LIMA, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Thousands of Peruvians took the streets calling for peace on Tuesday, a day before fresh protests are expected following clashes caused by the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo left almost two dozen dead in December. People dressed in white carried Peru’s flag at the march, which was organized by […]

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An aerial view shows deforestation near a forest on the border between Amazonia and Cerrado in Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso state, Brazil July 28, 2021. Picture taken July 28, 2021 with a drone. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/ BRASILIA, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Norway, the major donor to the Amazon Fund, said the initiative for backing forest protection […]

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By Agustin Marcarian PAILON, Bolivia, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Hundreds of trucks lined highways in Bolivia’s farming region of Santa Cruz on Tuesday, as protesters blockaded routes out of the region following the arrest of the local governor, and hard-hit local businesses urged a return to order. Protests have gripped the lowland region since the […]

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MEXICO CITY/CIUDAD JUAREZ, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Mexico’s defense ministry said on Tuesday it had flown 200 military personnel to the northern border city of Juarez to fight organized crime there, days after a deadly prison riot led to a manhunt for escaped convicts. Authorities also sacked the director of the prison, from which at […]

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Image source, Getty Images Huge crowds turned up to say goodbye to Pele as his coffin made its way through the streets of Santos By Katy Watson BBC South America correspondent, Santos If Monday’s wake for Brazilian football legend Pele was a day of reflection, Tuesday’s funeral cortege was one of carnivalesque proportions. The 82-year-old, […]

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COVID variant XBB.1.5 now accounts for 40 percent of cases in the US: CDC by Joseph Choi The omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 has rapidly spread to become the dominant COVID-19 mutation in the U.S., now accounting for 40.5 percent of all cases. The XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant as of this week has pushed out the BQ.1 and […]

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By FRANK BAJAK and HANNA ARHIROVA46 minutes ago A Switchblade 600 loitering missile drone manufactured by AeroVironment is displayed at the Eurosatory arms show in Villepinte, north of Paris, on June 14, 2022. Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world’s first fully autonomous fighting robots to […]

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BONI to facilitate transactions St. Kitts and Nevis could soon have access to hundreds of millions of dollars in project financing, following the December 26th board meeting of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).   The Board of Directors of Afreximbank has approved US$1.5 billion in funding to enable member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that have ratified the Partnership […]

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Hello! The Republican U.S. House is set to open in turmoil, Tesla makes its China boss the highest-profile executive after Musk, and driver and YouTube star Ken Block dies in a snowmobile accident by Linda Noakes   World News   People lay flowers near the Eternal Flame memorial at a ceremony in memory of Russian […]

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By Will Richards NME The country of Barbados may seek slavery reparations from the family of Benedict Cumberbatch, it has been revealed. The actor has long discussed his family’s links to the slave trade, previously discussing how his ancestral story led him to take roles in the films Amazing Grace and 12 Years A Slave, […]

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