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Opposition leader calls for criminal investigation into conduct of embattled minister

Published:Friday | August 25, 2023 | 12:08 AM

BELMOPAN (CMC): Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow has described as a “farce” the decision by Prime Minister John Briceño to allow his embattled Minister of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, Andre Perez, to proceed on leave while an investigation is...

DR officials inspect damage inflicted by Tropical Storm Franklin

Published:Friday | August 25, 2023 | 12:07 AM

SANTO DOMINGO (AP): Authorities in the Dominican Republic fanned out across the Caribbean country on Thursday to evaluate the damage Tropical Storm Franklin inflicted on crops and homes after causing heavy flooding that killed at least two people...

Intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief’s plane, says US intelligence

Published:Friday | August 25, 2023 | 12:07 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): A preliminary US intelligence assessment concluded that the plane crash presumed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was intentionally caused by an explosion, US and Western officials said Thursday as Russian...

Government bans Jesuit order, seizes all its property

Published:Friday | August 25, 2023 | 12:07 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP): Nicaragua’s government on Wednesday declared the Jesuit religious order illegal and ordered the confiscation of all its property. The move comes one week after the government of President Daniel Ortega confiscated the Jesuit-run...

US Justice Department announces charges against hundreds of alleged COVID-19 fraudsters

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 4:47 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of people have been charged with the theft of more than $830 million in COVID-19 emergency aid following a nationwide operation conducted by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Justice...

Iran and Saudi Arabia among six nations set to join BRICS economic bloc

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 12:05 PM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Iran and Saudi Arabia were among six countries invited Thursday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies in a move that showed signs of strengthening a China-Russia coalition as tensions...

Border city struggles to find space for migrants

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 12:09 AM

MATAMOROS (AP): At a massive encampment near an international bridge along the US-Mexico border, migrants from Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela and elsewhere have turned scraps of plastic, poster board and rope into makeshift homes. Mexico’s immigration...

A first for the world

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 12:09 AM

NEW DELHI (AP): India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday – a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water, and a technological triumph...

Jet crash kills 10, Wagner chief Prigozhin was on passenger list

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 12:09 AM

MOSCOW (AP): A private jet crashed in Russia on Wednesday, killing all 10 people aboard, emergency officials said. Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list, but it wasn’t immediately clear if he was on board. Prigozhin’s fate has...

Nicaraguan gov't bans Jesuit order, all property will be confiscated

Published:Wednesday | August 23, 2023 | 9:10 PM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua's government on Wednesday declared the Jesuit religious order illegal and ordered the confiscation of all its property. The move comes one week after the government of President Daniel Ortega confiscated...

Officials say jet crash in Russia has killed 10

Published:Wednesday | August 23, 2023 | 1:24 PM

MOSCOW (AP) — A private jet crashed over Russia on Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, emergency officials said. Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list, but it wasn't immediately clear if he was on board....

Defence ministry unveils armed drone it says could reach Israel

Published:Wednesday | August 23, 2023 | 12:10 AM

TEHRAN (AP): Iran’s Defense Ministry unveiled a drone on Tuesday resembling America’s armed MQ-9 Reaper, claiming that the aircraft is capable of staying airborne for 24 hours and has the range to reach the country’s archenemy Israel. Iran’s state-...

Firefighters discover 18 bodies in area with major wildfire

Published:Wednesday | August 23, 2023 | 12:10 AM

ALEXANDROUPOLIS (AP): Firefighters on Tuesday found the burnt bodies of 18 people believed to have been migrants who had crossed the Turkish border into an area of northeastern Greece where wildfires have raged for days. The discovery, near the...

Kenyan delegation holds talks with gov’t, police

Published:Wednesday | August 23, 2023 | 12:10 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): A team of Kenyan officials is in Haiti to explore how best to help the troubled Caribbean nation fight the scourge of gang violence, following up on Nairobi’s offer to lead a multinational force in the task. The force is meant...

Texas’ floating barrier to stop migrants draws recurring concerns from Mexico, US official says

Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2023 | 9:28 PM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mexico's government has repeatedly raised concerns with the United States about large buoys Texas put on the Rio Grande to deter migrants and agreements between the two countries could suffer if the floating...

About 500 children have died from hunger in Sudan since fighting erupted in April, charity says

Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2023 | 8:27 PM

CAIRO (AP) — About 500 children have died from hunger in Sudan — including two dozen babies in a government-run orphanage in the capital of Khartoum — since fighting erupted in the East African country in April, a leading aid...

Rescuers save eight people trapped in cable car dangling above canyon in Pakistan

Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2023 | 3:13 PM

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Army commandos using helicopters and a makeshift chairlift rescued eight people from a broken cable car as it dangled hundreds of metres above a canyon Tuesday in a remote, mountainous part of Pakistan,...

Rice shortage sends prices soaring across the world.

Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2023 | 11:51 AM

Francis Ndege isn't sure if his customers in Africa's largest slum can afford to keep buying rice from him. Prices for rice grown in Kenya soared a while ago because of higher fertiliser prices and a yearslong drought in the Horn of Africa...

Greek authorities say 18 bodies have been found in area struck by major wildfire

Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2023 | 8:48 AM

ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeastern Greece burning out of control for a fourth day found the bodies of 18 people, authorities said Tuesday. They were examining whether the group...

Dominican Republic starts shuttering country ahead of Franklin as Harold approaches Texas coast

Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2023 | 8:21 AM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic prepared to shut down the country on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Franklin took aim at the island of Hispaniola that it shares with Haiti and threatened to unleash landslides and...

Haiti, Dominican Republic warn of floods, landslides as Tropical Storm Franklin nears

Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2023 | 12:07 AM

SAN JUAN (AP): Tropical Storm Franklin churned through the Caribbean Sea on Monday as authorities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic warned residents to prepare for landslides and heavy floods. The storm was centred at midafternoon about 275 miles...

Firefighters report more progress against wildfires and wait for rain

Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2023 | 12:07 AM

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP): Firefighters successfully prevented wildfires from destroying any more structures in a scenic region of British Columbia, the authorities said on Monday, as the prospect of rain raised hopes for the effort to...

Global food security at crossroads as rice shortages and surging prices hit the most vulnerable

Published:Monday | August 21, 2023 | 2:47 PM

Francis Ndege isn't sure if his customers in Africa's largest slum can afford to keep buying rice from him. Prices for rice grown in Kenya soared a while ago because of higher fertiliser prices and a yearslong drought in the...

British nurse imprisoned for life for murders of seven babies, attempted murders of six

Published:Monday | August 21, 2023 | 8:05 AM

LONDON (AP) — A former neonatal nurse who killed seven babies in her care and tried to kill six others at a hospital in northern England was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of release by a judge who highlighted “the...

Firefighters wage epic battle to save communities

Published:Monday | August 21, 2023 | 12:07 AM

VANCOUVER (AP): Firefighters battling wildfires in western Canada received help from reinforcements and milder weather on Saturday, after the nation’s worst fire season on record destroyed structures, fouled the air with thick smoke, and prompted...

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