‘Huge’ explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting
La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas early Monday in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern Caribbean island of…
St. Vincent: Thick ash covers Caribbean island after volcanic eruption
The eruption of La Soufriere, after decades of inactivity, threw massive dark clouds of ash into the air. Thousands of people had to be evacuated. A thick layer of ash…
WHO says surplus AstraZeneca vaccines in rich nations must go to poor countries
As advanced countries such as Britain, Australia and Greece have decided not to use some Covid-19 vaccines right now for the younger age groups over the blood clot controversy, the…
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at age 99
Prince Philip died on Friday april 9th at the age of 99.Buckingham Palace did not give a cause when announced his death, but it followed a long history of health…
Rapper Legend DMX has died at 50
Earl Simmons aka DMX has passed away after suffering a drug overdose and subsequent heart attack on April 2. According to a statement from the Simmons family, the Ruff Ryders legend died at…
Conflict and COVID driving record hunger in DR Congo, warns UN
A record 27.3 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing acute hunger, one-third of the violence-wracked Central African country’s population, largely because of conflict and the…
Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence
Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday April 5th, according to a Reuters tally, as the latest global resurgence of COVID-19 infections is challenging vaccination efforts across the globe….
European countries dash to restrain latest coronavirus surge
No end in sight Europe is struggling to contain the coronavirus and cases have been surging even as vaccination efforts have been ramped up. Poland’s hospitals have been crushed by…
Pope says arms spending amid COVID ‘scandalous’ in Easter message
Pope Francis has urged countries in his Easter message to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world’s poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a pandemic…
