August 7, 2018
New Haitian prime minister appointed
Almost a month after the Haitian fuel-price subsidy riots that caused previous Haitian prime minister, Jack Guy Lafontant, to resign his position, President Jovenel Moïse has appointed Jean-Henry Céant to become the new prime minister of Haiti.…
August 7, 2018
American billionaire Stan Kroenke makes $777m offer for 100% ownership of Arsenal
The takeover battle for English Premier League side Arsenal between American and Russian billionaires could be about to end. On Tuesday, Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke made a $777 million (£600m) offer to assume full control of the…
August 7, 2018
Dez Bryant indicates he is open to playing for Browns
The Cleveland Browns traded wide receiver Corey Coleman to the Buffalo Bills this week, and some have wondered if the move was made to create room for Dez Bryant. If his social media activity is any indication, Bryant might be hoping that is the…
August 7, 2018
Sargassum: The seaweed deluge hitting Caribbean shores
When waves of sargassum - a type of seaweed - washed up on Eastern Caribbean shores seven years ago, people hoped it was a one-off. Matted piles swamped coastlines from Tobago to Anguilla.Three years later the seaweed returned, in larger……
August 7, 2018
Lombok earthquake death toll rises to 105 amid search for survivors
At least 105 people are dead after an earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok over the weekend. Another 236 people have been injured in the quake, according to the government's disaster management spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, who told…
August 7, 2018
Sturgeon to challenge May over Brexit ‘plan B’
Prime Minister Theresa May is to face questions about her Brexit plans from Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during a visit to Edinburgh. Mrs May is in Scotland to mark the signing of a "city deal" investment package for the south east…
August 7, 2018
The unapproved antidepressant that’s poisoning people
From 2014 through 2017, there was an increase in US poison control calls related to the intentional abuse and misuse of tianeptine, an unapproved antidepressant drug, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report on Thursday.…
August 7, 2018
California fire explodes in size, is now largest in state history
Catastrophic wildfires continue to ravage California, as one blaze nearly doubled in size over the last three days, making it the largest in the state's history. No one has been injured in the Mendocino Complex Fire, which consists of two fires --…
August 7, 2018
Trump warns countries against doing business with Iran as sanctions kick back in
President Donald Trump has warned that countries doing business with Iran will "NOT be doing business with the United States" as his administration reimposed sanctions on Iran Tuesday. In an early morning tweet, Trump described the measures as "the…
August 7, 2018
Facebook denies seeking users’ bank data
Facebook has denied reports that it is actively asking banks for details of users' financial transactions. The statement follows a story in the Wall Street Journal that said the social media giant had asked US banks for such data. Facebook said some…