A new republic is born: Barbados celebrates ditching Britain’s queen

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Barbados, a former British colony, will next week ditch Queen Elizabeth as head of state, breaking its last remaining imperial bonds with Britain nearly…

Americas health agency sees COVID outbreaks continuing into 2022

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Wednesday that countries in the region could continue to face localized COVID-19 outbreaks "well into 2022"…

Colombia dismisses Nicaragua’s World Court claims over maritime boundaries

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Lawyers for Colombia on Wednesday dismissed Nicaragua's claims before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), insisting that Bogota did respect a 2012 ruling on their maritime…

PM Modi condemns attack on St Vincent PM

New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condemned the attack on Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of the Caribbean country St Vincent and the Grenadines and…