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Nepal Army soldiers carry a body of a worker recovered from the site of a hydropower project in Upper Trishuli, Nepal, on Tuesday. - AP photo

01 Sep, 2026 0

Mass burials in Nepal as death toll from flash floods exceeds 1,000

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – Rescue teams with search dogs continued to search through mud, rocks and debris on Tuesday on the border with Nepal and China for thousands of people still missing following…

01 Sep, 2026 0

Apple's new CEO, John Ternus, takes over from Tim Cook after 15 years

AP – Apple's new CEO John Ternus takes the helm of the iconic tech giant on Tuesday, ending Tim Cook's 15-year tenure during which the company's value skyrocket to $4.6 trillion thanks…

St Lucia’s Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Civil Aviation and Diaspora Affairs Minister, Alva Baptiste.

01 Sep, 2026 0

First group under US TCN programme arrives this week

CASTRIES (CMC): The St Lucian government says the first group of people being transferred to the island under a bilateral agreement with the United States will arrive later this week. Alva Baptiste,…

St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew

01 Sep, 2026 0

PM hospitalised, to receive care abroad

BASSETERRE (CMC): Prime Minister Terrance Drew of St Kitts and Nevis is to be flown overseas for further medical observation after being admitted to the Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital on…

People stand on remnants of a bridge that spanned across the Trishuli River and was washed away in flash floods in Dhading District, Nepal, on Sunday.

01 Sep, 2026 0

Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels

KATHMANDU (AP): Rescuers raced yesterday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border as…

Ulrich Sigmund, the top candidate for the ‘Alternative for Germany’ (AfD) party in the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, enters the stage at a campaign barbecue hosted by the party in Moeser, Germany, August 13.

01 Sep, 2026 0

Upcoming election could produce first far-right state governor since World War II

MOESER (AP): An election in eastern Germany on Sunday could produce the first far-right state governor in the country’s post-World War II history as Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his unpopular…

01 Sep, 2026 0

Military intercepts Iranian drone

DUBAI (AP): The United Arab Emirates said that it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters yesterday, an attack that comes after the United States and Iran exchanged fire over the weekend for the…

A school official checks students' temperatures as they enter school, on the first day of the new school year amid the Ebola virus outbreak, in Ituri, Congo, Tuesday, Sept.1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

01 Sep, 2026 0

Schools reopen in Congo’s Ebola epicentre despite concerns from parents and teachers

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — A new academic year began across Congo on Tuesday despite concerns by parents and teachers that the country’s Ebola outbreak still poses risks to children in the epicenter. The…

01 Sep, 2026 0

Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sue Amazon over inflated advertising prices

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission and 22 US states filed a lawsuit against online retailer Amazon on Monday, claiming that it defrauded advertising customers. The lawsuit, filed in the…