All US bound air travellers to face tougher Covid-19 testing
Air travellers to the United States will face tougher Covid-19 testing rules, as several countries moved to seal-off their borders amid heightened uncertainty around the...
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Three students shot dead at Michigan high school, 15-year-old arrested
A 15-year-old boy opened fire in a Michigan high school on Tuesday with a semi-automatic pistol his father had purchased days earlier, killing three fellow students and...
First accuser in sex abuse trial says she met Maxwell, Epstein at 14
A woman accuser of Ghislaine Maxwell testified on Tuesday that the British socialite and deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein first approached her when she was in...
Wife of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ sentenced to three years in prison
A U.S. judge sentenced the wife of imprisoned Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to three years in prison on Tuesday, after she pleaded...
Gold rush draws hundreds of dredging rafts to Amazon tributary
By Bruno Kelly Hundreds of dredging rafts operated by illegal miners have gathered in a gold rush on the Madeira River, a major tributary of...
Honduras set for first female president as leftist Castro heads for victory
Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro was headed for a landslide win as presidential election results rolled in on Monday, and looked set to put the...
US screened 2.45 mln passengers Sunday, highest since early 2020
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 2.45 million airline passengers on Sunday, the highest number of daily passengers since the start of the COVID-19...
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes northern Peru – EMSC (Updated)
n earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck northern Peru about 40 km (25 miles) from the town of Barranca early on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey...
France says it is willing to discuss autonomy for Guadeloupe
France is willing to discuss autonomy for the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe if it is in the interests of the people who live there,...
Brazil’s Nuzman sentenced to 30 years in jail for Rio 2016 corruption
Former Rio 2016 and Brazilian Olympic Committee President Carlos Arthur Nuzman has been sentenced to 30 years and 11 months in jail for buying votes...
Football, family and parade floats: Traditions return on U.S. Thanksgiving Day
By Daniel Trotta Americans returned to parade routes on Thursday as they prepared to pack football stadiums and gather more freely for family feasts, grateful...
Expanded eligibility boosts US Covid-19 booster shots ahead of holidays
Millions of Americans got COVID-19 booster shots at a near record pace after the Biden administration expanded eligibility last week, but health officials concerned about...
Looting and fires break out during Covid protests on France’s Martinique
Protesters looted shops and set up burning barricades overnight on France’s Caribbean island of Martinique, France Info reported on Thursday, as demonstrations against Covid-19 protocols...
Georgia jury convicts three white men of Arbery murder
Three white men were convicted of murder on Wednesday for chasing and shooting a black man named Ahmaud Arbery as he ran in their neighborhood,...
Biden oil reserves bet melds China outreach with appeal to US voters
President Joe Biden’s historic move to release oil from strategic reserves in coordination with big nations including China represents a unique bet that finding common...
A new republic is born: Barbados celebrates ditching Britain’s queen
Barbados, a former British colony, will next week ditch Queen Elizabeth as head of state, breaking its last remaining imperial bonds with Britain nearly 400...
Cuban woman says Maradona raped her as teenager, ‘stole my childhood’
Mavys Alvarez, a Cuban woman who had a relationship with late soccer star Diego Maradona two decades ago, told a news conference on Monday that...
Germany considers more Covid-19 curbs as US advises against travel there
Germany’s health minister called on Tuesday for further restrictions to contain a “dramatic” surge in coronavirus cases as the country’s infection rate hit a record...
Man fled domestic disturbance before plowing through Wisconsin Christmas parade (Update)
A suspect who drove a speeding SUV into dozens of people at a Christmas parade in Wisconsin after he fled a domestic disturbance will be...
Chaos at Atlanta airport as convicted felon’s gun goes off, 3 hurt – police
By Barbara Goldberg Authorities searched for a gun owner who fled after his weapon fired by accident at Atlanta‘s airport, sending terrified travelers bolting onto the...
