US embassy in Haiti urges citizens to leave country ‘as soon as possible’
[Reuters] The U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday urged citizens in the Caribbean country to leave “as soon as possible” citing security and infrastructure challenges,…
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Johannesburg Fire: 73 Killed In Apartment Block Reported Occupied By Homeless
[Reuters] Scores were killed overnight when fire tore through a derelict Johannesburg apartment block occupied by homeless people, officials and local media said on Thursday,…
Gabon Coup Supporters Parade Their New Leader
[BBC] Army officers who seized power in a coup in Gabon on Wednesday have named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the country’s transitional leader. Gen…
Russia’s Prigozhin Buried Quietly In Hometown Of St Petersburg
[Reuters] Overbearing in life but discreet in death, Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was buried quietly in a leafy cemetery on the outskirts of St…
Hurricane Idalia Strengthens To Category 4 Storm As It Nears Florida
[Al Jazeera] Hurricane Idalia has strengthened to a dangerous category 4 storm as it steams towards Florida’s Big Bend region and threatens to unleash life-threatening storm…
Gabon Army Officers Say They Have Seized Power After Election In Oil-rich Country
[Reuters] Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday and had put President Ali Bongo under house arrest, after the Central…
American Airlines Hit With Record $4.1 Million Fine Over Tarmac Delays
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has slapped American Airlines with a hefty fine of $4.1 million for multiple violations of…
JOA Rewards Netball World Cup Heroes With JMD$1 Million Each; Coach To Get $2 million
[Sportsmax] In a historic and heartwarming gesture, the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) announced yesterday, August 28, that they will be rewarding the stellar achievements of…
US To Counter Growing Size Of China’s Military With ‘Autonomous Systems’
[Al Jazeera] The Pentagon plans to field thousands of drones and other high-tech military equipment within the next two years as the United States military…
Eminem Tells Republican Vivek Ramaswamy To Stop Rapping His Songs
[BBC] Rap star Eminem has asked aspiring Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his songs. The letter comes more than a week after…