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Canada logging damages environment

Canada’s logging industry has a larger and more damaging impact on forest health than previously thought, a new report has found, casting doubt on the sustainability of forestry management in the country.

11 Dec, 2019

Trump visit unnerves UK prime minister

Donald Trump was in the UK for a three-day visit this week and the biggest fear for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was that the US president would ruin his chances of staying in power ahead of next week’s UK general election.

04 Dec, 2019

Venezuela holds first Black Friday

Venezuelans have embraced Black Friday for the first time. Shoppers flocked to shopping centres in Caracas, the capital, to take advantage of the first Black Friday discounts in recent memory, as socialist President Nicolas Maduro's government loosens controls in the face of an economic crisis.

04 Dec, 2019

Honduran activist murderers jailed for 50 years

A Honduran court handed down jail terms of up to five decades for seven men convicted of the 2016 murder of indigenous activist Berta Caceres, who led a battle against a major dam on the ancestral lands of her Lenca tribe.

04 Dec, 2019

Cuba expects bumper Christmas spell

Cuba’s tourism figures are still robust, despite sanctions by the US as the vital Christmas season approaches.

04 Dec, 2019

Philippines smashed by typhoon

Typhoon Kammuri swept through the Philippines on Tuesday, ripping rooftops from houses, knocking down power lines and leaving over half a million people huddled in evacuation centres, waiting for the storm to pass. At least one person was killed.

04 Dec, 2019

Canada’s healthcare system is ‘unfair’

Canada’s provincial and territorial government leaders showed a united front on Monday in demanding more money from the federal government for healthcare and for provinces facing economic hard times.

04 Dec, 2019

UK ELECTION: OTs ON THE SIDELINES

It takes quite a bit probing through the dense thicket of information in the ongoing UK election campaign to find specific references to the Overseas Territories (OTs).

02 Dec, 2019

Gangster film incites violence at cinema

A gangster film just released in the UK incited youths with machetes to brawl at a screening which has led to it being banned from some cinemas.

26 Nov, 2019

Venezuela sees spike in cybercrime

Venezuela is gaining a reputation for cybercrime as the country’s deepening economic and political crisis drives thousands into the underground criminal world, according to a report released by IntSights, a global threat intelligence company.

26 Nov, 2019
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