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Attacks spur EU to tighten borders, boost policy agency

Published:Saturday | November 14, 2020 | 12:10 AM

BRUSSELS (AP): European Union interior ministers pledged Friday to beef up border security, boost the powers of the bloc’s police agency and crack down on hate speech and online propaganda in response to a wave of extremist attacks, most recently...

Strong typhoon leaves 42 dead, 20 missing

Published:Saturday | November 14, 2020 | 12:10 AM

MANILA (AP): Thick mud and debris coated many villages around the Philippine capital yesterday after a typhoon killed at least 42 people and caused extensive flooding that sent people fleeing to their roofs, officials said. Troops, police, coast...

Holy city lights record number of oil lamps

Published:Saturday | November 14, 2020 | 12:09 AM

LUCKNOW (AP): The north Indian city of Ayodhya kept its Guinness World Record for a second year on Friday by lighting 584,572 oil lamps and keeping them burning for at least 45 minutes as part of the celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of...

IACHR calls for stronger measures against gender-based violence

Published:Saturday | November 14, 2020 | 12:09 AM

WASHINGTON (CMC): The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) yesterday expressed concern about what it termed the number of occurrences of gender-based violence in Cuba, and urged Havana to adopt comprehensive protection measures against...

With COVID-19 surging, US schools suspend in-person education

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 3:28 PM

With COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations in the state spiking to record levels, bus drivers and teachers in quarantine, students getting sick and the holidays looming, Schools Superintendent Scott Hanback in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, made a tough...

China congratulates Biden, but few US policy changes seen

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 9:48 AM

BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday became one of the last major countries to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden, who is expected to make few changes to US policy in conflicts with Beijing over trade, technology and security....

Zimbabweans mend shabby US dollar notes amid economic crisis

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 9:41 AM

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Albert Marombe takes a grimy, tattered US$1 note and delicately, expertly glues it back into one piece, holding it up for inspection. “I don’t care how torn it is. All I want to see is the serial number...

Eta races off to sea from Carolinas after soaking Florida

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 9:33 AM

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — The former Tropical Storm Eta was classified as a post-tropical cyclone early Friday, racing off the Southeast Atlantic coast and bringing heavy rains and gusty winds to the Carolinas after blustering across...

Tunnel plan near Stonehenge gets UK government consent

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 12:22 AM

LONDON (AP): The British government went against the recommendations of planning officials on Thursday, approving controversial plans for a road tunnel to be built near the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in southern England. The project, which...

Hospitals face breaking point in virus surge

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 12:22 AM

MILAN (AP): DR LUCA Cabrini was certain that his hospital in the heart of Lombardy‘s lake district would reach its breaking point caring for 300 COVID-19 patients. So far, virus patients fill 500 beds and counting. Italy, which shocked the world...

Vatican calling: Pope congratulates Joe Biden on election results

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 12:22 AM

It’s not exactly divine intervention, but even the pope considers the US presidential race over. President-elect Joe Biden, a lifelong Roman Catholic, spoke to Pope Francis on Thursday despite President Donald Trump refusing to concede. Trump...

States ramp up for biggest vaccination effort in US history

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 12:21 AM

WITH A COVID-19 vaccine drawing closer, public-health officials across the country are gearing up for the biggest vaccination effort in US history: a monumental undertaking that must distribute hundreds of millions of doses, prioritise who is first...

Key role for black policy leaders on Biden’s transition team

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 12:21 AM

DETROIT (AP): BLACK POLICY leaders will play a pivotal role in President-elect Joe Biden’s transition, marking one of the most diverse agency-review teams in history. Of the 500-plus team members announced this week, more than half are women, and...

Country receives applications for Global Citizen scheme

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 12:20 AM

GEORGE TOWN: The Director of Tourism in this British Overseas territory, Rosa Harris, has said that to date, over 70 people have applied to join Cayman’s Global Citizenship Concierge programme, which would allow them to live and work remotely...

A crisis in governance - Opposition party says Government ‘lacks democratic legitimacy’

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 12:19 AM

KINGSTOWN: President of the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) Godwin Friday says that “a crisis in governance” exists in the country following last Thursday’s general election, in which the Unity Labour Party (ULP) won nine of the 15...

National Security Council contemplates help from the UK

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 12:17 AM

TORTOLA: Governor Augustus Jaspert has announced that he is considering whether more external assistance is need from the United Kingdom in order to tackle corruption in the territory. The governor who is responsible for national security, made...

Health officials issue warning about danger of providing fake information

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 12:17 AM

ST GEORGE’S: Grenada’s acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shawn Charles, has warned individuals about the dangers of providing incorrect information in record-keeping logs at restaurants and other businesses – information that will be used to...

Five new cases push COVID-19 total up to 220

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 12:17 AM

HAMILTON: Health Officials in Bermuda on Thursday reported that there are now 23 active cases of COVID-19 cases on the island after five more people tested positive. The new cases, taking the island’s total up to 220, were identified from a...

Landslide victory: Opposition party wins election

Published:Friday | November 13, 2020 | 12:17 AM

BELMOPAN: The main opposition People’s United Party (PUP) romped home to a convincing victory in Thursday’s general election and urged the entire nation to come together to build a “better Belize” in the future. Preliminary reports give the PUP as...

Online shopping surge could lead to holiday delivery delays

Published:Thursday | November 12, 2020 | 5:53 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers and carriers are preparing for an online holiday shopping surge that could tax shipping networks and lead to delivery delays. FedEx and UPS are ramping up their holiday hiring while expanding their weekend operations...

Virus surge: US schools abandon classes, states retreat

Published:Thursday | November 12, 2020 | 5:45 PM

School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and suburban Minneapolis are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast...

WHO: 870K measles cases in 2019, highest number in 23 years

Published:Thursday | November 12, 2020 | 3:27 PM

LONDON (AP) — The number of children sickened by measles in 2019 was the highest in 23 years, according to new data published by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a study published on...

COVID-19 case hits 1st Caribbean cruise since pandemic

Published:Thursday | November 12, 2020 | 1:59 PM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — One of the first cruise ships to ply through Caribbean waters since the pandemic began ended its trip early after one passenger fell ill and is believed to have COVID-19, officials said Thursday. The SeaDream is...

Post-election warfare clouds chances for US COVID relief bill

Published:Thursday | November 12, 2020 | 1:39 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s top allies on Capitol Hill adopted a combative posture on COVID-19 relief on Thursday, accusing Washington Republicans of dragging their feet in acknowledging Biden’s victory while...

Typhoon-ravaged Philippines battered by new storm

Published:Thursday | November 12, 2020 | 11:02 AM

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas as it passed over the storm-battered northeastern Philippines, leaving at least 13 people dead and 15 others missing, officials said Thursday. The Philippine...

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