January 20, 2023
Building collapses in La Vega, Dominican Republic
A three-story building collapsed on Wednesday in the Dominican Republic, in La Vega. The owner of the building that collapsed with six employees inside, R&S Multimuebles, reported that the causes of the collapse are still unknown and that the…
January 20, 2023
3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST
GENERAL SITUATION A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN AROUND THE ISLANDS TODAY… SPECIAL WARNINGS BEACHGOERS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT ALONG…
January 20, 2023
Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs as spending slows
Microsoft will cut 10,000 jobs in the latest round of staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. It will affect up to 5% of its global workforce and cost the business $1.2bn (£972m) in severance and reorganization costs.Microsoft chief executive…
January 20, 2023
The race to make diesel engines run on hydrogen
It's a new hydrogen-diesel hybrid engine affectionately known as "baby number two" that could help to decarbonize some of Australia's heaviest industries. The test rig is large - it has its own room adjoining a lab and looks at first glance like…
January 20, 2023
Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars return to UK next season
The Buffalo Bills and the Tennessee Titans will play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next season. The Jacksonville Jaguars will also return to the UK for the 10th time since playing their first game in 2013 for a fixture at Wembley Stadium. The Kansas…
January 20, 2023
Japan inflation jumps to new 41-year high
Japan's inflation rate has jumped to a fresh 41-year high as businesses pass on higher costs to their customers. Core consumer prices for last month rose by 4% from a year earlier, double the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) target level.It puts further…
January 20, 2023
Biden tours areas ravaged by California storms
President Joe Biden was in California on Thursday touring the damage after those recent devastating storms. Accompanied by FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, Gov. Gavin Newsom, and other state and local officials, Biden met with first responders…
January 20, 2023
Alec Baldwin, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed charged with involuntary manslaughter in Rust set shooting
On Thursday, Santa Fe First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and special prosecutor Andrea Reeb announced that Rust actor and producer Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will be charged with two counts of involuntary…
January 19, 2023
A$AP Rocky talks new song, album, Rihanna’s upcoming Super Bowl performance and survey
Over the years, Rihanna has collaborated with many other artists, from Jay-Z and Maroon 5 to Coldplay, Eminem and Drake. But a new survey reveals that the surprise guest most fans want to see Rihanna bring onstage during her halftime performance is…
January 19, 2023
Jamaica’s PM to deliver keynote address at Global Tourism Resilience Conference
Prime Minister Andrew Holness will deliver the keynote address at the Global Tourism Resilience Conference next month. The conference is being held from February 15 to 17 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Kingston,…