North America

Hurricane Olaf barrels towards Mexico’s Los Cabos

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Tropical storm Olaf strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific on Thursday as it churned…

Mexican military races to help flood victims

TULA, Mexico (AFP) -- Soldiers and emergency workers battled Wednesday to help thousands of victims of flooding in central Mexico…

Major earthquake shakes Mexico, leaving one dead

by Allan Garcia ACAPULCO, Mexico (AFP) -- A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday near the Pacific resort city of…

UPDATED: 7.1-magnitude earthquake shakes Mexico: seismologists

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday near the Pacific coast, the National Seismological Service…

US judge tosses order hospital treat Covid patient with ivermectin

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A judge in the US state of Ohio has said a hospital cannot be forced…

Biden warns of climate change ‘code red’ in visit to storm damage

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden said Tuesday the world faces a "code red" on climate change…

17 patients die after floods hit Mexican hospital

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- At least 17 patients died after floods swept through a hospital in central Mexico, disrupting…

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age…

Marchers walk 7,000 steps for Canadian pair detained by China

by Michel COMTE OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Hundreds of supporters of two Canadian men being held in China on what…

In Covid-swamped Texas, patients die stranded in rural clinics

by François PICARD HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- Daniel Wilkinson survived two tours of duty in Afghanistan but died of…

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