Haiti swears in new PM as gunfire at airport hits flight from US | Aviation News

Haiti swears in new PM as gunfire at airport hits flight from US | Aviation News

Main international airport in Haiti’s capital closes after bullets hit Spirit flight and plane is diverted to Dominican Republic. Haiti has sworn in a new prime minister, hours after a flight from the United States was hit by gunfire as it made its final approach to the capital Port-au-Prince. Alix…

Earthquake rocks Cuba as residents struggle to recover from recent storms | Earthquakes News

Earthquake rocks Cuba as residents struggle to recover from recent storms | Earthquakes News

Officials say efforts to assess damage are under way after 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Cuba. A powerful earthquake has hit eastern Cuba, adding more problems to a country still reeling from a series of recent storms and blackouts. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported on Sunday that a magnitude…

Haiti’s transitional council moves to replace PM in contentious move | Politics News

Haiti’s transitional council moves to replace PM in contentious move | Politics News

Council sets out to replace interim Prime Minister Garry Conille, marking more political turmoil and instability. A transitional council tasked with re-establishing democratic order in Haiti has signed a decree sacking interim Prime Minister Garry Conille, in a contentious move that highlights deepening political turmoil in the Caribbean nation. The…

Unseen paths: Young and visually impaired in Costa Rica | Health

Unseen paths: Young and visually impaired in Costa Rica | Health

About 18 percent of the population of Costa Rica, a country of about five million, lives with a disability. These individuals face difficulties when it comes to accessing education, work, and public spaces. Among these disabilities are visual impairments. As a 23-year-old living with an eye disease called keratoconus, which…

Argentinian prosecutors charge three over death of singer Liam Payne | Al Jazeera News

Argentinian prosecutors charge three over death of singer Liam Payne | Al Jazeera News

Toxicology tests show One Direction star had cocaine, prescription drugs and alcohol in his system. Three people have been charged over the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne’s death, according to the Argentine prosecutor’s office. Payne had traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system when…

Rafael expected to strengthen into hurricane before making landfall in Cuba | Weather News

Rafael expected to strengthen into hurricane before making landfall in Cuba | Weather News

Tropical Storm Rafael is set to become a hurricane near the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night before reaching Cuba. Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean near the Cayman Islands with further strengthening anticipated before it makes landfall in Cuba, the United States…

Why is an Ecuador forest petitioning for the rights to a song? | Explainer News

Why is an Ecuador forest petitioning for the rights to a song? | Explainer News

A petition has been submitted to Ecuador’s copyright office to recognise Los Cedros cloud, an Ecuadorian forest roughly 15,000 acres (6,070 hectares) in size, as a co-creator of a musical composition. This proposal aims to grant legal recognition to nature’s role in artistic creation, potentially setting a new precedent in…

One journalist killed every four days in 2022-23, most cases unpunished: UN | Freedom of the Press News

One journalist killed every four days in 2022-23, most cases unpunished: UN | Freedom of the Press News

The killing of journalists worldwide surged in 2022-23 compared with the previous two years, with a majority of cases unsolved, the United Nations has said. On average, one journalist was killed every four days, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a report released on Saturday. At…

Armed group in Bolivia takes over military post in latest flare-up | Evo Morales News

Armed group in Bolivia takes over military post in latest flare-up | Evo Morales News

The takeover is latest chapter in standoff between the Arce government and supporters of ex-president Evo Morales. An armed group in Bolivia has taken over a military post outside the city of Cochabamba while holding some soldiers captive, the armed forces said in a statement, ramping up tensions in the…

Angered over BRICS veto, Venezuela recalls ambassador to Brazil | Nicolas Maduro News

Angered over BRICS veto, Venezuela recalls ambassador to Brazil | Nicolas Maduro News

Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry has accused Brazilian officials of making ‘interventionist, rude statements’. Venezuela has pulled its ambassador from Brazil in a spat over Caracas’s failed recent bid to join the BRICS alliance of major developing nations. Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry announced the diplomatic punch on Wednesday, slamming Brazil’s officials for “blocking”…