Two meteor showers will flash across the sky around the same time in late July
Get ready for a meteor shower doubleheader. The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks in late July. And this year, it will coincide with a second smaller…
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Priestman ‘heartbroken’ by drone scandal as funding pulled
Canada women’s football head coach Bev Priestman says she is “absolutely heartbroken for the players” after a drone scandal left the Olympic champions’ title defence…
Simone Biles shakes off a calf injury to dominate during Olympic gymnastics qualifying
PARIS (AP) — The similarities were striking. Maybe fitting in the birthplace of déjà vu. Simone Biles sitting off to the side at the Olympics. USA Gymnastics…
Mum jailed for forcing daughter into fatal marriage
A mother has become the first person to be jailed under Australia’s forced marriage laws, for ordering her daughter to wed a man who would…
US President Joe Biden unveils proposals to reform the Supreme Court
US President Joe Biden has unveiled proposals to reform the Supreme Court, calling on Congress to impose term limits on justices and impose new ethics…
UK’s new Treasury chief axes projects to save costs and confirms deal to end doctors strike
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Labour government axed several construction projects Monday in order to plug what it says is a newly found 22-billion-pound ($28…
Curaçao becomes an Associate Member of CARICOM
Curaçao received a warm welcome to the Caribbean community as the country was officially admitted as the sixth Associate Member of CARICOM. CARICOM Secretary-General…
Trinidadian artiste and entourage shot in St Maarten
Avisiting performer is fighting for his life at a hospital in St Maarten after he and members of his entourage were shot and wounded. The…
Venezuela’s capital is eerily calm after vote in which Maduro and opposition both claimed victory
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — An eerie calm enveloped Venezuela’s capital early Monday, a day after the country’s opposition and entrenched incumbent Nicolás Maduro both claimed…
Puerto Rico Governor signs law banning hair discrimination
Puerto Rico’s governor on Wednesday signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, curls, locs, twists, braids and other hairstyles in the racially…