UN treaty to look at indigenous medicine, genetic resources in patents
GENEVA (AP) — UN member countries on Friday concluded a new treaty to help ensure that traditional knowledge about genetic resources, like medicines derived from…
May 2024
Rafael Nadal’s possible French Open farewell draws fans from all over the world
PARIS (AP) — They traveled from all over — from Europe and Oceania, from North America and South America — to be at Roland Garros…
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan team preview
Rashid Khan’s men must dig deeper in tough situations to push for a place in the ICC T20 World Cup semifinals. Captain: Rashid KhanFixtures: Uganda (June 4),…
North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed
1 of 2 | A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s rocket launch during a news program at a bus terminal in Seoul,…
‘Heinous massacre’: Israel’s attack on Rafah tent camp widely condemned
Several countries and global organisations have condemned the Israeli air attack on tents housing displaced people in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah that killed at least 40…
Cyclone Remal blows away thatched roofs, cuts power in Bangladesh and India
A cyclone has flooded coastal villages, blown away thatched roofs and left hundreds of thousands of people without power in southern Bangladesh and eastern India,…
Sint Maarten: Body found on hiking trail near beach
Police in Sint Maarten are investigating the discovery of a body on a hiking trail leading from Belair Beach to Indigo Bay. According to reports,…
PAHO urges Caribbean to strengthen dengue prevention measures
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean to strengthen preventive measures against dengue fever as it…
Bahamas: Passenger dies suddenly on commercial flight
The Royal Bahamas Police Force has confirmed that a 49-year-old female passenger who was onboard a commercial flight from Nassau to Exuma died as a…
DPM Hanley commissions new fire appliance to RLB International Airport fleet
On Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Geoffrey Hanley commissioned a new fire appliance that now joins the previous fleet of three which service the Robert…