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May 6, 2026
Another major fire causes widespread destruction in Dominica
Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on Wednesday said that the government cannot “ignore or dismiss” the second major fire to affect the capital within a three month period, saying “it is…
May 6, 2026
Venezuela insists ICJ does not have jurisdiction to hear border dispute with Guyana
Venezuela on Wednesday doubled down on its position that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) does not have the jurisdiction to adjudicate on the centuries old border dispute with Guyana.
May 5, 2026
Pennsylvania sues AI company, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as licensed doctors
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and are deceiving the system's users into…
May 5, 2026
Law enforcement agencies make major drug bust in The Bahamas
Police say they intercepted and seized a boat near Mars Bay, Andros, on Monday, with US$6.4 million worth of hydroponic marijuana onboard.
May 5, 2026
Europe eyes bigger NATO role amid US troop withdrawal
YEREVAN (AP):
European leaders yesterday said President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to pull thousands of US troops out of Germany is just the latest signal that Europe must take more…
May 5, 2026
2 killed and 3 injured in shootings near a shopping mall north of Dallas, police say
A man shot five people in Texas on Tuesday, killing two of them, at a shopping centre north of Dallas, police said. It was not a random act of violence and the victims knew the attacker, Carrollton…
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May 4, 2026
Bird-watching group uses crowdfunding to buy and preserve a woodland habitat PLANDI
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The merry chirping of birds echoed through towering trees in a small woodland in north-eastern Serbia. Down on the ground, animal tracks could be seen imprinted in the moist grass and…
May 4, 2026
Police detain suspect in case of rat poison found in baby food jars on supermarket shelves
VIENNA (AP)
Police in eastern Austria say a 39-year-old suspect has been arrested after rat poison turned up in some HiPP baby food jars on supermarket shelves in central Europe.
HiPP, which…
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May 4, 2026
People struggle to survive on pocket-size government ration books as products dwindle
HAVANA (AP) — José Luis Amate López hasn't had a customer in almost two weeks, not counting the scrawny brown kitten that slinks around the bodega where he works in central Havana.
The shelves…