Rishi Sunak to become first British Prime Minister of colour : LONDON — Rishi Sunak, 42, is set to become Britain’s next prime minister after winning the Conservative leadership race on Monday. He will become the first person of color to lead the United Kingdom, and the youngest to do so …

UK’s political and economic turmoil continues although Truss quits : LONDON (AP News) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit Thursday after a tumultuous and historically brief term marred by economic policies that roiled financial markets and a rebellion in her political party that obliterated her authority. After just 45 …

Britain’s announcement of visa-free entry for Guyanese signals the strength of Guyana’s oil future : GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP News) — The British government on Tuesday said it was abolishing visa entry requirements for Guyanese, whose nation’s global importance has been rising with its growing oil and gas export capacity. High Commissioner Jane Miller announced the …

WHO: Global trend in Monkeypox : WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: From 1 January through 2 October 2022, 68 900 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox and 25 deaths have been reported to WHO from 106 countries/territories/areas (hereafter ‘countries’) in all six WHO Regions (Table 1). Since the last edition …

Cuba approves same-sex marriage in referendum : HAVANA – More than 3.9 million voters voted to ratify the code (66.9%), while 1.95 million opposed ratification (33%), Alina Balseiro Gutierrez, president of the commission, said on state-run television on Monday. “Justice has been done,” Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel …

COVID-19 infections decrease in the Dominican Republic : DOMINICAN REPUBLIC- The Ministry of Public Health reported 102 new cases of covid-19 and zero deaths in the last 24 hours. According to bulletin number 919, issued by the National Directorate of Epidemiology, 645,369 cases have been reported since the …

Barbados Prime Minister calls for overhaul of unfair, outdated global finance system at UN General Assembly : BRIDGETOWN (UN) – Barbados Prime Minister Mottley calls for overhaul of unfair, outdated global finance system Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados contributed to the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-seventh session held in New York on Thursday. …

U.S. drops COVID testing requirement for international travelers : WASHINGTON (AP News) — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain …