By Tito Correa LATACUNGA, Ecuador, Oct 3 (Reuters) – At least 15 prisoners were killed in a prison in the Ecuadorean city of Latacunga on Monday, Ecuador’s SNAI prison agency said, and another 21 were injured in the latest incident of deadly jail violence in the Andean country. The government of conservative President Guillermo Lasso […]
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By Katy Watson BBC South America correspondent, Sao Paulo When the results came through on Sunday evening, there were cheers for Lula – as well as tears – but the atmosphere felt more like a sense of relief than outright celebration. This wasn’t the first-round victory that his supporters had wished for. The polls […]
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by Julia Mueller THE HILL U.S. officials are on edge over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent threat to use nuclear weapons, ahead of his illegal and contested move to claim huge swathes of Ukrainian territory. Current and former U.S. officials on Sunday said that although there is nobody in Russia who could stop Putin from […]
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Death toll likely to increase as questions raised over whether officials in some parts of Florida ordered evacuations in time Destroyed houses and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Matlacha, Florida. The death toll from the storm has risen to 83 and is expected to increase. Photograph: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images Reuters The death […]
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By Kayla Epstein BBC News Image source, Phoebe Gavin Image caption, Seeking refuge, Oscar and Myra Jean Gavin fled Sanibel Island before the storm The Gavin family arrived on Sanibel over 100 years ago, one of the first two black families to settle on the idyllic island that dangles off the west coast of […]
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Today’s Headlines AP Investigation: Russia smuggling Ukrainian grain to help pay for Putin’s war BEIRUT (AP) — When the bulk cargo ship Laodicea docked in Lebanon last summer, Ukrainian diplomats said the vessel was carrying grain stolen by Russia and urged Lebanese…Read More UK scraps tax cut for wealthy that sparked market turmoil LONDON (AP) […]
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By Micaiah Morgan A sperm whale that was beached in shallow waters in Negril, Jamaica this morning has been freed and is back in open water, according to a Jamaica’s National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). NEPA said in a release this afternoon that the whale, which was seen close to the Azul Beach Resort […]
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At least 80 people have been confirmed dead in the US and Cuba as a result of the storm. Days after Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction from Florida to the Carolinas in the US, some dangers persist – and have even worsened in some places. The storm continues to cause problems, dousing Virginia […]
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U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, travel Monday to Puerto Rico to hear firsthand about recovery efforts from Hurricane Fiona, which devastated parts of the U.S. territory last month. The White House said Biden will speak about his administration’s commitment to helping the people of Puerto Rico rebuild a “more secure and resilient […]
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Reuters MEXICO CITY, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Hurricane Orlene barreled toward Mexico’s southwestern coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm and is expected to dump torrential rains even as it is forecast to weaken in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday. Orlene, which is packing maximum sustained winds near 115 […]
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