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High Court strikes down buggery laws among consenting adults

Published:Tuesday | April 23, 2024 | 12:09 AM

ROSEAU (CMC): High Court Judge Justice Kimberly Cenac-Phulgence, Monday ruled that sections of the Sexual Offenses Act contravene the Dominica Constitution as she ruled in favour of a “gay man” who challenged legislations that criminalise buggery...

Judge bans X from sharing video of bishop being stabbed in church

Published:Tuesday | April 23, 2024 | 12:09 AM

MELBOURNE (AP): An Australian judge on Monday ruled that social media platform X must block every user in the world from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church, extending the prohibition beyond users in Australia. X Corp., the...

A slip of the tongue?

Published:Tuesday | April 23, 2024 | 12:09 AM

MELBOURNE (AP): Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape accused Joe Biden of disparaging the South Pacific island nation by implying that an uncle of the US president had been eaten by “cannibals” there during World War II. Biden’s...

ANC loses another court case against rival party led by Zuma

Published:Tuesday | April 23, 2024 | 12:09 AM

CAPE TOWN (AP): South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) lost a second court case against a new rival party fronted by former President Jacob Zuma on Monday. A judge in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in the eastern city of Durban...

‘Enough is enough’

Published:Tuesday | April 23, 2024 | 12:09 AM

LONDON (AP): UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Monday that the first deportation flights carrying migrants who enter the country illegally to Rwanda would leave in 10-12 weeks, as he vowed to end the parliamentary deadlock over a key policy...

Israel’s military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack on October 7

Published:Monday | April 22, 2024 | 2:34 PM

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The head of Israeli military intelligence resigned on Monday because of Hamas' October 7 attack, becoming the first senior figure to step down over his role in the stunning failure to anticipate or...

UN labour agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world’s workers

Published:Monday | April 22, 2024 | 12:08 PM

GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations labour organisation warned Monday that over 70% of the world's workforce is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers, citing increased concern about exposure to sunlight. It also warned...

Here’s what you need to know about the world’s largest democratic election in India

Published:Monday | April 22, 2024 | 12:07 AM

New Delhi (AP) The world’s largest democratic election could also be one of its most consequential. With a population of over 1.4 billion people and close to 970 million voters, India’s general election pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an...

Navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean, one dead

Published:Monday | April 22, 2024 | 12:06 AM

TOKYO (AP): Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during night-time training in a possible collision, leaving one dead while rescuers on Sunday searched for seven others missing,...

Supreme leader acknowledges Tehran hit little in attack on Israel

Published:Monday | April 22, 2024 | 12:06 AM

JERUSALEM (AP): Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel hit anything there, a tacit acknowledgement that despite launching a massive assault, few projectiles...

Western leaders laud US aid package, Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’

Published:Monday | April 22, 2024 | 12:06 AM

KYIV (AP) Ukrainian and Western leaders welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the US House of Representatives, as the Kremlin warned the passage of the bill would “further ruin” Ukraine and cause more deaths. The House swiftly...

Race car in Sri Lanka veers off track killing 7 people and injuring 20

Published:Sunday | April 21, 2024 | 2:07 PM

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said. Thousands of...

Ecuadorians head to polls to toughen fight against gangs behind wave of violence

Published:Sunday | April 21, 2024 | 11:47 AM

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorians headed to the polls Sunday in a referendum touted by the country's fledgling leader as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiralling wave of violence. The majority of 11 questions posed to...

House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US

Published:Saturday | April 20, 2024 | 1:14 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the United States if the popular social media platform's China-based owner doesn't sell its stake within a year, but don't expect the app to go away...

Man who set himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump is on trial dies of his injuries

Published:Saturday | April 20, 2024 | 11:42 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial has died, police said. The New York City Police Department told The Associated Press...

Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike

Published:Saturday | April 20, 2024 | 12:08 AM

JERUSALEM (AP): Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran, signalling the two bitter enemies are ready to prevent their latest eruption of violence from...

Police evict hundreds from abandoned Paris warehouse ahead of Olympics

Published:Saturday | April 20, 2024 | 12:08 AM

PARIS (AP): With the Paris Olympic Games 100 days away, police carried out a large-scale eviction at France’s biggest squat in the south of the country’s capital. Authorities, including dozens of gendarmes, cleared out the makeshift camp at an...

Voting begins in first phase of the world’s largest election

Published:Saturday | April 20, 2024 | 12:08 AM

NEW DELHI (AP): Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as...

More than 2,100 people are evacuated as an Indonesian volcano spews clouds of ash

Published:Friday | April 19, 2024 | 9:11 PM

MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — More than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island were evacuated Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami...

Ja among 50 countries for new Biden administration partnership to stifle future pandemics

Published:Friday | April 19, 2024 | 3:33 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration will help 50 countries, including Jamaica, identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that suddenly ...

UN approves updated cholera vaccine that could help fight surge in cases

Published:Friday | April 19, 2024 | 10:34 AM

The World Health Organization has approved a version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile and left poorer countries scrambling to contain epidemics. WHO...

US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela

Published:Friday | April 19, 2024 | 12:12 AM

MIAMI (AP): The Biden administration on Wednesday reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela, admonishing President Nicolás Maduro’s attempts to consolidate his rule just six months after the US eased restrictions in a bid to support now fading...

Guyanese nationals shot and killed

Published:Friday | April 19, 2024 | 12:11 AM

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC): Suriname police are continuing investigations this week into the execution-style murder of two Guyanese nationals, who were shot multiple times on Tuesday night. The men have since been identified as Jerimiah Smith and...

Country holds talks with US on migration

Published:Friday | April 19, 2024 | 12:11 AM

HAVANA, Cuba (CMC): The Government of Cuba has reaffirmed its willingness to comply with policies established in a bilateral agreement with the United States concerning irregular migration. This was the outcome of talks held earlier this week in...

Judge denies bail to American charged with murder

Published:Friday | April 19, 2024 | 12:11 AM

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC): High Court Judge Colin Williams Thursday denied bail to United States national Jonathan Lehrer, one of two American nationals charged with the murders of famed Canadian animator Daniel Langlois, 66, and his long-time partner...

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