World’s oldest known person, a French nun, dies at 118 Barbados Today18/01/20230101 views SOURCE: AP — A French nun who was believed to be the world’s oldest person but had been reportedly growing weary of the burdens of age has died a few… Read more
No summer break: 35 million in EU can’t afford holidays Barbados Today02/08/2021092 views ASSOCIATED PRESS: The majority of low-income families in the European Union can’t afford a summer holiday, according to a study by the the European Trade Union Confederation. The organization, which… Read more
WORLD: Oxford University vaccine is highly effective Barbados Today23/11/20200112 views SOURCE: BBC- The coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford is highly effective at stopping people developing Covid-19 symptoms, a large trial shows. Interim data suggests 70% protection, but… Read more
Paris ‘gas explosion’ kills three in city centre Barbados Today12/01/20192137 views BBC – Two firefighters and a Spanish woman have been killed after a huge blast at a bakery in France’s capital, Paris. The emergency services were responding to a gas… Read more
German mass data attack ‘known for weeks’ by cyber officials Barbados Today05/01/20191186 views BBC – Germany’s cybersecurity authorities have been criticised after it emerged they knew about a mass data attack on hundreds of politicians for weeks, but did not tell the police.… Read more