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Citizens protest against insecurity; some attack a plane

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2022 | 12:11 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): Haitians on Tuesday took to the streets to protest over increasing insecurity, turning violent in places like the southern city of Les Cayes, where people stormed the local airport and attacked a small plane. The protests...

Nation to join CCJ as full member

Published:Wednesday | March 30, 2022 | 12:11 AM

CASTRIES (CMC): St Lucia Tuesday signalled its intention to become the fifth Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to have full membership of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that was established in 2001 to replace the London-...

Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2022 | 4:20 PM

President Joe Biden today signed a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed.

Russia says it will scale back near Kyiv as talks progress

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2022 | 10:16 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's military announced Tuesday that it will “fundamentally” scale back operations near Ukraine's capital and a northern city, as talks brought the outlines of a possible deal to end the...

Shanghai starts biggest COVID-19 lockdown in two years

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2022 | 12:08 AM

BEIJING (AP): China began its most extensive coronavirus lockdown in two years Monday, to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in Shanghai as questions are raised about the economic toll of the nation’s “zero-COVID” strategy....

Mexico to rent out presidential jet for weddings, parties

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2022 | 12:08 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP): Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he has now essentially given up on his quixotic bid to sell off the presidential jet, and will rent it out for weddings or parties. López Obrador admitted the government...

Prince William: Commonwealth links to crown up to the people

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2022 | 12:08 AM

LONDON (AP): As Caribbean nations debate their relationship with the British crown, Prince William says he will support and respect whatever decision the people make. William, second in line to the throne, made the comments after an eight-day tour...

Taliban hardliners turning back the clock in Afghanistan

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2022 | 12:08 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP): Taliban hardliners are turning back the clock in Afghanistan with a flurry of repressive edicts over the past days that hark back to their harsh rule from the late 1990s. Girls have been banned from going to school beyond the sixth...

G7 rejects Russia’s demand to pay for gas in rubles

Published:Tuesday | March 29, 2022 | 12:07 AM

BERLIN (AP): The Group of Seven (G7) major economies agreed Monday to reject Moscow’s demand to pay for Russian natural gas exports in rubles. German energy minister Robert Habeck told reporters that “all G7 ministers agreed completely that this (...

Will Smith apologizes: 'I was out of line and I was wrong'

Published:Monday | March 28, 2022 | 6:53 PM

The day after slapping Chris Rock on the stage of the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith issued an apology to the comedian, the academy and viewers at home, saying he was "out of line" and that his actions are "not indicative of the man I want to be".

Academy condemns Will Smith's actions, launches review

Published:Monday | March 28, 2022 | 4:28 PM

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences today condemned the actions of Will Smith during Sunday night's Oscars and launched an inquiry into his slapping of presenter Chris Rock.

Biden calls for higher tax on wealthiest Americans

Published:Monday | March 28, 2022 | 11:26 AM

US President Joe Biden released a budget blueprint today that calls for higher taxes on the wealthy; lower federal deficits; more money for police; and greater funding for education, public health and housing.

Germany: G7 rejects Russia's demand to pay for gas in rubles

Published:Monday | March 28, 2022 | 10:57 AM

The Group of Seven major economies have agreed to reject Moscow's demand to pay for Russian natural gas exports in rubles, the German energy minister said today.

Walmart to end cigarette sales in some stores

Published:Monday | March 28, 2022 | 10:32 AM

Walmart will no longer sell cigarettes in some of its stores though tobacco sales can be a significant revenue generator.

Blinken tries to calm allies ahead of possible Iran deal

Published:Monday | March 28, 2022 | 12:06 AM

JERUSALEM (AP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tried to soothe the fears of Israel and its Gulf Arab allies ahead of the possible renewal of global powers’ international nuclear deal with Iran. Blinken made the comments shortly before...

Eyeing China investment, Taliban now preserve Buddhas

Published:Monday | March 28, 2022 | 12:06 AM

MES AYNAK (AP): The ancient Buddha statues sit in serene meditation in the caves carved into the russet cliffs of rural Afghanistan. Hundreds of metres below lies what is believed to be the world’s largest deposit of copper. Afghanistan’s Taliban...

Zelenskyy: West needs more courage in helping Ukraine fight

Published:Sunday | March 27, 2022 | 12:11 PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the West of cowardice as his country fights to stave off Russia's invading troops, making an exasperated plea for fighter jets and tanks to sustain a defence as the war ground into a...

Governor: Three powerful explosions outside western city of Lviv

Published:Saturday | March 26, 2022 | 11:42 AM

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Nights are spent huddling underground from Russian strikes pounding their encircled city into rubble. Daylight hours are devoted to hunting down drinkable water and braving the risk of standing in line for the little food...

Ukraine says 300 died in theatre attack, hunger grips cities

Published:Saturday | March 26, 2022 | 12:07 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) : About 300 people were killed in the Russian air strike last week on a Mariupol theatre that was being used as a shelter, Ukrainian authorities said Friday in what would make it the war’s deadliest known attack on civilians yet...

Yemen rebels strike oil depot in Saudi city hosting F1 race

Published:Saturday | March 26, 2022 | 12:07 AM

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) : Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked an oil depot on Friday in the Saudi city of Jiddah, ahead of a Formula One (F1) race in the kingdom. It was the rebels’ highest-profile assault yet, though Saudi authorities pledged the...

Ukraine reports 300 dead in airstrike on Mariupol theater

Published:Friday | March 25, 2022 | 6:54 PM

About 300 people were killed in the Russian airstrike last week on a Mariupol theater that was being used as a shelter, Ukrainian authorities said today in what would make it the war's deadliest known attack on civilians yet.

OAS approves resolution on crisis in Ukraine

Published:Friday | March 25, 2022 | 4:40 PM

The Organization of American States (OAS) today adopted a resolution on the crisis in Ukraine sparked by Russia’s military invasion of the East European country last month, with Antigua and Barbuda warning that the “international legal order is fighting for its life”.

Ukraine war drives US, EU deal to undercut Russian energy

Published:Friday | March 25, 2022 | 1:42 PM

BRUSSELS (AP) — With stunning speed, Russia's war in Ukraine is driving Western Europe into the outstretched arms of the United States again, especially apparent when President Joe Biden offered a major expansion of natural gas...

Biden promises new Ukraine aid, warns Russia on chemical weapons

Published:Friday | March 25, 2022 | 12:07 AM

BRUSSELS (AP): President Joe Biden and Western allies pledged new sanctions and humanitarian aid on Thursday in response to Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine, but their offers fell short of the more robust military assistance that President...

Human rights group decries deportation to ‘chaos’ in Haiti

Published:Friday | March 25, 2022 | 12:07 AM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP): Human Rights Watch released a report Thursday demanding the US and other countries stop deporting Haitians to their homeland, calling it “unconscionable” and warning that they are putting people’s lives in danger. More...

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