The IMF and the World Bank must be abolished to save the planet | Climate Crisis

The IMF and the World Bank must be abolished to save the planet | Climate Crisis

As yet another United Nations Climate Change Conference fails to produce a strong commitment to urgent climate action, the climate crisis is on course to get much worse. While its effects, such as unprecedented flooding, devastating droughts, storm surges, biodiversity loss and more intense hurricanes appear novel in the eyes…

Michigan couple accused of abandoning adopted son in Jamaica
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Michigan couple accused of abandoning adopted son in Jamaica

A Michigan couple allegedly abandoned their adopted Haitian child at a Jamaican boarding school that was shut down over abuse claims, leaving him alone in the foreign county for months. Mark and Spring Goldman sent their adopted son Elijah, 17, to American-owned Atlantis Leadership Academy in the Island nation after…

American Airlines ex-mechanic Paul Belloisi gets 9 years prison for smuggling cocaine hidden under cockpit of JFK-bound flight
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American Airlines ex-mechanic Paul Belloisi gets 9 years prison for smuggling cocaine hidden under cockpit of JFK-bound flight

A former American Airlines aircraft mechanic was sentenced on Friday to nine years in prison after being convicted of trying to smuggle cocaine hidden beneath the cockpit of a flight to New York from Jamaica. Paul Belloisi, 56, of Smithtown, New York, was sentenced by US District Judge Dora Irizarry in…

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson to skip women’s 100m race at Paris Olympics 2024 | Paris Olympics 2024 News

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson to skip women’s 100m race at Paris Olympics 2024 | Paris Olympics 2024 News

The Jamaican sprinter believes she will run a better 200m race, where she is the world champion, at the Paris Olympics. Shericka Jackson of Jamaica will not run in the 100 metres when Olympic track events start, saying that the injury she suffered at a tune-up race earlier this month…

Beryl to intensify as deadly storm barrels towards Texas coast | Climate News

Beryl to intensify as deadly storm barrels towards Texas coast | Climate News

Storm is expected to again reach hurricane strength over Gulf of Mexico after killing at least 11 across the Caribbean. Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to strengthen as it heads towards the US state of Texas, after cutting a deadly trail across the Caribbean. The storm is expected to hit the…

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico after 11 killed across Caribbean | Climate Crisis News

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico after 11 killed across Caribbean | Climate Crisis News

Storm downgraded to Category 2 as it hits top tourist destination, knocking out power and putting authorities on alert. Hurricane Beryl has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it slammed into the eastern coast of Mexico, causing widespread power outages and putting authorities on high alert. The landfall…

Hurricane Beryl kills six, causes ‘immense destruction’ in Caribbean | Weather News

Hurricane Beryl kills six, causes ‘immense destruction’ in Caribbean | Weather News

Hurricane Beryl is barrelling towards Jamaica after battering the southeastern Caribbean, killing at least six people across the region and flattening some 90 percent of homes on one island in the Grenadines archipelago. Beryl – the earliest storm on record to reach Category 5, the highest on the Saffir-Simpson Scale…

Hurricane Beryl strengthens into ‘potentially catastrophic’ storm | Weather News

Hurricane Beryl strengthens into ‘potentially catastrophic’ storm | Weather News

Beryl, the earliest Category 4 storm ever reported, is moving towards Jamaica after hitting the island of Carriacou in Grenada. Hurricane Beryl has intensified into a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm, the United States’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, as it headed towards Jamaica after bringing down power lines, damaging…

Russell and Chase to the rescue as West Indies beat PNG in T20 World Cup | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup News

Russell and Chase to the rescue as West Indies beat PNG in T20 World Cup | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup News

West Indies beat PNG by five wickets thanks to a late surge in their opening game after the minnows gave them a scare. West Indies stuttered and stumbled before eventually scrambling to a five-wicket win over minnows Papua New Guinea (PNG) in their opening Group C encounter of the ICC…

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024: Full list of squads for the 20 nations | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024: Full list of squads for the 20 nations | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be the biggest-ever edition of the tournament, with 20 teams vying for the trophy for the first time. Defending champions England will be led by Jos Buttler, while 50-over world champions Australia will enter the tournament under the leadership of Mitch Marsh….