BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck late Wednesday in the Caribbean Sea just off the Panama-Colombia border. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), there was no immediate...
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 10% of people appear to suffer long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study of nearly 10,000 Americans that aims to help unravel the mysterious condition....
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Police in El Salvador have arrested the president of football club Alianza, as well as other club officials and stadium personnel, in connection with a stampede that left 12 fans dead last weekend. The...
LONDON (AP) — When Peter Brown died alone in London without any known family, neighbours made sure that the humble 96-year-old Jamaican man who had volunteered as a teen to fight for Britain in World War II was not forgotten. Hundreds of...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Federal officials say more than 200 patients could be at risk of fungal meningitis after having surgical procedures at clinics in a Mexico border city. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's genocide, a man suspected of orchestrating the killing of more than 2,000 people, has been arrested in South Africa after 22 years on the run, a special tribunal...
KYIV, (AP): The head of the Russian private army, Wagner has again broken with the Kremlin line on Ukraine, saying its goal of demilitarising the country has backfired, acknowledging Russian troops have killed civilians and agreeing with Western...
The United States announced at a UN conference on Wednesday nearly US$524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa that aims to put a spotlight on the extreme effects of climate change and the worst drought in the region in 40...
MIAMI (AP): A poem written for President Joe Biden’s inauguration has been placed on a restricted list at a South Florida elementary school after one parent’s complaint. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, poet Amanda Gorman vowed to fight back. Her...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 17-year-old boy fell to his death this weekend while climbing a Los Angeles bridge in an apparent social media stunt, police said. Police were sent to the 6th Street Viaduct around 2 a.m. Saturday and found the boy, who...
MIAMI (AP) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday with firm words but a disastrous Twitter announcement that did little to counter criticism that the 44-year-old Republican may not...
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom interior minister won't face investigation over allegations that she tried to pull strings after getting a speeding ticket, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday, in an attempt to lay to rest one of...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York's mayor asked a judge on Tuesday to let the city suspend its longstanding “right to shelter” obligation, saying officials are no longer able to house every homeless person because of the arrival of...
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Super Typhoon Mawar barrelled into Guam as a powerful Category 4 storm Wednesday, pummelling the US Pacific territory with high winds, heavy rains, and a dangerous storm surge that swamped low-lying areas as residents...
LONDON (AP): Several dozen youths pelted police with objects and set cars and trash bins ablaze in Cardiff during local unrest that erupted after two teenagers died in a road crash, officials said on Tuesday. Police said they were supporting the...
HONG KONG (AP): Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has dismissed three cabin crew members after a passenger accused them of discriminating against non-English speakers, in a case that drew criticism from Chinese state media. Airline CEO Ronald Lam...
TALLAHASSEE (AP): A group of Chinese citizens living and working in Florida sued the state Monday over a new law that bans Chinese nationals from purchasing property in large swathes of the state. The law applies to properties within 10 miles (16...
GEORGETOWN (AP): Investigators in Guyana believe a fire that killed 19 mostly girls trapped in a school dormitory was deliberately set by a student who was upset that her mobile phone was confiscated, a top official said Tuesday. The suspect in...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief on Tuesday decried the “terrible truth” that the world is failing to live up to its commitments to protect a growing number of civilians caught in conflicts. The International...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 4-year-old was dropped into the United States from a high border wall with Mexico in a surveillance video that captures a routine — and highly risky — occurrence. “Remarkably, the child is ok!”...
Netflix on Tuesday outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the United States, its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service as its growth slows. To combat password sharing,...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee condemned an unusual rise in the number of withdrawal requests to the city's organ donation system, saying Tuesday that police would investigate suspicious cases. According to the...
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Pope Francis has sent one of his top sex crimes investigators to Bolivia at a time when the Andean nation is being shaken by an escalating paedophilia scandal involving priests. Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, a leading...
HONOLULU (AP) — President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration as an intensifying Super Typhoon Mawar approached Guam, where anyone not living in a concrete house was warned to seek safety elsewhere and emergency shelters began to fill...
LONDON (AP) — The British economy will avoid falling into recession this year, according to upgraded growth forecasts Tuesday from the International Monetary Fund. In its latest assessment of the United Kingdom economy, the...
