April 7, 2022
Guyana sacrificing billions of dollars to ensure protection of its forests
President Dr. Irfaan Ali Monday said Guyana is sacrificing billions of dollars (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) in order to keep its forests which are almost the size of England and Scotland combined, help protect the earth by storing gigatons of…
April 7, 2022
Search continues as vessel drifts into Venezuelan waters
The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) said that the St. Vincent and the Grenadines registered cargo vessel that capsized in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago last weekend has drifted into Venezuelan waters as the search…
April 7, 2022
The US has imposed sanctions on Putin’s inner circle and daughters
The list also includes the family of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and major banks. The measures follow new revelations of atrocities by Russian troops in Ukraine, including images of bodies of civilians scattered on the streets of Bucha, near the…
April 7, 2022
One arrest made after six shot dead
Police have arrested one suspect in connection with a shooting in the centre of Sacramento, California's capital, on Sunday, that left six dead. Dandre Martin, 26, has been charged with assault and illegal firearm possession, police said on Monday.…
April 7, 2022
Shanghai Covid lockdown extended to entire city
Chinese authorities have extended their lockdown of Shanghai to cover all its 25 million people after a fresh surge in Covid cases. Initially, there had been separate measures for the eastern and western sides, but the whole city is now subject to…
April 7, 2022
Ukraine investigates alleged execution of civilians by Russians
Ukraine has started a war crimes investigation after bodies of civilians were found strewn on the streets as Russian troops pulled out of areas around the capital Kyiv. Bucha and Irpin were symbols of resistance to the Russian invasion, but they are…
April 1, 2022
Dodge Replacing Hellcat With 800-HP Hydrogen-Powered ‘Hydra’
"The Hydra represents the next evolution of the muscle car without compromising our brand integrity," Ivan Tobrakfri, Director of Muscle Car Development at Dodge told CarBuzz. "The Hydra name is symbolic for us. While legislation may have cut the…
April 1, 2022
China’s WeChat suspends some accounts linked to NFTs
China's popular WeChat messaging app has suspended some accounts linked to non-fungible tokens (NFTs), to prevent speculation in the digital assets. The platform says it has "rectified" accounts which it found to be promoting NFT market speculation,…
April 1, 2022
Unprecedented release from Joe Biden to reduce fuel costs
US President Joe Biden has ordered a major release of oil from America's reserves in an effort to bring down high fuel costs.The release of up to 180m barrels of oil over six months is the largest since the reserve was created in 1974. Oil prices…
April 1, 2022
Russia threatens to stop supplying gas if not paid in roubles
Russia has told "unfriendly" foreign countries they must start paying for gas in roubles or it will cut supplies. Vladimir Putin has signed a decree stating buyers "must open rouble accounts in Russian banks" from Friday. "Nobody sells us anything…