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Joe Biden's senior White House and campaign staff had spent the past week insisting the president planned to stay in the 2024 race despite an onslaught of calls within the Democratic party for him to step aside.

On July 20, 1969, hundreds of millions of people around the world turned on televisions or gathered in public spaces to watch as U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the moon.

Ryan Garner, a 17-year-old teen from North Carolina, in the U.S., has recently become the youngest person to earn his private pilot license in the state.

Responding to the growing levels of food insecurity across the UK, Human Appeal, a leading humanitarian aid charity, has partnered with cash and carry, Aytac, to launch ‘Purple Parcels - United Against Hunger’, delivering food parcels to those in need until July 2025.

Jamaica’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Nigel Clarke, has revealed that the country’s Excess Rainfall Policy with the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has been triggered following Hurricane Beryl, providing Jamaica with an additional $10.3 million of relief.

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has appealed to Nigerians and well-wishers to donate gifts intended for his 63rd birthday celebration to schools, hospitals, and other worthy causes.

The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will impose an additional 25 per cent tax on energy-intensive goods exported from India to the EU, a new report said.

The Caribbean region will benefit from a pioneering initiative aimed at expanding the tourism industry’s use of innovative tools and resources to enhance the health and safety of visitors, residents, and all tourism stakeholders.

Newborn giant pandas are no larger than a stick of butter.

Malaysia Airlines successfully hosted the largest airline trade event ever held in Malaysia, the first Malaysia Airlines Trade Elevation Summit 2024, in collaboration with Tourism Malaysia and the Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB).

The Ming Culture Forum 2024 was recently held in the district of Changping in Beijing.

Renowned professional skateboarder turned entrepreneur, and iconic video game legend Tony Hawk is slated to deliver a keynote address to 25,000 attendees, at the upcomingSBC Summit.

The 2024 hurricane season has already set records, with Category 5 Hurricane Beryl wreaking havoc across the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Arajet, the Caribbean's low-cost airline, has signed an agreement with the Puntacana Group to begin operations at Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) starting November 1.

The U.S. Virgin Islands recently celebrated Freedom Week, Emancipation Day, and the Fourth of July honouring the Territory’s rich heritage, history, and enduring spirit of freedom. 

Hurricane Beryl, the earliest Category 5 storm on record to traverse the region, wreaked havoc in pockets of the Caribbean last week, causing devastation to the islands of the Grenadines and parts of the south coast of Jamaica.