Slovak prime minister in life-threatening condition after being shot Barbados Today15/05/20240501 views Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday afternoon, according to his Facebook profile. The populist, pro-Russian leader,… Read more
Pope offers prayers, calls for peace in Haiti Barbados Today10/03/20240532 views Pope Francis on Sunday offered his prayers for Haiti, where criminal gangs have unleashed havoc in recent days. “I am following with concern and pain the serious crisis affecting Haiti… Read more
France becomes first country to make abortion a constitutional right Barbados Today04/03/20240546 views SOURCE: BBC – France has become the first country in the world to explicitly include the right to abortion in its constitution. Parliamentarians voted to revise the country’s 1958 constitution… Read more
6 teenagers go on trial for their alleged role in the 2020 beheading of a French teacher Barbados Today27/11/20230176 views PARIS (AP) — Six teenagers go on trial Monday in Paris for their alleged roles in the beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam to… Read more
Melting glaciers an unprecedented challenge for humanity – Macron Barbados Today12/11/20230149 views (AP) — Melting glaciers are an “unprecedented challenge for humanity”, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, as he launched a call for nations to work together on slashing planet-warming emissions,… Read more
Messi wins Men’s Ballon d’Or for eighth time Barbados Today30/10/20230192 views SOURCE: BBC – Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has won the Men’s Ballon d’Or for an eighth time. The 36-year-old was recognised at the ceremony in Paris after… Read more
FIFA bans Luis Rubiales of Spain for 3 years for kiss and misconduct at Women’s World Cup final Barbados Today30/10/20230193 views GENEVA (AP) — FIFA banned ousted former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years on Monday for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final where… Read more
Michael Gambon, veteran actor who played Dumbledore in ‘Harry Potter’ films, dies at age 82 Barbados Today28/09/20230189 views LONDON (AP) — Michael Gambon, the Irish-born actor knighted for his illustrious career on the stage and screen and who went on to gain admiration from a new generation of… Read more
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba tests positive for testosterone, risks 4-year ban Barbados Today11/09/20230170 views ROME (AP) — Once considered among the top midfielders in world soccer, Paul Pogba’s career risks a premature ending after the Juventus player and France international tested positive for testosterone.… Read more
Morocco earthquake death toll passes 2,800 as rescuers search for survivors Barbados Today11/09/20230139 views REUTERS – Villagers wept for lost relatives in the rubble of their homes on Monday as the death toll from Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades rose to… Read more