USA More clashes in Minnesota after police shoot, kill Black man Hundreds of protesters faced off against police on Monday in the Minneapolis suburb where an officer fatally shot Daunte Wright. 13/04/2021
USA Protesters confront police near Minneapolis after black man shot Protesters gathered outside a police station after the family of a 20-year-old Minnesota man said he was shot by police and later died. 12/04/2021
Republic of Ecuador Ecuador picks conservative Guillermo Lasso for president Ex-banker Guillermo Lasso defeated left-wing economist Andrés Arauz in Ecuador's presidential runoff. 12/04/2021
no comment Ash and smoke rise from La Soufriere volcano on Saint Vincent Smoke and ash continued to cover the island of St. Vincent on Saturday after a volcano erupted forcing residents to evacuate their homes and seek shelter 11/04/2021
USA Amazon workers in US state of Alabama vote against forming a union Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, overwhelmingly voted against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. 10/04/2021
USA US rapper and actor DMX dies of massive heart attack aged 50 DMX died in New York State on Friday of what the hospital said was a catastrophic cardiac arrest. 10/04/2021
Haiti Thousands evacuated on Caribbean island after volcano erupts The first explosion occurred Friday morning. Experts have warned that explosive eruptions could continue for days or possibly week. 10/04/2021
World Thousands evacuated from St Vincent as volcano erupts Evacuation orders were issued for the roughly 16,000 people who live in the red zone near La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent's northern region. 09/04/2021
USA Biden takes action on 'epidemic' of US gun violence US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order aimed at targeting homemade firearms, known as "ghost guns" 09/04/2021
Wellness Could climate change spell the end of Colombian coffee? Rising temperatures are causing challenges for smallholders in one of the world's top coffee producing countries. 08/04/2021
Brazil Brazil's daily deaths from COVID pass 4,000 mark for first time Only the US and Peru have had daily death tolls higher than 4,000. Brazil's pandemic toll is quickly approaching 340,000, the second-highest in the world. 07/04/2021
USA Every American eligible for COVID-19 vaccine on April 19, Biden says “No more confusing rules. No more confusing restrictions," Biden said. 07/04/2021
Life Is this the ‘safest, most powerful wind turbine in the world’? Powerpods are portable wind turbines which claim to be cheaper and more efficient than solar panels. 06/04/2021
BizTech News How Eastern Caribbean became the world's first digital currency union DCash is believed to be the world's first digital currency launched by a currency union, making it easier for those without bank accounts to make quick transactions. 06/04/2021
BizTech News In pandemic-stricken Cuba, cryptocurrencies are becoming a lifeline Can cryptocurrencies be a long-term solution for impoverished countries, particularly in times of economic crisis? Cuba could be about to find out. 05/04/2021
Wellness Ron Barceló launches first organic rum made in the Dominican Republic It's distilled from fresh sugarcane juice. 05/04/2021
USA It was 'unnecessary' to kneel on George Floyd's neck, US court hears Kneeling on George Floyd's neck was "totally unnecessary," the head of the Minneapolis Police Department's homicide division testified on Friday. 03/04/2021
USA Wreckage of helicopter crash that killed Czech billionaire found The helicopter crashed and rolled downhill for hundreds of feet in an area north of Anchorage, killing Petr Kellner, the richest man in the Czech Republic. 03/04/2021
USA Veteran police officer William Evans killed in US Capitol incident The police officer who died from his injuries after a violent incident in Washington on Friday has been named as William "Billy" Evans, an `18-year veteran of the force. 02/04/2021
Places These ‘cold-stunned’ turtles have been released back into the ocean A record-breaking winter storm meant the water became too cold for the turtles leaving them washed up in Cape Cod. 02/04/2021
Life These 3D printed net-zero buildings could be the ‘future of housing’ These homes in California could be the first community built using the technology. 01/04/2021
USA Police body cam video shows George Floyd struggle, then takedown George Floyd's struggle with three police officers trying to arrest him, seen on body-camera video, included Floyd's panicky cries of “I'm sorry, I'm sorry” and “I'm claustrophobic!” as the officers tried to push Floyd into the back of a police car. 01/04/2021
