August 21, 2018
Italy floods: Girl, 8, rescued after deadly flash flood
An eight-year-old girl with hypothermia is among 23 people rescued from flash flooding in the Pollino National Park in southern Italy. At least 10 hikers died in the Calabria tourist spot after they were hit by a wall of water on Monday. Rescuers…
August 21, 2018
Nicki Minaj and Cardi B both called some people out … while Madonna gave a bizarre tribute to Aretha Franklin.
The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards went down in New York on Monday night and if you missed the 2 hour and 45 minute show, we've got all the highlights for you right here. After Katy Perry hammed it up while hosting last year's event, the star-studded…
August 21, 2018
Drones hunt cocaine farms in Colombia
The Colombian government has started to use drones to destroy the plants that produce cocaine. Small aircraft loaded with herbicide are being sent to search for illegal fields of coca. President Iván Duque has favoured the use of the unmanned…
August 21, 2018
Jaguar Land Rover opening its first U.S.-based classic center in Georgia
Jaguar Land Rover Classic currently operates two of its Works Centres, one in Coventry, England and the other in Essen-Kettwig, Germany (pictured). Just in time for Pebble Beach, the English carmaker has announced that it will bring its first…
August 21, 2018
BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST 21ST AUGUST, 2018
GENERAL SITUATION: A WESTWARD MOVING SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AROUND THE ISLANDS. SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT AS THERE REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR FUNNEL CLOUD AND…
August 20, 2018
Simone Biles wins record fifth US all-around title as comeback continues
Olympic champion Simone Biles became the first woman to win five US Women's Gymnastics Championships all-around titles and wore an outfit to show her support for survivors of sexual abuse. The 21-year-old American is continuing her comeback after a…
August 20, 2018
Virus outbreak affects hundreds at Sandals Bahamas resort
A debilitating stomach virus has spread like wildfire through the Sandals Royal Bahamian resort in Nassau, blitzing guests and staff members alike with severe vomiting, abdominal pains and diarrhea, in what some have described as the worst viral…
August 20, 2018
Anguilla to launch residency by investment programme
The government of Anguilla is to implement a “Residency by Investment” programme as part of its medium-term agenda. It will allow foreign nationals to acquire permanent residency status in Anguilla by making a financial contribution to the island…
August 20, 2018
Pope on Pennsylvania sex abuse report: We abandoned the little ones
Pope Francis has acknowledged "with shame and repentance" the Catholic Church's failure to act over sexual abuse by clerics against minors, writing "we showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them." In a letter released by the Vatican on…
August 20, 2018
Knife attacker shot by police near Barcelona
A man wielding a knife and shouting in Arabic was shot dead as he entered a police station south of Barcelona, Spanish authorities said on Monday. The attacker, said to be 29 and of Algerian origin, had gone into the building at 05:52 (03:52 GMT)…