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Russian troops pushed to within 3-4 km of Russian border near Kharkiv- U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have pushed back Russian troops near the country's second-largest city of Kharkiv to within 3 to 4 kilometers (1.9-2.5 miles) of the Russian border, a senior...
Prime Minister Browne to receive American Foundation for the University of the West Indies prestigious Legacy Award
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 19th April 2022…….Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne will later this week receive the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) prestigious Legacy Award for his leadership which...
British Virgin Islands premier appears in Miami court after drug arrest
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) - The premier of the British Virgin Islands appeared in a Miami courtroom on Friday after being accused of money laundering and conspiring to import cocaine in a...
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Crypto bloodbath continues as bitcoin drops by over 50%
After Bitcoin reached its all-time high of about $69,000 in November 2021, there were predictions that after a little retrace, the digital asset will skyrocket to $100,000. The crypto lords and...
Coronavirus may be linked to cases of severe hepatitis in children
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be...
UNWTO Launches Digital Futures Programme for SMEs
UNWTO has announced the launch of the Digital Futures Programme, designed to accelerate the adoption of new technology among tourism enterprises. Developed in collaboration with some of the world’s...
Linda Evangelista files $50 million lawsuit over disfiguring cosmetic treatment
Former supermodel Linda Evangelista has filed a $50 million lawsuit over cosmetic procedures that she says left her "brutally disfigured" and turned her into a recluse. The Canadian model, one of...
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Prime Minister Browne in the United Kingdom for a series of events and bilateral meetings
LONDON, United Kingdom – 17th May, 2022…..Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne arrived in London on Sunday for a series of engagements that will include the launch of the United Kingdom and Antigua...
Coronavirus may be linked to cases of severe hepatitis in children
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. SARS-CoV-2 could be at root of...
Russian troops pushed to within 3-4 km of Russian border near Kharkiv- U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have pushed back Russian troops near the country's second-largest city of Kharkiv to within 3 to 4 kilometers (1.9-2.5 miles) of the Russian border, a senior...
The United States is set to criminalize abortion
Over the years, pregnant American women have enjoyed the freedom to decide if they will keep their pregnancy or have an abortion. The end to that freedom might be sooner than you think, as the...
Crypto bloodbath continues as bitcoin drops by over 50%
After Bitcoin reached its all-time high of about $69,000 in November 2021, there were predictions that after a little retrace, the digital asset will skyrocket to $100,000. The crypto lords and...
Can Europe survive without russian oil and gas?
If there is one country the West does not want to associate with at the moment, it is Russia. The United States and the EU have disassociated themselves from Russia after it invaded Ukraine. Despite that, the need for Russian oil and gas had made...
Putin issues rare apology to Israel
The word ‘apology’ is usually not associated with Putin unless he is the one demanding an apology. Interestingly, the Russian President has now apologized to the State of Israel over his Foreign...
Government and commercial users to pay for using twitter
Social media users across the world have kept their fingers crossed awaiting the reforms that Elon Musk might bring to Twitter after spending $44 Billion to purchase the microblogging platform. Elon...
5 Ideal Vacation Destinations in Antigua and Barbuda
Interview with Dr. Dario Item, recently appointed permanent representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the UNWTO.
Ambassador Dario Item will suggest to us 5 places to visit in Antigua and Barbuda.
Monkeypox: the new coronavirus?
After over two years of battling the Covid-19 pandemic, the world is not ready for anything similar to it at the moment. However, the sudden spread of monkeypox has caused many to wonder if we are about to experience another coronavirus. What is even scarier at the...
Russian soldier pleads guilty to war crime charges in Ukraine
A Russian soldier who was charged with war crimes in Ukraine had pleaded guilty. 21-year-old Vadim Shishimarin was charged in Kyiv for the murder of a man who died in the Eastern region of the Ukraine, days after the Russian president announced the so-called special...
Al-jazeera journalist murdered in Palestine
Popular Al-Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Aqleh has been shot dead. She was declared dead by the Palestinian Health Ministry on May 11, 2022, after she was shot in the head. The 51 years old Palestinian-American journalist was believed to have been shot by Israeli...
How covid-19 is spreading like wildfire in north Korea
The Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un took the world by surprise when he showed up for a meeting wearing a mask. It was a sign that the government can no longer deny the existence of Covid-19 in the country. Since the outbreak of the virus in neighboring...
Prime Minister Browne in the United Kingdom for a series of events and bilateral meetings
LONDON, United Kingdom – 17th May, 2022…..Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne arrived in London on Sunday for a series of engagements that will include the launch of the United Kingdom and Antigua and Barbuda Social Mobility Partnership. The country’s leader,...
UNWTO Launches Digital Futures Programme for SMEs
UNWTO has announced the launch of the Digital Futures Programme, designed to accelerate the adoption of new technology among tourism enterprises. Developed in collaboration with some of the world’s leading technology, finance and business companies as Mastercard the...
Coronavirus may be linked to cases of severe hepatitis in children
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. SARS-CoV-2 could be at root of mysterious hepatitis...
Russian troops pushed to within 3-4 km of Russian border near Kharkiv- U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have pushed back Russian troops near the country's second-largest city of Kharkiv to within 3 to 4 kilometers (1.9-2.5 miles) of the Russian border, a senior U.S. defense official said on Monday.
