July 12, 2021
Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 90
The death toll of the devastating partial collapse of a 12-story residential building in Surfside, Florida last month rose to 90, officials announced Sunday. The recovery effort entered its 19th day on Monday and officials said 62 victims are now…
July 12, 2021
Novak Djokovic wins Wimbledon to claim record
Novak Djokovic tied Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal by claiming his 20th Grand Slam title Sunday, coming back to beat Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the Wimbledon final. The top-ranked Djokovic earned his third consecutive championship…
July 12, 2021
Key suspect’ arrested after President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination
Police in Haiti say they have arrested a doctor they believe is a key suspect in organising last week's assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. They say Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a 63-year-old Haitian national, flew into the country on a private…
July 12, 2021
Marvel series features Chadwick Boseman in his final appearance
Marvel Studios has just released the trailer to its animated What If...? series for Disney+, which features the last performance of the late Chadwick Boseman as King T'Challa. For Marvel Comics fans, issues of What If...? broke with the usual…
July 11, 2021
G20 finance ministers back deal to tax companies
G20 finance ministers have backed an "historic" plan which will see multinational companies pay their "fair share" of tax around the world.The plan to battle tax avoidance puts in place a minimum global corporate tax rate of 15%.It is likely to…
July 9, 2021
2 US men, ex-Colombia soldiers held in Haiti assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Seventeen suspects have been detained so far in the stunning assassination of Haiti's president, and Haitian authorities say two are believed to hold dual U.S.-Haitian citizenship and Colombia's government says at least six…
July 9, 2021
Southern Africa hoped it was through the worst of Covid-19. Then the Delta variant arrived
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) Patients are crammed into every corner of the hospital's emergency room ward. They lie on beds and gurneys, or sit slumped in wheelchairs. Many suck on oxygen, but nobody talks. Some die while waiting for a bed. On…
July 8, 2021
Tesla faces fine over illegal construction at German plant
A German regional authority said it was preparing to fine Tesla for illegal building activity on the site of its planned new car factory near Berlin. The environment ministry for Brandenburg, where the factory will be located, had found that Tesla…
July 8, 2021
A MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE ON THE PASSING OF THE PRESIDENT OF HAITI
The Turks and Caicos Islands Government was saddened to learn of the news of the death of President of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse this morning. There are no words to describe or justify such an abhorrent act. The Turks and Caicos Islands Government as a…
July 8, 2021
Federer crashes as Djokovic reaches 10th Wimbledon semi-final
Roger Federer faced serious questions over his future yesterday after crashing out of Wimbledon in the quarter-finals, just five weeks shy of his 40th birthday. Eight-time Wimbledon champion and 20-time Grand Slam title winner Federer lost 6-3, 7-6…