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AFP/APP London: Oil prices tumbled further Wednesday after US President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela would hand over millions of barrels of crude to the United States, adding volatility to markets already rattled by geopolitical…

AFP/APP Santiago de Cuba, Cuba: The death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose Thursday to nearly 50 people, officials said, after the ferocious storm devastated Caribbean islands and was bearing down on Bermuda. Flooding was expected to…

AFP/APP Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa, already a powerful Category 4 storm, gathered strength Sunday as it took aim at Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean. Forecasters warned of catastrophic flooding and urged residents to seek shelter…

AFP/APP Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa continued to cut a deadly path through the Caribbean on Sunday, intensifying into a powerful Category 4 storm as it crawled at a dangerous pace toward Jamaica and the island of Hispaniola. Melissa…

AFP/APP Kingston, Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa carved a deadly path through the Caribbean on Saturday night, with forecasters warning of rapid intensification as the storm crept slowly toward Jamaica and the island of Hispaniola.…

AFP/APP Washington: Hurricane Erin gained strength Friday as it churned in the Atlantic Ocean and bore down on the Caribbean, where it could bring heavy rain to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The US National Hurricane Center…

AFP/APP Kingston, Jamaica: Cameron Green fell just short of a half-century as Australia reached 138 for three at the dinner break on the opening day of the third and final day/night Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park on…

AFP/APP Washington: A magnitude 7.6 quake rattled the Caribbean Sea on Saturday about 130 miles (209 kilometers) off the coast of the Cayman Islands, triggering tsunami warnings that were later lifted, US monitoring agencies said. The…

AFP/APP Acapulco, Mexico: The death toll from Hurricane John, which made landfall twice on Mexico's Pacific coast, has risen to at least 16, authorities said Sunday. Outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in a message on X,…

AFP/APP Paris: Green Climate Fund chief Mafalda Duarte is on a mission to help vulnerable nations that have yet to receive a penny from the world's largest dedicated source of climate finance. The United Nations' flagship organisation…