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February 9, 2026
Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba because of aviation fuel shortage
TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada said Monday it is suspending service to Cuba because of a shortage of aviation fuel on the island. Canada’s largest airline said it took the decision after the Cuban…
February 9, 2026
California sues websites that publish blueprints for 3D printer ghost guns
Two websites that distribute instructions for how to manufacture ghost guns are facing a new lawsuit from the state of California alleging that they provide access to illegal and untraceable firearms.…
February 8, 2026
Cuba struck by 5.5 earthquake
HAVANA, Cuba, CMC – Sections of Cuba were rocked by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake early Sunday. The earthquake, which was centred offshore about 34 kilometres from Imías, Cuba, was also felt in parts of…
February 8, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa freed after eight months in prison
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa on Sunday was released after more than eight months in prison for what are widely considered to be politically motivated…
February 8, 2026
‘Take the vaccine, please,’ top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading US health official on Sunday urged people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states and as the United States is at risk of losing…
February 7, 2026
Nigerian court orders UK to pay $572 million to families of miners killed during colonial rule
ENUGU, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay 20 million pounds (US$27 million) each to families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by security forces during British…
February 7, 2026
Former BVI premier files appeal challenging cocaine trafficking and money laundering conviction
MIAMI, CMC – Former British Virgin Islands premier Andrew Fahie has filed an appeal challenging his conviction in the United States, arguing that the government’s sting operation involved a substance…
February 7, 2026
Haiti’s presidential council dissolved after rocky tenure as unelected US-backed ruler remains
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s presidential council stepped down on Saturday after almost two years of tumultuous rule alongside a US-backed prime minister, who is expected to remain in power as…
February 6, 2026
Trump’s racist post about Obamas deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s racist social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted after a backlash from both…