North America

Storm Elsa batters Cuba as it heads toward Florida Keys

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- After battering Cuba with a dangerous storm surge, mudslides and "flooding rains," Tropical Storm Elsa gained…

Biden marks ‘independence’ from Covid, but pandemic remains a threat

  by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden celebrated US Independence Day on…

Rest of collapsed Florida apartment block to be demolished overnight

by Gianrigo MARLETTA SURFSIDE, United States (AFP) -- The remaining section of the collapsed apartment block in Surfside, Florida will…

Storm Elsa cuts through Caribbean after claiming three lives

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Tropical storm Elsa battered Jamaica and Cuba with winds and rain Sunday after claiming at least…

Florida building collapse toll rises to 22

  SURFSIDE, United States (AFP) -- Two more victims were found in the rubble of a partially collapsed apartment building…

Trudeau denounces vandalism, arson of Catholic churches, as history of abuse in residential schools unearthed

  OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday denounced a wave of vandalism across Canada that saw…

Biden offers comfort as rescue suspended at Florida building collapse

by Chris Stein with Sebastian Smith in Washington SURFSIDE, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden hailed the "resilience"…

Approximately 1,000 evacuated as Canadian fires engulf town

VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) -- About 1,000 people were evacuated in western Canada, authorities said Thursday, as fires raged amid an…

Deadly heat wave slams Canada, US

VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) -- Millions of people in western Canada and the northwestern United States were under heat alerts Wednesday…

Dozens dead as heat wave grips Canada, US: police

  VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) -- At least 69 people in the Vancouver area have died in a record-smashing heat wave…

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