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‘Lift the US Blockade on Cuba,’ World…
"The U.S. government has done very little to aid the people of Cuba in their greatest moment of need. Unfortunately, U.S. sanctions fuel the fires that rage in Cuba!," they stressed. On Wednesday,…
Serena Williams says ‘countdown has begun’ to…
AP: SAYING “THE countdown has begun”, 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams announced yesterday she is ready to step away from tennis so she can turn her focus to having another child and her…
Athlete comes last in 400m race after penis falls…
(MIRROR) An Italian athlete ended up last in his 400 metres race at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships - after making the rash decision to go commando and having to run with his Willy falling…
UN nuclear chief: Ukraine nuclear plant is `out of…
UNITED NATIONS (AP): The UN nuclear chief warned that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine “is completely out of control” and issued an urgent plea to Russia and Ukraine to quickly allow…
I’m one of the greatest’ Self-belief paves way for…
ELAINE THOMPSON-HERAH put any disappointments from the recent World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, behind her by storming to an emphatic victory in the Commonwealth Games 100m final in…
Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing
TAIPEI (AP): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit…
UN chief warns world is one step from ‘nuclear…
NEW YORK (AP): The United Nations chief warned the world on Monday that “humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation”. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…
Pelosi starts Asian tour with speculation over…
KUALA LUMPUR (AP): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held talks with officials in Singapore on Monday at the start of her Asian tour, as questions swirled over a possible stop in Taiwan that has fuelled…
Sebastian Vettel to retire from Formula 1 at the…
Article by Barbados Today Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has announced he will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the 2022 season. After making his debut in 2007, Vettel went on to win…
US President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID…
SOURCE: BBC — US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 again, in what has been described as a “rebound” infection by his doctor. Collins_Setalon Woman 1 The 79-year-old first contracted…
Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US,…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday,…
Leader rebuked for opposing ‘mixed race’ society
BUDAPEST (AP): One of Viktor Orban’s closest associates has resigned in protest over what she called a “pure Nazi” speech given by the Hungarian prime minister, in which he railed against Europe…
WHO chief advises reducing sex partners to avoid…
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday advised men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider reducing their sexual partners “for the moment” following the United Nations…
Sensational Shericka Jackson clocks brilliant…
EUGENE, Oregon: Source: Jamaica Gleaner The World finally belongs to Shericka Jackson. And with it, her ascension to the elite levels of sprinting is complete. In her second year running the half-lap…
UK breaks record for highest temperature as Europe…
LONDON (AP): Britain shattered its record for the highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seared swaths of Europe, as the UK’s national weather forecaster said such highs…