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The cities that some 4.4 billion people call home are increasingly at risk of catastrophic climate-driven events. Rising sea levels and flooding threaten coastal megacities like New York City and Jakarta, and extreme heat waves, like those that...

When Anna Branch, 37, had her hours at work reduced at the start of the pandemic in 2020, she suddenly noticed ads for an app called EarnIn. “You know how they get you — the algorithms — like they’re reading your mind,” Branch said. “The ad said I...

How about turning a car’s front bucket seats 180 degrees so they face the rear seats and extending out a table so the occupants can play cards or eat a meal? Or a 43-inch (109 centimetre) screen for the passengers in the back seat? The seemingly...

Business executive Gary Barrow will become the next head of Wigton Windfarm Limited in the newly created post of chief executive officer, starting May 6. Barrow, whose last job was with power utility Jamaica Public Service Company Limited, where he...

The Guyana government said on Monday that it has signed an agreement with Reunion Gold Corporation aimed at establishing stable fiscal and operating conditions for the Oko West gold project. The key components of the minerals agreement include...

The Biden administration issued final rules on Wednesday to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights, and to better disclose fees for baggage or cancelling a reservation. The United States Transportation...

Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves has written to the World Bank opposing a move to increase its interest rate and shorten loan repayment periods to countries. In his letter, which was also copied to 193 leaders...

Simmering tensions between Beijing and Washington remain the top worry for American companies operating in China, according to a report by the American Chamber of Commerce in China released Tuesday. The survey of US companies said inconsistent and...

The International Monetary Fund says Latin America and the Caribbean, LAC, has showed “quite a bit of resilience” and that the rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic has been stronger than previously expected. “We see resilience partly as a result of...

Mexican fundraisers can now solicit donations on GoFundMe, the company announced Tuesday, as the crowdfunding giant expands into what it hopes is the first of more untapped Latin American markets to follow. Mexico marks the 20th country serviced by...

Officials in Baltimore plan to open a deeper channel for commercial ships to access the city’s port starting on Thursday, marking a significant step toward reopening the major maritime shipping hub that has remained closed to most traffic since the...