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July 11, 2026
Islandwide blackout strikes Cuba for second time this week as its grid crumbles
An islandwide blackout struck Cuba on Friday for the second time this week as the nation of nearly 10 million people grapples with a crumbling power grid and fuel shortages stemming from a US energy…
July 10, 2026
UN warns of more Haitians being displaced amid armed clashes in the West Department
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – United Nations humanitarian groups in Haiti say they are “alarmed” by the impact of armed clashes on people in the West Department, with more than 3,000 people newly displaced in…
July 10, 2026
Man partly sucked out of broken window on flight from Greece, pulled back in by fellow passengers
A man who was partially sucked out of a dislodged window on a flight from Greece to Germany on Friday was pulled back inside the aircraft by fellow passengers.
July 10, 2026
Barbados launches campaign against harbouring criminals
The Barbados Government has launched a new public education campaign reminding citizens of the penalties attached to harbouring gangsters and fugitives.
July 9, 2026
Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China's deadliest blazes in recent years
BEIJING (AP) — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
July 9, 2026
Dutch museum honours late artist by covering floor in enough peanut butter to make 15,000 sandwiches
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) – More than 800 pounds of peanut butter – enough for around 15,000 sandwiches – has been spread across the floor of a museum in the Netherlands in tribute to Dutch artist…
July 9, 2026
Italian region defies US pressure to end Cuban doctors programme
Italy’s southern Calabria region is the rare place in Europe where Cuba sends medical professionals under a long-running program that the United States wants to stamp out.
July 7, 2026
Manhattan high-rise still unstable after columns buckle, forcing evacuations
A Manhattan high-rise remained unstable Tuesday after officials found that columns buckled and floors sagged while it was being converted to luxury apartments, forcing evacuations in and around the…
July 6, 2026
Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike
BUNIA, Congo (AP) – At least 500 people have died out of over 1,500 confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak, authorities said, as frontline workers threatened to go on strike on Monday over…