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Spain seizes 11 tonnes of cocaine in shipping containers

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2023 | 3:54 PM

MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities have confiscated 11 tonnes of cocaine and arrested 20 people in two different operations against the smuggling of the illegal drugs inside shipping containers, Spain's National Police said Tuesday. Police...

US consumer inflation eased slightly last month as gas prices fell

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2023 | 10:19 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — US inflation ticked down again last month, with cheaper gas helping further lighten the weight of consumer price increases in the United States. At the same time, the latest data on consumer inflation showed that prices in...

In inaugural speech, new president prepares nation for painful shock adjustment

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2023 | 12:10 AM

BUENOS AIRES (AP): It wasn’t the most uplifting of inaugural addresses. Rather, Argentina’s newly empowered President Javier Milei presented figures to lay bare the scope of the nation’s economic “emergency”, and sought to prepare the public for a...

Foreigners denied bail on human trafficking, child prostitution ring

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2023 | 12:10 AM

SCARBOROUGH (CMC): Three foreign nationals have been denied bail and will reappear in court later this month after they appeared in a magistrate’s court here on charges of human trafficking and an offence under the Children’s Act. A police...

Leaders to meet this week as region worries over territorial dispute

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2023 | 12:09 AM

GEORGETOWN (AP): As the leaders of Guyana and Venezuela prepare to meet this week to address an escalating dispute over a region rich in oil and minerals, Guyana’s president said he is coming with “goodwill’, but insisted that his country be...

Rishi Sunak faces a revolt in the UK Parliament over his Rwanda plan after a grilling on COVID-19

Published:Monday | December 11, 2023 | 1:32 PM

LONDON (AP) — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced a rebellion from restive lawmakers over his signature immigration policy, while fending off tough questions Monday about his judgement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The twin pressures add up...

Holiday crowds at airports and on highways in the US are expected to be even bigger than last year

Published:Monday | December 11, 2023 | 10:55 AM

More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel. Auto club AAA forecast Monday that 115.2 million people will go 50 miles or more from home during the 10 days...

IDB supports digitalisation of music production and distribution

Published:Monday | December 11, 2023 | 12:07 AM

WASHINGTON (CMC): The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it collaborating with Trinidad and Tobago’s soca artistes in a project that aims to highlight the country’s music export potential, boosted by the ever-increasing role of digital...

Why Venezuela is threatening to annex Guyana’s oil-rich province of Essequibo

Published:Monday | December 11, 2023 | 12:06 AMKlaus Dodds/Contributor

The US Air Force has taken the unusual step of holding joint drills with Guyana as the United Nations scheduled an emergency meeting of the Security Council to discuss Venezuela’s threat to annex more than two-thirds of the oil-rich South American...

Leaders acknowledge little progress in their push for democracy in coup-hit region

Published:Monday | December 11, 2023 | 12:06 AM

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP): In a renewed push for respect for democracy in coup-hit West Africa, leaders from across the region kicked off a crucial meeting in Nigeria on Sunday and acknowledged for the first time that their efforts to stem the tide of...

At COP28, sticking points remain, as talks near crunch time

Published:Monday | December 11, 2023 | 12:06 AM

Dubai (AP) Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options so they can agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming and help vulnerable societies adapt to weather extremes as the clock runs down on United Nations climate...

Major changes to immigration policy under discussion

Published:Monday | December 11, 2023 | 12:06 AM

Washington (AP): Congress is discussing changes to the immigration system in exchange for providing money to Ukraine in its fight against Russia and Israel for the war with Hamas. President Joe Biden has said he is willing to make “significant...

Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people and damaged neighborhoods

Published:Sunday | December 10, 2023 | 12:22 PM

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers cleaned up Sunday from severe weekend storms and tornadoes that killed six people and sent more to the hospital while damaging buildings, turning over vehicles...

Drug lords go on killing spree to hunt down corrupt officers who stole shipment in Mexico's Tijuana

Published:Sunday | December 10, 2023 | 11:13 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A recent killing spree in the Mexican border city of Tijuana could have been lifted from a TV script: enraged drug lords hunting down corrupt police officers who stole a drug shipment. Two of the officers suspected of the...

Sri Lanka experiences nationwide power outage after a main transmission line fails

Published:Saturday | December 9, 2023 | 6:50 PM

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka experienced an islandwide power outage for several hours Saturday after a system failure with one of the main transmission lines, the country's power and energy ministry said. The power outage began...

Missouri lawmakers propose allowing homicide charges for women who have abortions

Published:Saturday | December 9, 2023 | 1:36 PM

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some Missouri lawmakers are renewing a call for the state to take an anti-abortion step that goes further than prominent anti-abortion groups want to go and that has not gained much traction in any state so far: a...

Zimbabwe holds special elections after court rules to remove nine opposition lawmakers from Parliament

Published:Saturday | December 9, 2023 | 12:49 PM

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is holding special elections Saturday for nine seats in Parliament after opposition lawmakers were removed from their positions and disqualified from running again. The opposition called it an...

Six French teens convicted over their roles in an Islamic extremist’s killing of teacher

Published:Saturday | December 9, 2023 | 11:41 AM

PARIS (AP) — A French juvenile court on Friday convicted six teenagers for their roles in the 2020 beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist, an attack that shocked the country and shone a light on the real-world dangers of...

Sunak under fire for £240m asylum deal with Rwanda

Published:Saturday | December 9, 2023 | 12:08 AM

LONDON (AP): Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was under pressure Friday to explain why Britain has paid Rwanda £240 million (US$300 million) as part of a blocked asylum plan, without a single person being sent to the East African country. The total is...

Bahamas prepares to deploy troops in Haiti

Published:Saturday | December 9, 2023 | 12:08 AM

NASSAU (CMC): The head of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), Commodore Raymond King, says recruitment efforts are being hampered by plans to send officers to Haiti as recruits are opting to join other law enforcement agencies instead. “What...

Dominica police probe killing of wealthy Canadian couple

Published:Saturday | December 9, 2023 | 12:08 AM

SAN JUAN (AP): The authorities in Dominica are investigating the killings of a wealthy Canadian businessman and his partner who owned an eco-resort in the eastern Caribbean island. Two men have been arrested and charged in the slaying of Daniel...

Rowley tells Opposition to ‘shut up’ on Guyana-Venezuela border dispute

Published:Saturday | December 9, 2023 | 12:07 AM

PORT OF SPAIN (CMC): Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley Friday called on main opposition United National Congress (UNC) to “shut up” and allow for the ongoing border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo region to be solved by...

US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

Published:Friday | December 8, 2023 | 7:32 PM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. Supporters called it a...

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years

Published:Friday | December 8, 2023 | 5:44 PM

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of a lightning-rod, Trump-era policy that the former...

UK paid Rwanda $300 million for a blocked asylum deal. No flights have taken off

Published:Friday | December 8, 2023 | 3:03 PM

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was under pressure Friday to explain why Britain has paid Rwanda 240 million pounds ($300 million) as part of a blocked asylum plan, without a single person being sent to the East African country...

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