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Threats to life as Caribbean storm strengthens Hurricane Fiona hits Dominican Republic
Hurricane Fiona is continuing to strengthen — threatening lives in parts of the Caribbean, say US forecasters. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the category two storm currently packing speeds of 110mph (175km/h) could even worsen to a (...)

20 - 09 - 2022
Hurricane Fiona knocks out Puerto Rico electricity
Hurricane Fiona knocked out all electricity on the US island of Puerto Rico, as winds reached 86mph (140km/h). Though officials said some of the island's power had been restored, the rest will take days to be reconnected, according to the operator (...)

19 - 09 - 2022
11 suspected migrants dead, 31 rescued after vessel capsized near Puerto Rico
At least 11 people have died and 31 suspected migrants were rescued Thursday after a vessel capsized near Puerto Rico, a US Coast Guard official said Thursday. A US Customs and Border Protection aircrew on Thursday morning spotted the troubled (...)

13 - 05 - 2022
Miss World crowned amid calls for peace in Ukraine
Poland's Karolina Bielawska was crowned the 70th Miss World on Wednesday, with contestants and organizers expressing solidarity with Ukrainians during an on-stage candle tribute at the televised finale. Bielawska, who works as a model and is (...)

17 - 03 - 2022
A 112-year-old in Puerto Rico sets Guinness World Record as oldest living man
A former sugar cane farmer in Puerto Rico has been confirmed as the world's oldest man by Guinness World Records, just a few weeks shy of his 113th birthday. Emilio Flores Márquez was born on Aug. 8, 1908, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, making him 112 (...)

05 - 07 - 2021
Hurricane Elsa Races Toward Haiti Amid Fears of Landslides
Hurricane Elsa raced toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, where it threatened to unleash flooding and landslides before taking aim at Cuba and Florida. The Category 1 storm was located about 395 miles (635 kilometers) east-southeast (...)

03 - 07 - 2021
Hurricane Elsa races toward Haiti amid fears of landslides
Hurricane Elsa raced toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, where it threatened to unleash flooding and landslides before taking aim at Cuba and Florida. The Category 1 storm was located about 395 miles (635 kilometers) east-southeast (...)

03 - 07 - 2021
Trump slams 'corrupt' Puerto Rico as hurricane heads for island
President Donald Trump called Puerto Rico "one of the most corrupt places on earth" in a swipe at the US territory's leaders as they prepared for Tropical Storm Dorian which became a hurricane on Wednesday and headed for the island. Dorian gathered (...)

28 - 08 - 2019
Puerto Rico gets another governor after supreme court clears the way
Puerto Rico got its third governor in less than a week on Wednesday just hours after the bankrupt US territory's supreme court ruled that Pedro Pierluisi's assumption of the office was unconstitutional and ordered him to leave. The island's justice (...)

08 - 08 - 2019
Puerto Rico's new governor is challenged in court
The legitimacy of Puerto Rico's newly-installed governor has been challenged in court, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, adding further drama to who will lead the U.S. territory after weeks of protests. Pedro Pierluisi, the handpicked (...)

05 - 08 - 2019
Puerto Rico has new governor, but his stay may be short
The handpicked successor to disgraced Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello was sworn in on Friday after Rossello stepped down, but lawyer Pedro Pierluisi said his term as governor might be short as the island's Senate still had to ratify his (...)

03 - 08 - 2019
Puerto Rico set for political clash over next governor
Puerto Rico's political crisis risked deepening on Thursday as lawmakers and street protesters opposed the Washington corporate lawyer tapped to replace disgraced Governor Ricardo Rosselló. A day before Rosselló was set to resign over offensive chat (...)

01 - 08 - 2019
Governor resignation sparks power struggle in Puerto Rico
The resignation of Puerto Rico's governor after mass protests has sparked a succession battle, and the winner could be a Washington corporate lawyer not directly linked to his administration, which has been dogged by corruption scandals. Governor (...)

26 - 07 - 2019
Embattled Puerto Rico governor may resign soon
Embattled Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello may resign on Wednesday after 11 days of protests against his administration, local media reported, but some protesters warned his resignation would not end demonstrations. Rossello had made no (...)

24 - 07 - 2019
Massive San Juan protest demands Puerto Rico governor resign
Hundreds of thousands of people marched in San Juan on Monday to demand Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló resign over offensive chat messages, the latest scandal to hit a bankrupt island struggling to recover from 2017 hurricanes. Rosselló's (...)

23 - 07 - 2019
Protesters hit streets, seek resignation of Puerto Rico's governor
Thousands of people poured into the streets of San Juan on Monday in protests aimed at forcing Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello to resign over offensive chat messages, the latest scandal to hit a bankrupt island struggling to recover from (...)

22 - 07 - 2019
Puerto Rico governor refuses to resign as island braces for big protest
Puerto Rico's governor on Sunday said he would not seek re-election next year but refused to resign as the island braced for more protests by demonstrators demanding he step down over offensive chat messages. A day before a planned general strike (...)

22 - 07 - 2019
Riding horses and banging drums, Puerto Ricans demand that governor quit
Thousands of Puerto Ricans, led by protesters on horseback with some banging drums and singing, marched on the governor's residence on Friday demanding that he resign over hundreds of vulgar and offensive leaked chat messages. The march on Governor (...)

20 - 07 - 2019
Fears of dam collapse add to Puerto Rico's misery after hurricane
Puerto Rico's governor met with mayors from around the ravaged island on Saturday after surveying damage to an earthen dam in the northwestern part of the U.S. territory that was threatening to collapse from flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane (...)

24 - 09 - 2017
New-look England upsets Pumas
An England side with 10 newcomers upset Argentina 38-34 with a last-gasp try by Denny Solomona on debut Saturday in the first of two Rugby tests. Solomona, at the end of a string of short passes to the right wing, bumped off Pumas fullback Joaquin (...)

12 - 06 - 2017
Puerto Rico seeks Private Investment to counteract Austerity
Economists warned today that Puerto Rico's decade-long recession will only deepen if it does not attract investors and stimulate its economy to offset an austere new fiscal plan. The warning came during a meeting by a federal control board that (...)

31 - 03 - 2017
Puerto Rico designates popular beach as natural reserve
Puerto Rico's governor has declared one of the U.S. territory's most popular beaches as a natural reserve, according to AP. Alejandro Garcia Padilla says Mar Chiquita will now be managed by the island's Department of Natural Resources and that only (...)

28 - 12 - 2016
World's biggest cruise ship helps boost Puerto Rico tourism
The world's biggest cruise ship has docked in Puerto Rico for the first time as the U.S. territory reports a boost in tourism amid an economic crisis. Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas arrived today in the historic district of the capital of San (...)

28 - 12 - 2016
8 injured in shooting at popular restaurant in Puerto Rico
Eight people have been injured in a shooting at a popular outdoor restaurant in Puerto Rico's capital, AP reported. Police said two of the victims are in serious condition. The shooting occurred early Monday at El Rex in the Santurce neighborhood of (...)

19 - 12 - 2016
Puerto Rico Police Seize $13.5 million Worth of Cocaine
Three men are in custody after police in Puerto Rico seized shipments of cocaine worth an estimated $13.5 million during two operations, dpa reported. Police said on Saturday that they seized 25 bricks of cocaine worth an estimated $12.5 million (...)

11 - 12 - 2016
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