Germany at a standstill as huge strike halts planes and trains Barbados Today27/03/20230301 views SOURCE: (Reuters) – Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday, causing disruption for millions of people during one of the largest walkouts in… Read more
Japan’s PM offers Ukraine support as China’s Xi backs Russia Barbados Today21/03/20230472 views SOURCE: (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, stealing some of the global attention from Asian rival President Xi Jinping of China, who… Read more
Sheikh Jassim’s Qatar group to make official bid for Manchester United on Wednesday Barbados Today20/03/20230347 views SOURCE: (Sky News) – Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani will make his second bid for Manchester United on Wednesday evening. Sources in the US say talks last Thursday in… Read more
ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine Barbados Today17/03/20230346 views SOURCE: (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for the war crime of illegal… Read more
Madrid gets Chelsea, City to meet Bayern in Champions League Barbados Today17/03/20230388 views SOURCE: (AP) — Real Madrid’s path to another Champions League title will have to go through Chelsea in the quarterfinals for the second straight year. Friday’s draw takes Madrid coach… Read more
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Freezing weather adds to despair as quake toll passes 22,000 Barbados Today10/02/20230306 views SOURCE: BBC – More than 22,000 people are now known to have died in Monday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria – though the UN warns the disaster’s full extent is… Read more
Ghana soccer player Atsu’s well-being, whereabouts unknown Barbados Today09/02/20230453 views SOURCE: AP – Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said Thursday, following earlier reports he was rescued from the… Read more
WORLD – Europe reaches deal for price cap on Russian diesel Barbados Today04/02/20230286 views BRUSSELS – European Union governments tentatively agreed Friday to set a $100-per-barrel price cap on sales of Russian diesel to coincide with an EU embargo on the fuel — steps… Read more
Pope says homosexuality not a crime Barbados Today25/01/20230292 views SOURCE: AP — Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the… Read more
World’s oldest known person, a French nun, dies at 118 Barbados Today18/01/20230325 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