Surinamese Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk abruptly abandoned parliament and flew to the southeastern interior district of Brokopondo late Monday after an open mining pit being worked by hundreds of wildcat small miners collapsed, killing at least 14 people amid fears that additional bodies would be found as the rescue system kicks into gear. The mine… Read More

On Nov. 15, hundreds of foreign and trade ministers, diplomats and technical officials had assembled in Apia, the capital of the Pacific nation of Samoa, to participate in the signing ceremony of a new economic partnership agreement that would govern trade and aid arrangements between Europe and its former colonies in Africa, the Caribbean and… Read More

Five-time Olympic gold champion Elaine Thompson-Herah is focused on her preparations for next year’s international track and field season, including the defense of her titles at the Olympic Games in Paris. This was the sentiment shared in a statement from her management company, Andi Sports, when they recently confirmed the Jamaican sprint queen separated from… Read More

The inexperienced trio of Kevlon Anderson, Shamar Joseph and Abhijai Mansingh have been granted their first international call-ups, in a 14-man West Indies-A squad for the tour of South Africa starting later this month. Anderson, Joseph and Abhijai Mansingh have played only 13 first class matches combined. The unit, led by Test gloveman Joshua Da… Read More

West Indies Captain Hayley Matthews is hoping for a strong finish to the Women’s Big Bash League, after failing to get among the runs for Melbourne Renegades in the first 10 games of the season. The right-hander, who is also leading Renegades for the campaign, has gathered only 139 runs from ten innings at an… Read More

A recent study from the Center for Black Equity shines a new light on the power of vaping nicotine as a harm reduction and smoking cessation tool, especially for Black and LGBTQ+ populations that suffer death and disease from cigarettes at disproportionately high rates. As I recently argued, the harm reduction benefits of broad access… Read More

Barbados A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently concluded that Barbados has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent shocks well and has preserved macroeconomic stability. The IMF mission conducted a virtual Article IV consultation with the Barbados authorities and also reached a staff-level agreement on the completion of the second review… Read More

Grande successo per gli eventi collaterali e per le iniziative diffuse organizzate da Città di Torino, Regione Piemonte e Camera di commercio di Torino in collaborazione con Turismo Torino e Provincia e Visit Piemonte in occasione della terza edizione delle Nitto ATP Finals ospitate dalla città di Torino dal 12 al 19 novembre. Il 2023 si chiude con numeri importanti, +40%… Read More

  Questo pomeriggio nella Sala Rossa di Palazzo Civico sono state commemorate le vittime di violenza in occasione del T-DoR (Transgender Day of Remembrance) la Giornata internazionale in ricordo delle persone transgender vittime di violenza. La cerimonia è stata organizzata da Maria Grazia Grippo, presidente del Consiglio Comunale e da Jacopo Rosatelli, assessore ai Diritti e… Read More

Il 25 novembre ricorre la Giornata Internazionale per l’eliminazione della violenza contro le donne, istituita dall’Assemblea Generale dell’Onu il 25 novembre 1999, per ricordare le vittime di maltrattamenti e abusi e per combattere le discriminazioni e le disuguaglianze di genere. La violenza è un fenomeno in crescente aumento come registra tragicamente la cronaca di questi ultimi… Read More