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Daniel Aragonez leaves a cooling centre in Los Angeles.
Published 23 hours ago

Heatwave brings record-breaking temps, heightened wildfire risk

A heatwave gripped large swaths of the Western US on Saturday as temperatures hovered near record highs, heightening wildfire risks in areas that already were dry or burning and prompting warnings for…
Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
Updated 21 hours ago

‘I just want a chance’ - Moroccans sought better future in collective crossing

CEUTA (AP) — When he heard the border had been breached, Abdulah Buji jumped on his motorbike and raced from his home in northern Morocco toward Ceuta, joining tens of thousands of people trying to…
A WestJet Boeing 737 Max aircraft takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
Published 23 hours ago

Flight attendants at WestJet go on strike

NEW YORK (AP) — Flight attendants with WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, went on strike Sunday in a dispute over pay. The Canadian Union of Public Employees represents the 4,400 cabin…
President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Published 7 hours ago

Trump bank accounts were closed due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says

NEW YORK (AP) — Bank accounts held by President Donald Trump were closed by Capital One in 2021 after it flagged financial activity that had characteristics of money laundering, the bank disclosed in…
WestJet flight attendants strike at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Published 4 hours ago

WestJet reaches tentative deal with flight attendants after brief strike snarled traffic

Canada’s second-largest airline, WestJet, has agreed to a tentative agreement with flight attendants to end a strike that led to hundreds of flight cancellations and thousands of stranded passengers. …
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne.
Published 3 hours ago

Antigua and Barbuda seeks US review of visa restrictions and bond programme

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government has launched a fresh diplomatic effort to persuade the United States to remove the twin-island nation from recently imposed visa…
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Updated 21 hours ago

IMF urges Guyana to resolve Exxon cost-oil disputes, strengthen oversight

GEORGETOWN (CMC): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging Guyana to accelerate efforts to resolve longstanding disputes over ExxonMobil’s cost-oil audits, saying the issues have important…
Children were among the dozens rescued after the ‘MV Barima’ capsized last month.
Updated 21 hours ago

Search begins for specialist firm to salvage sunken ferry

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC The Government has begun the search for an experienced marine salvage company to recover the wreck of the ferry – the MV Barima, nearly two weeks after the passenger and cargo…
Dr Natalio Wheatley, British Virgin Islands premier and minister of finance.
Updated 21 hours ago

Wheatley orders multiple investigations into unauthorised government investment

TORTOLA (CMC): British Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance Dr Natalio Wheatley has ordered multiple investigations into an unauthorised government investment in Delta Capital Partners…