The volcano “continues to show periods of explosive activity,” said Dr. Erouscilla Joseph, director of the University of the West Indies Center for Seismic Research (UWI-SRC). Joseph reported the third explosion in …
Read More »Volcano erupts on the Caribbean island of San Vicente, sending ash 20,000 feet into the air
La Soufrière volcano is located on the largest island in the chain of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the country’s National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) said. “Explosive eruption at La Soufrière,” NEMO …
Read More »Brazil coronavirus: record 4,000 daily deaths reported as Bolsonaro shrugs off criticism that it is ‘genocidal’
Brazil broke its previous daily record with 4,195 deaths from Covid-19, data from the Health Ministry showed on Tuesday, marking the highest death count in the world for that 24-hour period, according …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks decline from three-week highs, the dollar retreats
* MSCI ex-Japan reverses initial gains, falls from 3-week high * China and Hong Kong stocks down, CSI300 down 1% * The dollar softens to two-week lows. * Crude oil prices rise …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks prepare for slow start after Wall Street retreats from all-time highs
April 7 (Reuters) – Asia stocks are set to open slowly on Wednesday after Wall Street rebounded from all-time highs reached in previous sessions as investors look to the upcoming earnings season …
Read More »Canada Covid-19: Variants have likely replaced the original virus in many parts of the country, health officials say
“This is not the news any of us wanted, but hospitalizations are on the rise, ICU beds are filling up, variants are spreading, and even people who had convinced themselves not to …
Read More »UPDATE 1-WHO does not endorse vaccination passports for now: spokesperson
(Add details, background) GENEVA, April 6 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization does not endorse the requirement for vaccination passports for travel due to uncertainty about whether inoculation prevents transmission of the …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally on US recovery prospects.
By Tom Westbrook, Chibuike Oguh * MSCI AxJ Index rises 0.4% to a two-week high * The US dollar index remains near a two-week low * Asian Stock Markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 SINGAPORE / …
Read More »US condemns China’s sanctions in dispute over Uighurs
BEIJING / OTTAWA (Reuters) – The United States on Saturday condemned China’s sanctions against two US religious rights officials and a Canadian lawmaker in a dispute over Beijing’s treatment of Uighur Muslims …
Read More »Venezuelan soldiers killed civilians, say refugees who fled to Colombia
ARAUQUITA MUNICIPALITY, Colombia (Reuters) – Venezuelans fleeing to Colombia to escape clashes between the Venezuelan army and irregular armed groups have accused the soldiers of abuses, including the murder of civilians. Venezuelan …
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