In January Murat Kurashev, who resides in Sacramento, admitted his guilt

The yuan remained at 12.74 rubles

There were no casualties or damage though

FINTECH EXPERT Kathryn Chin See says that although Jamaica and the wider Caribbean have made strides towards financial inclusion, more needs to be done to strengthen it in order to empower citizens and provide them with greater economic...

Come May, persons will be able to walk into a JN Money branch in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Cayman and purchase a GiftMe e-gift card for their friends and family in Jamaica. This is because JN Money, a Jamaican-owned, global...

THERE ARE many ways that you can shift your mindset to set your compass towards success. Mindset is particularly important for entrepreneurs because you are often working alone and charting new paths, so how you think about things is one of the...

WESTERN BUREAU: ALTHOUGH NOT regarded as one of the crime hotspots in Hanover, the police say Hopewell has a high incidence of domestic violence. Inspector of Police Godfrey Lawrence, the officer in charge of the recently opened Hopewell Police...

WESTERN BUREAU: PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Leighton Johnson, is calling on school administrators to play their part in curbing violence in schools across the island. Johnson, who was speaking during the regular monthly...

[RFI] French President Emmanuel Macron met his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi on Monday in Paris. The visit, which will continue tomorrow, Tuesday, will focus on business partnerships, but is also likely to touch on the war in eastern DRC.

[The Conversation Africa] In 2022, as the world was slowly beginning to recover from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, an outbreak of mpox - then still called monkeypox - began spreading at an alarming rate in many countries worldwide. Confirmed cases were cropping up in places where the disease wasn't normally present (endemic) - and it was spreading quickly among certain groups.

[DW] President Felix Tshisekedi was in Germany to meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He spoke with DW exclusively about the ongoing Congo-Rwanda standoff, his country's first female prime minister and German infrastructure.

Les résultats de la consultation sur la réforme des rythmes scolaires ont été dévoilés par le ministre de l'éducation, ce lundi, lors d'une conférence de presse. La majorité des parents et des professeurs veulent du changement et Ronny Teriipaia, dit vouloir suivre l'avis du plus grand nombre. Chaque commune pourra avoir un scénario différent.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he would use «whatever tools the constitution allows» to pass crime laws if his party forms the next government.

US State Department says at least five Israeli security units committed gross violations of human rights against Palestinians Read Full Article at RT.com

Dozens of pro-Palestine activists have been detained at the University of Texas Read Full Article at RT.com

The proposal consists of two phases, the first of which calls for 20 to 33 hostages to be released in exchange for the pause in hostilities

Dmitry Polyansky added that Moscow hoped that the current situation will be «cardinally corrected.» He also reiterated that legally binding agreements with the host country existed

«There were three experts: on finance, general issues and the nuclear program», the source said

«As of now, over 180 agency’s employees have been killed in the Gaza Strip which is an absolute record low for the UN,» the Dmitry Polyansky noted

One of the assault regiment commanders told that Ukrainian units frequently deliver erroneous artillery strikes on their own positions

Yahoo is reportedly letting go of its editorial and social media teams in Singapore as it moves towards the curation of content here. The digital news publication, which uses a mix of third-party and original reporting, will be laying off some staff in Singapore. The Straits Times understands that the decision stemmed from a thorough evaluation by Yahoo, which found that its partner content has consistently driven engagement. The Edge Singapore reported on April 29 that 17 staff are affected by the shift in Yahoo’s strategy, and will leave the company after May 7.  They will receive slightly more than two weeks’ pay per year of service, reported The Edge Singapore, citing an anonymous source. Affected staff had met a human resources representative on April 23. Under its new strategy, Yahoo is hiring three “curation editors” and a market lead for Yahoo News Singapore. Newsrooms contributing syndicated content to Yahoo include HuffPost, AFP News, Reuters, EdgeProp and The Edge Singapore. Workers who were laid off were told that they can apply for the new roles, reported The Edge Singapore. 

BOGOR - Singapore has held its own on the international stage in the past 20 years and has secured its place on the global map by participating in discussions on many issues, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He was in Bogor, West Java, for the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat, where he told Singapore media during an interview on April 29 that it was his last overseas trip as prime minister. When asked for some reflections on the past two decades of meeting international leaders and representing Singapore, PM Lee noted how the Republic contributed to discussions on world issues. “Over 20 years, Singapore has held its own internationally, we have managed to promote cooperation to contribute to discussions in many global forums,” he said. Singapore has also played its part in addressing climate change, as well as in trade pacts like the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.

