February 10, 2023
Freezing weather adds to despair as quake toll passes 20,000
More than 20,000 people are now known to have been killed in Monday's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, though the UN warns the disaster's full extent is still unclear. Rescuers are still searching the rubble for survivors, but hopes are fading more…
February 6, 2023
Beyonce makes history
Beyoncé won a record-breaking 32nd Grammy Award, while Harry Styles won album of the year, at this year's ceremony in Los Angeles.Beyoncé made history as she won the best dance/electronic album for her euphoric dance opus, Renaissance. In doing so,…
February 6, 2023
Weather Forecast for Monday to Wednesday in the TCI
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDSWEATHER: ISOLATED SHOWERS. BECOMING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHTADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECTWINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMESSEAS: 2 TO 4 FEETSWELLS:…
February 6, 2023
Dell to cut workforce
Dell is to lay off about 6,650 workers because of the decline in demand for personal computers. The job cuts are expected to affect about 5% of its global workforce.The company faced tough market conditions with an uncertain future and its previous…
February 6, 2023
UK battery start-up set to be bought by Australian firm
An Australian firm has been named as the preferred bidder for Britishvolt, the UK battery start-up which collapsed last month. Recharge Industries, which is owned by New York fund Scale Facilitation Partners, has entered an agreement to buy…
February 6, 2023
Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks
The Brooklyn Nets have reportedly reached a deal to trade Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks. The 30-year-old point guard had requested a trade after failing to agree on a new contract, according to multiple reports. Irving, selected as an NBA…
February 6, 2023
Seven Haitians die in Bolivia while trying to reach US
In a report on Saturday, the UNHCR said six of the deaths, including that of a minor, occurred in the small town of Desaguadero, where a bridge over a river of the same name links Peru and Bolivia. According to a UNHCR spokeswoman in Peru, Iris Bano…
February 6, 2023
Pope and protestant leaders denounce anti-gay laws
Pope Francis and the leaders of protestant churches in England and Scotland have denounced the criminalisation of homosexuality.Speaking to reporters after visiting South Sudan, the Pope said such laws were a sin and "an injustice". He added people…
February 6, 2023
Breaking News: Syria and Turkey experiencing 7.5 and 7.8 earthquakes
The sheer scale of the devastation of the earthquake and its aftershocks can be seen in social media photos and videos posted by people in Turkey and Syria. Eyewitnesses have also been speaking about what happened. BBC News has been pulling together…
February 5, 2023
Nissan to launch first solid-state EV in 2028
Nissan is committed to launching an electric car with a solid-state battery, believing itself to be in a “class-leading position” regarding the technology. The Japanese firm, which was the first to launch a mass-market electric car (the Nissan Leaf)…