Section: Loop News Jamaica (Jamaica)
Dozens in Russia imprisoned for social media likes, reposts
Anastasia Bubeyeva shows a screenshot on her computer of a picture of a toothpaste tube with the words: “Squeeze Russia out of yourself!” For sharing this picture on a social media site with his 12 friends, her husband was sentenced this month to more than two years in prison. As the Kremlin claims unequivocal support among Russians...
Marco Reus out of Euro 2016, Schweinsteiger in Germany squad
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus was dropped from Germany’s European Championship squad on Tuesday, and captain Bastian Schweinsteiger made the final cut despite injury. Reus, who had been struggling at the team’s training camp in Ascona, Switzerland, was omitted from the final list of 23 players, along with Hoffenheim defender...
NATO summit to raise military presence in Poland, region
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that an upcoming “landmark summit” will enhance the alliance’s defensive and deterrent presence in Poland and in the region, but decisions as to the number still haven’t been finalized. Stoltenberg spoke in Warsaw, which will host a July 8-9 NATO summit that will give...
Record-chasing Ronaldo and taming the Wolves
Real Madrid’s route to the Champions League final Real Madrid are chasing European title number 11 when they face Atletico Madrid at San Siro on Saturday. A campaign that started with a 4-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk will end with a repeat of the 2014 final, when Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrid claimed the fabled ‘Decima’ against...
Ukraine: 7 soldiers killed, 9 wounded in eastern clashes
Ukrainian officials say seven soldiers have been killed over the past day in fighting in eastern Ukraine. National Security Council head Oleksander Turchynov said Tuesday nine others have been wounded. The numbers were confirmed by Oleksander Motuzyanik, spokesman for the Ukrainian forces’ operations in the east. They didn’t...
World Bank launches financing facility to fight pandemics in the Caribbean
World Bank starts new initiative to protect region against pandemics The World Bank Group has launched the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF), an innovative, fast-disbursing global financing mechanism designed to protect the world against deadly pandemics, which will create the first-ever insurance market for pandemic risk. Japan, which...
IOC: 31 caught in retests of 2008 Beijing Olympic samples
In a major doping crackdown stretching back eight years, 31 athletes in six sports were caught in retesting of samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and other positive cases could emerge from the 2012 London Games, the IOC said Tuesday. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) opened disciplinary proceedings against the 31 unidentified athletes...
Pellegrini: Madrid are more than Ronaldo
Ronaldo is just one of many concerns for Manchester City Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini will not worry solely about Cristiano Ronaldo after Real Madrid’s star forward was declared fit for Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final at the Santiago Bernabeu. Ronaldo missed last week’s goalless draw at the Etihad Stadium...
Defense Sec’y Carter says Russia is ‘nuclear saber-rattling’
Defense Secretary Ash Carter used a U.S. military changing-of-the-guard ceremony Tuesday to blast Russian aggression in Europe, saying Moscow is “going backward in time” with warlike actions that compel a U.S. military buildup on NATO’s eastern flank. “We do not seek a cold, let alone a hot war with Russia,” Carter...
Jamaica in 10th spot on World Press Freedom Index
For the second year in a row, Jamaica has made the top 10 of the World Press Freedom Index. Of the 180 countries listed in the Index that has been published annually by Reporters Without Borders since 2002, Jamaica is this year rated at number 10 behind leader, Finland, which has held the top spot since 2010. Interestingly, the number 10 place is...
