks in support of the ousted former president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, amid protests and roadblocks in the South American nation that have left at least eight dead. “We reject the political framework created by right-wing forces against Constitutional […]

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By Marco Aquino LIMA, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Peruvian ex-President Pedro Castillo’s pre-trial detention in prison was extended to 18 months on Thursday, amid a deepening diplomatic spat with left-leaning countries opposed to his removal and as deadly protests extended into a second week. At least 15 people have been killed in the protests, according […]

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