April 1, 2022
French intelligence chief, Gen Viduad, fired for inadequate predictions
The head of French military intelligence, Gen Eric Vidaud, is losing his job after failing to predict Russia's war in Ukraine, reports say. Seven months after he took on the role, one report said he was blamed for "inadequate briefings" and a "lack…
April 1, 2022
Government extends income tax deadline
The Dominica government Thursday announced an extension of the deadline for filing income tax, saying that the measure is in response to requests from the public due to the negative impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the island. “As a…
April 1, 2022
Guyana considering another COVID-19 booster shot
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony Thursday said the government is considering the recommendation by the US-based Center of Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to offer coronavirus (COVID-19) booster doses to persons 12…
April 1, 2022
Ukrainian refugee Andrii Kravchuk permitted to train with club
Manchester City have been given Premier League permission to let Ukrainian refugee Andrii Kravchuk train with the club. The move follows intervention by City and Ukraine defender Oleksandr Zinchenko. The pair played together at youth level at…
March 28, 2022
Will Smith slapping Chris Rock
Almost four decades ago it was "one little fight" that landed the Fresh Prince in trouble and saw the fictional Will moving to live with his auntie and uncle in Bel Air.That scripted altercation on a basketball court launched the teenager's career…
March 27, 2022
Oxford teen accused of being multi-millionaire cyber-criminal
A 16-year-old from Oxford has been accused of being one of the leaders of cyber-crime gang Lapsus$. The teenager, who is alleged to have amassed a $14m (£10.6m) fortune from hacking, has been named by rival hackers and researchers. City of London…
March 27, 2022
Officials believe Russia hacked Ukrainian satellite communications
Russia is believed to have hacked US satellite communications provider Viasat on the day of its invasion of Ukraine. Western intelligence agencies have been investigating the incident and while they have not yet made a public accusation, they…
March 27, 2022
Ukraine war is our war, proclaimed by 3 Brit ex-soldiers
The road to war for CJ, Elliott and Kieran ran through Facebook, a cheap flight to Poland, and a cold night sleeping outside a railway station. We meet the former British soldiers in Ukraine just outside a school, a couple of kilometres from the…
March 27, 2022
All 132 passengers and crew dead, officials confirm
Chinese officials have confirmed that all 132 passengers and crew died when flight MU5735 crashed on Monday in southern China. The China Eastern flight was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou when it nose-dived and crashed in a heavily-forested area in…
March 27, 2022
St. Lucia government disturbed at the sight of the dead killer whale
The St. Lucia government says while killer whales are not listed as an endangered species, it is disturbed at the recent distribution of pictures and video footage showing the “capture and landing of a marine mammal of the order, Cetacea. In a…