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- St Vincent warns of water shortages as volcano eruptions continue April 13, 2021Caribbean island is blanketed with ash from La Soufriere volcano, ruining crops and contaminating water supplies.
- Oil gains on strong China data, rally capped by vaccine concerns April 13, 2021Analysts worry that pauses on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine could delay economic recovery and limit oil demand growth.
- ‘It’s one signature’: Biden urged to raise refugee admissions now April 13, 2021Advocates say refugees are in limbo as US president has not signed order to increase refugee resettlement cap.
- India’s Maharashtra tightens COVID curbs as hospitals struggle April 13, 2021Maharashtra state and its capital Mumbai are the current epicentre of the country's infection spike.
- Burkinabe ex-President Compaore charged in Thomas Sankara murder April 13, 2021Court indicts Burkina Faso's exiled former president for alleged complicity in 1987 murder of man he removed in coup.
- ‘Hail Mary time’ for Derek Chauvin’s defence: Legal experts April 13, 2021All Chauvin's defence team must do is sow doubt in one juror, but lawyers say this could be an uphill battle.
- Police chief, officer resign two days after Black motorist killed April 13, 2021Daunte Wright was shot during a traffic stop by an officer who says she mistakenly grabbed her gun instead of her taser.
- Schwab Corp mistakenly deposits $1.2M into US woman’s account April 13, 2021When the bank attempted to take the money back, it was gone and Kelyn Spadoni wasn’t answering her phone, the bank said.
- Floyd family, lawyer, decry ‘injustice’ of Daunte Wright’s death April 13, 2021Wright's family is offered support from civil rights lawyer Ben Crump and Floyd's family as officer who shot Wright resigns.
- Pay up: US tax dodgers are costing US $1 trillion, IRS says April 13, 2021The head of the US Internal Revenue Service calculated that tax-evasion costs may total $1 trillion a year.
- What’s a SPAC and could Wall Street’s hottest craze end in tears? April 13, 2021On Tuesday, SPACS hit another milestone with Singapore's Grab agreeing to the biggest blank-cheque deal on record.
- Benin’s President Patrice Talon wins re-election with 86% April 13, 2021Electoral commission announces preliminary results of April 11 vote, says turnout stood at a little over 50 percent.
- COVID’s financial toll: 38 million Americans are now worse off April 13, 2021The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the economy: the US has 8.4 million fewer jobs than it had in February 2020.
- Turkey to host 10-day Afghanistan peace talks from April 24 April 13, 2021UN, Qatar included in US-backed push to jump-start talks ahead of May 1 deadline for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
- Biden, Putin discuss future summit meeting in phone call April 13, 2021Biden proposes summit with Putin in a third country to discuss full range of issues confronting US and Russia.
- Refugees fleeing Darfur violence face ‘disastrous’ conditions: UN April 13, 2021UN refugee agency says 1,800 people have fled into Chad in the past week amid violence in Sudan's West Darfur.
- Should governments rethink their coronavirus vaccine rollouts? April 13, 2021Many coronavirus vaccines are facing setbacks, from low rates of efficacy to concerns over blood clots.
- GM, Ford CEOs among titans challenging Michigan ballot strictures April 13, 2021The group of 38 business leaders sent a letter stating their objection to any voting restrictions deemed unfair.
- Biden to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11 April 13, 2021The US will not meet the May 1 deadline agreed upon by the Trump administration and the Taliban.
- Chauvin trial: Prosecution rests as defence opens with former cop April 13, 2021Prosecutors in trial over Floyd's death rest after presenting videos, expert testimony claiming excessive force.