MADRID — Police investigating the death of Singaporean Audrey Fang are looking into the origins of a note left on her tablet that appears to justify a change in her Central Provident Fund (CPF) nomination to a «trusted confidant». The nomination is for a payout from her CPF savings in the event of her death. The note also granted the unknown beneficiary a «friendly loan of US$50,000 (S$68,000) based on our friendship in the past», separate from the CPF nomination.  Spanish media outlet La Verdad de Murcia reported on April 28 that the Civil Guard, one of two national police forces, was examining the note written on the 39-year-old's iPad on March 24. «I want to declare that my decision to name you in my CPF is because you have been a friend for a long time and my trusted confidant,» read the note. The newspaper said the message «raises as many questions as it answers». Ms Fang was found dead with 30 stab wounds and other injuries near a parking area for lorries in the town of Abanilla in south-eastern Spain on April 10 while she was on a solo trip.

PM Modi revealed on Monday the untold story of how he ensured Pakistan was the first to officially hear about the 2019 Balakot airstrike, linking it to BJP-governed “new India’s policy of looking an adversary in the eye and speaking the truth rather than resorting to stealth”, reports Gururaj Jamkhandi.

In first change to the guidance in 25 years, federal agency says repeatedly misgendering employees or denying them access to a bathroom consistent with their gender identity amounts to workplace harassment.

The 19-year-old student was repeatedly stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane, 32, as she came to the aid of Barnaby Webber.

QUENTIN LETTS: It went on a bit and things became weepy towards the end. He'd had a wonderful time and was adamant he felt no ill-will to anyone.

Mr Yousaf announced he would resign four days after he tore up the power-sharing agreement he had with the Scottish Greens.

A Charlotte police officer killed in a shooting that left three other US Marshals task force members dead outside a North Carolina home has been identified.

L'acte a été officialisé à l'occasion du dernier conseil des ministres, dans le cadre de la réforme de la Protection Sociale Généralisée (PSG). A partir du 1er juin prochain, les membres du gouvernement seront affiliés au régime de retraite de base des travailleurs salariés. Une première dans l’histoire de la Polynésie et de la CPS.

A deputy U.S. marshal was shot and killed and several other law enforcement officers were wounded Monday as they tried to serve a fugitive warrant in North Carolina, federal authorities said.

Rhod Gilbert is delighted to be back on stage performing stand-up comedy two years after he was diagnosed with cancer.

The first-ever Seychelles Coral Festival was held recently by the Seychelles Parks and Garden Authority (SPGA) to share information about corals and the different projects undertaken to protect them. Shazelle Julie, assistant park officer for the SPGA, told SNA that the event was organised in collaboration with Absa Bank Seychelles, which will be adopting the Port Launay Marine Park. In addition, Absa Bank Seychelles wanted to promote the importance of coral through this festival. «Corals are one of the biggest economic drives we have in Seychelles. Without them, we wouldn't have fish and we wouldn't have tourists. Many of us would be jobless. They also play an important part in the absorption of CO₂ (carbon dioxide),» she said. The Aquaculture Department had a live display aquarium and several non-governmental organisations such as the Marine Conservation Society Seychelles (MCSS), the Seychelles Islands Foundation and Nature Seychelles were present for the festival. The NGOs were giving information on projects they are implementing and how the public can participate in conservation. Representatives from the Seychelles Investment Board (SIB) were also on the lookout for potential investors and shared information on possible investments in the Blue Economy in the country.   The Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT) participated and advertised the Blue Grants Fund 8. The grant was launched recently and is still open for application from entrepreneurs and investors. Most of the organisations had on display facts linked to conservation and corals. (Seychelles News Agency) Photo License: CC-BY The Grants and Fundraising officer for SeyCAAT, Diana Renaud, told SNA this festival is the ideal place to promote the Blue Grants Fund 8. «This is good for businesses who may have a product that doesn't harm corals or maybe a feasibility study is needed, they may apply under the criteria set for the fund, among which is that the project should aim to reduce risk and build resilience to climate change,» said Renaud. The request for proposals was opened on April 15 and will close on May 27. Most of the stalls had interactive activities for people to participate and use facts linked to conservation and corals. Alisha Belle, who took part, said that this festival is very important for promoting more awareness about corals and the crucial role they play in our environment. «There's a lot of coral bleaching happening at the moment and this festival gets people thinking about these issues,» she said. A student from the School of Advanced Level Studies (SAL), Lishad Morgan, said, «What I found interesting is the information about how most people do not think about corals and how their actions may impact them. Such as people who are out on excursions, dropping their anchors without care, or even divers not being careful with their fins near the coral reefs. This started with previous generations but we have to protect what is left for our future generations.» The event also hosted several professionals in the scientific community in Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean. They held panel discussions about the importance of corals, and anyone could sit and listen.