Cuba: third oil tank ignites as firefighters struggle to extinguish blaze
Mexico and Venezuela send crews to fight fire that has killed at least one and injured 125, with dozens of firefighters still missing A deadly...
Month : August 2022
WHO stresses monkeypox surge not linked to monkeys amid attack reports
World Health Organization issues statement after reports of animals being poisoned in Brazil The World Health Organization has stressed that monkeypox outbreaks are not linked...
Worst blaze in Cuba’s history finally under control at oil depot
Fire destroyed 40% of island’s main fuel storage facility over five days and caused blackouts Firefighters have finally overcame what officials described as the worst...
Fire spreads at Cuba oil storage facility as fourth tank erupts
The blaze in Matanzas province raises fears that the damaged facility will worsen the island’s energy shortage Flames have engulfed a fourth tank at an...
Spyware is huge threat to global human rights and democracy, expert warns
Cybersecurity expert Ron Diebert to testify to Canadian MPs about troubling spread of invasive surveillance tools The mercenary spyware industry represents “one of the greatest...
‘They’ve wised up’: Kenyans go to the polls with a sense of indifference
Raila Odinga takes on William Ruto in elections observers say are only seen as high stakes among political elite Kenyans are heading to the polls...
Colombian narco militia seeks peace talks after calling ‘unilateral’ ceasefire
Feared Gulf Clan has unleashed terror campaign since arrest of leader in May but keen to talk to leftist president Gustavo Petro One of Colombia’s...
‘Like a scene out of Jaws’: British boy attacked by sharks in Bahamas
Finley Downer, eight, bitten on both legs by nurse sharks at Compass Cay before being pulled to safety An eight-year-old British boy has been attacked...
Colombia’s first leftist president says war on drugs has failed
At his swearing in Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla, says the country is getting a ‘second chance’ to tackle violence and poverty Colombia’s first leftist...
Kenya’s elections: shifting alliances and economic hardship dominate campaign
Raila Odinga is leading William Ruto in the polls but the latter hopes his ‘hustler’ image will win him votes among the poor Kenyans are...
