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There are more than 4.7 million banknotes in the…

London CNN Business — Billions of banknotes and coins around the world featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II are set to be replaced following her death. For almost 70 years, the Queen’s image…

King Charles III, in first address, vows `lifelong…

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III vowed in his first speech to the nation as monarch Friday to carry on Queen Elizabeth II’s “lifelong service,” as Britain entered a new age under a new sovereign. Around…

Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace…

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier…

New leader vows to tackle energy crisis, ailing…

LONDON (AP): Liz Truss became UK prime minister on Tuesday and immediately faced up to the enormous tasks ahead of her: curbing soaring prices, boosting the economy, easing labour unrest and fixing a…

Liz Truss to become UK’s third Female Prime…

Liz Truss is to become the third female prime minister in UK history, following in the footsteps of her political idol and the first woman to occupy No 10, Margaret Thatcher. Ms. Truss emerged as the…

Australia increases permanent immigration intake…

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government announced on Friday it will increase its permanent immigration intake by 35,000 to 195,000 in the current fiscal year as the nation grapples with…

Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91

MOSCOW (AP): Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War,…

Sha’Carri Richardson beats Thompson-Herah at…

Double sprint Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah was defeated by American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson in the women's 100m at the Spitzen Leichathletik meet in Lucerne, Switzerland today.…

Kobe Bryant’s widow awarded $16M in trial…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury found Wednesday that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant's widow $16 million for emotional distress caused by deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the…

US reports spike in weapons smuggling to the…

Source: Loop Caribbean News The US Government announced that it is putting measures in place to stop the trafficking of weapons to the Caribbean. Anthony Salisbury, a special agent in charge of…

J&J to end sales of baby powder with talc…

Source: Jamaica Gleaner Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same in the United States and Canada amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it…

CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations…

NEW YORK (AP): The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with…