New York, Aug 21, (tca/dpa/GNA) – Three people have died, after being infected with Listeria bacteria, traced to a Tacoma, Washington, restaurant’s ice cream…
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Hurricane center busy with one depression, four potential systems
Washington, Aug. 20, (tca/dpa/GNA) - The bubble finally burst on the spate of National Hurricane Center investigations popping up in the Atlantic with the formation of a tropical depression while four…
Ecuador heads to polls in ‘climate of fear’ after candidate killing
Buenos Aires, Aug. 20, (dpa/GNA) - Ecuadorians were voting to elect a new president on Sunday in what observers called a “climate of fear” following the assassination of…
Bolivian bus crash death toll rises to 20
LA PAZ, Aug. 18, (Xinhua/GNA) — Local authorities confirmed Thursday that the death toll rose to 20, from an overturned public bus on the…
New Zealand man gets record pay-out for wrongful murder conviction
Wellington, Aug 18, (dpa/GNA) – A New Zealand man, wrongfully imprisoned for 19 years, will receive a record almost $5 million New Zealand ($3…
New species of snake discovered in Peru named after Harrison Ford
Los Angeles, Aug 16, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – A new species of snake, discovered in Peru, has been named after Harrison Ford. The reptile, known…
Biden to travel to Hawaii ‘soon’ as fire death toll hits 106
San Francisco, Aug 16, (dpa/GNA) – The number of dead from the devastating fire on the Hawaiian island of Maui has risen to 106,…
Journalist to run in place of murdered Ecuador election candidate
Havana, Aug 14, (dpa/GNA) – The party of murdered Ecuadorian presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio, has changed its decision on his successor in the upcoming…
Fire death toll on Hawaii’s Maui island jumps to 36
Washington, Aug. 10, (dpa/GNA) – At least 36 people have been confirmed dead in the wildfire on Hawaii’s Maui island, Maui County said in…
Killing of anti-corruption president hopeful inflames Ecuador crisis
Buenos Aires, Aug. 10, (dpa/GNA) – Ecuador plunged deeper into crisis after an anti-corruption presidential candidate was assassinated on Wednesday evening, less than two…
UN: Number of displaced people in Sudan rises to more than 4 million
New York, Aug. 10, (dpa/GNA) – More than four million people have been displaced since fighting began in Sudan nearly four months ago, the…
Disney tops earnings estimates as streaming losses narrow
Los Angeles, Aug. 10, (tca/dpa/GNA) – The Walt Disney Co.’s latest quarterly earnings report, released on Wednesday, illustrates the catch-22 facing big media companies:…
Amazon countries set joint agenda against deforestation
BRASILIA, Aug. 9, (Xinhua/GNA) — Countries attending the Amazon Summit in Belem, Brazil, on Tuesday adopted a declaration that would lay the foundation for…
Bus plunges into ravine in Mexico killing 18
Mexico City, Aug. 4, (dpa/GNA) - At least 18 people were killed when a tour bus plunged down a 40-metre deep ravine in Mexico on Thursday. According…
Colombia and ELN guerrillas begin six-month ceasefire
Buenos Aires, Aug. 4, (dpa/GNA) - A six-month ceasefire between the Colombian government and the leftist guerrilla group ELN began on Thursday. The National Participation Committee, made…
Marriott’s Q2 profit jumps as business travel picks up
Washington, Aug. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Marriott International on Tuesday reported that its second-quarter profit came in at $726 million, compared to $678 million in…
Pfizer’s Q2 profit declines as demand for Covid products slows
New York, Aug. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Pfizer on Tuesday released earnings for the second quarter that decreased from last year but beat Wall Street…
US congressional hearing demands more government transparency on UFOs
Washington, Jul. 27, (dpa/GNA) – At a US congressional hearing on unidentified flying objects, congressmen have called for more transparency from the government on…
Profits up at Meta for second quarter, exceed expectations
Washington, Jul. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Profits at Facebook’s parent company Meta rose in the second quarter compared to last year and beat analysts’ estimates,…
Texas sued by Biden admin over building water barriers to block migrants crossing border
HOUSTON, July 25, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Joe Biden administration on Monday, filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas over deploying water barriers in…