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Emergency vehicles from the aid organisation “Die Johanniter” pick up residents of a retirement home in Berlin, during a power cut after a fire on a cable bridge.
January 5, 2026

Berlin power outage affecting 45,000 homes blamed on ‘politically motivated’ attack

BERLIN (AP) Many households and businesses in south-west Berlin face days without electricity after high-voltage power lines were damaged by a fire which city authorities said Sunday was a result of…
From left: Cassitta McKenzie, Musson Group volunteer; Vanessa Nelson, project and programme coordinator, Seprod Foundation; Jennifer Small, director, Jenny Jenny Foundation; and Marcia Hall, Musson Group volunteer share smiles during the Crawford Primary S
January 5, 2026

Seprod Foundation delivers comfort to children, families out west

As communities across western Jamaica continue the journey of recovery following Hurricane Melissa, the Seprod Foundation brought comfort, joy, and reassurance to children and families through…
Bad Bunny performs during the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles on March 17, 2025.
January 5, 2026

Bad Bunny’s ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ could make Grammy history

NEW YORK (AP): Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has redefined what it means to be a global giant, and he may once again make history at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
Protesters march in downtown Tehran, Iran.
January 5, 2026

What to know about the protests as tensions remain high over Tehran’s nuclear programme

DUBAI (AP) Widening protests in Iran, sparked by the Islamic Republic’s ailing economy, are putting new pressure on its theocracy. Tehran is still reeling from a 12-day war launched by Israel in June…
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January 5, 2026

Jamaica Strong benefit concert raises US$500,000

NEW YORK: The Jamaica Strong Benefit Concert, held on December 12, 2025, at UBS Arena in Queens, raised over US$500,000 (approximately J$80 million) in net ticket proceeds, George Crooks, of Jammins…
Ricky Teetz performing at Reggae Sumfest in 2016.
January 5, 2026

Ricky Teetz shuns ‘calling attention to generosity’

Dancehall artiste Rickey Teetz detests what he calls the act of ‘publicising philanthropy’, an action that has become even more prevalent in recent times as thousands of Jamaicans continue to struggle…
The National Festival of the Performing Arts provides a cadre of entertainers for a number of national events related to the annual Emancipation and Independence celebrations. Here performers from the Godfrey Strewart Performing Arts Society in Westmorelan
January 5, 2026

JCDC still accepting entries for 2026 Festival of the Arts Competition

In an effort to accommodate people affected by Hurricane Melissa, the closing date for entries for the National Festival of the Performing Arts was extended from December 22 last year to January 15.…
Released prisoners, in a bus, are welcomed by family members and colleagues after they left Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar.
January 5, 2026

Government releases more than 6,100 prisoners on independence anniversary

BANGKOK (AP) Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the country’s independence from…
A photo of sunflowers Missi Dowd-Figueroa once grew on her property is projected onto her palms as she poses for a portrait at her rebuilding site in Altadena, California.
January 5, 2026

An LA-area resident sows sunflowers where her home once stood

ALTADENA (AP) Missi Dowd-Figueroa brought life back to the fire-ravaged plot where her home once stood – one sunflower at a time. The registered nurse and mother of three lost her 1898 farm-style…