Los Angeles, JHan 10, (tca/dpa/GNA) – Five years to the day after storm-induced mudslides ravaged Montecito, the entire town was ordered to evacuate as…
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Harry ‘not texting’ William, brands Camilla ‘the villain’
Los Angeles, Jan 9, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has said he is “not texting” his brother, William Prince of Wales,…
Under attack from both Republicans and Democrats, Biden tours border
Jan 9, (tca/dpa/GNA) – As US President Joe Biden, stepped off Air Force One in El Paso to tour the U.S. border on Sunday,…
Global shock, condemnation over attack on Brazilian government sites
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 9, (dpa/GNA) – World leaders reacted with shock and dismay, to the storming of Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential…
Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s Congress and Supreme Court
Buenos Aires, Jan 9, (dpa/GNA) – Security forces have cleared Brazil’s National Congress and other government sites in the capital Brasília, after hundred of…
Kevin McCarthy elected US House Speaker after 15 rounds of voting
Jan 7 (BBC/GNA) – Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow Republicans…
Bob Marley’s grandson Joseph ‘Jo Mersa’ Marley dies at 31 in Florida
Florida, Dec 29,(tca/dpa/GNA) – Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, a reggae singer-songwriter and grandson of Bob Marley, was found dead in Miami-Dade County in the…
UN suspends some programmes in Afghanistan after work ban for women
New York, Dec 29, (dpa/GNA) – Some “time-critical” programmes in Afghanistan have been temporarily suspended, following a ban by the Taliban on women working…
Bolivian opposition leader arrested on coup involvement charges
Buenos Aires, Dec 29, (dpa/GNA) – Police in Bolivia, have arrested opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho, on suspicion of having been involved in a…
US demands coronavirus test for travellers from China
Washington, Dec 29, (dpa/GNA) – The United States is introducing restrictions on travellers coming from China, due to a surge in coronavirus cases there.…
Busloads of migrants land on VP’s doorstep on freezing Christmas Eve
Washington, Dec 26, (tca/dpa/GNA) – Busloads of Latin American migrants, found themselves freezing on Vice President Kamala Harris’ Washington, D.C., doorstep on Christmas Eve.…
Feds seize enough fentanyl to kill everyone in 7 California counties
Los Angeles, Dec 23, (tca/dpa/GNA) — Federal drug agents in Los Angeles have seized 38 million deadly doses of fentanyl this year, enough to…
January 6 report concludes Trump provoked insurrectionists
Washington, Dec 23, (tca/dpa/GNA) — The highest-profile congressional investigation since Watergate, concluded Thursday that former President Trump, intentionally spread false claims about the 2020…
Media Type: Eight US finance influencers indicted in $100 million scheme
Los Angeles, (tca/dpa/GNA) – Eight influencers, based from California to Florida, promoted themselves on social media as financial gurus, who could pick winning stocks.…
Elon Musk sells Tesla Inc shares worth $3.6 billion
Washington, Dec 15, (dpa/GNA) – Tesla Inc head, Elon Musk, has sold another batch of shares, this time worth $3.6 billion, in the luxury…
Tennis great Boris Becker released from prison in Britain
London, Dec 15, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker, has been freed from prison after serving just eight months of his sentence,…
Iran ousted from UN commission tasked with women’s rights
New York, Dec 15, (dpa/GNA) – A United Nations body has decided to exclude Iran from the UN Commission on the Status of Women…
FTX founder Bankman-Fried in custody after fraud charges, bail denied
Nassau, Bahamas/New York, Dec 13 (Reuters/GNA) – A Bahamian judge denied FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried bail on Tuesday, hours after U.S. prosecutors accused the…
Death cause revealed for Ronnie Turner, youngest son of Ike and Tina
New York., Dec 13, (tca/dpa/GNA) – Ronnie Turner’s cause of death has been revealed, days after the death of Ike and Tina Turner’s youngest son.…
American journalist Grant Wahl dies after collapsing at Qatar World Cup
Dec 10, (CNN/GNA) — Prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has died in Qatar after collapsing while covering the World Cup, sparking an outpouring of shock and grief…