Two senior members of the Venezuelan opposition quit on Monday after admitting they signed an agreement with a US security firm proposing an armed invasion of the country to topple president Nicolás Maduro.
Opposition leaders have rounded on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for sending out confusing and muddled advice that they claimed could cost lives as the government attempts to move away from the coronavirus lockdown.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said the massive lockdown that has restricted millions to their homes will be eased, but he warned that people who want to return to work must follow safeguards to avoid more deaths and a second wave of COVID-19 outbreaks.
Canada reached a new grim milestone Monday, as the number of deaths from COVID-19 exceeded 5,100. Most of those deaths are in Quebec, where the number has reached 3,013, with a total of 38,469 cases by Tuesday.
Indigenous Hondurans with Africa descent are facing poverty, poor health-care access and limited information through the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Members of these communities are joining together to ensure information and resource reach the most vulnerable.
Between an early Sunday evening pre-recorded national address and a subsequent live statement to parliament on Monday afternoon, what UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had hoped would have galvanised the country behind him seemed in danger of unravelling as he sought to ease the country....
Caribbean Airlines utilized one of its Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft for a cargo only charter service, on Friday 8 May 2020, for the first time in the airline’s history.
The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has reached over four million as some of the hardest-hit countries start lifting lockdown restrictions despite concern about a second wave of infections.
Contradictions abound in the new normal reality this Cinco de Mayo. Brush fires have scorched over 1,700 acres in the Everglades yet signs of spring’s hopeful beauty persist. A Miami Beach park re-opens then closes again and cruise ships offer mixed signals on when and if their itineraries....
Venezuelan security forces have arrested at least eight people who they accuse of plotting a coup attempt to overthrow the government. Two Americans were reportedly arrested after a beach invasion aimed at capturing socialist President Nicolas Maduro.