Coffee harvest plunges amid Central American exodus
Nestled in the mountains of central Honduras, the "El Encanto" coffee farm is tackling this year's harvest with half the pickers it needs. . Last year, the farm hosted 70 pickers, said Montero.
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Japan's rare intimacy coordinators in demand after abuse scandals
On a set outside Tokyo, Momoko Nishiyama sits with the drama's director and watches as a man undresses a woman, guiding the love scene as one of just two "intimacy coordinators" in Japan.. The directors back the use of intimacy coordinators, though Nishikawa cautions that won't be enough to end abuse off-set.
Rio carnival title goes to parade on Brazil's northeast
A darker-than-usual parade dedicated to an infamous outlaw-hero from Brazil's impoverished northeast, bastion of newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, won the championship of Rio de Janeiro's colorful, cutthroat carnival parade competition Wednesday.. First Lady Rosangela "Janja" da Silva served as the school's "godmother," supporting its social projects in the city's impoverished favelas.
Nipsey Hussle killer jailed for at least 60 years
The man who shot dead Grammy-winning rapper Nipsey Hussle on a Los Angeles street in 2019 was jailed for at least 60 years on Wednesday.. Holder, a 32-year-old gang member, and Hussle were both members of the same "Rollin 60s" Crips faction.
Heavy snow snarls travel as winter storms hit US
Powerful winter storms lashed the United States on Wednesday, with heavy snow snarling travel across wide areas, even as unusual warmth was expected in others.. But while the West and some northern parts of the United States are shivering, eastern areas will be unusually warm.
UN to convene as Ukraine, allies seek votes for 'peace' resolution
Ukraine’s first lady called Wednesday for justice for her country, as the UN General Assembly prepared to meet to weigh a resolution calling for a "just and lasting peace" that Kyiv hopes will show the global community in its support.. The UN General Assembly meets Wednesday afternoon in New York to debate a draft resolution, sponsored by some 60 countries, calling for a just peace in Ukraine.
Webb spots surprisingly massive galaxies in early universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted six massive galaxies that emerged not long after the Big Bang, a study said Wednesday, surprising scientists by forming at a speed that contradicts our current understanding of the universe.. For there to be such massive galaxies so soon after the Big Bang goes against the current cosmological model which represents science's best understanding of how the universe works.
Energy-starved S.Africa offers tax breaks to boost green power
South Africa unveiled Wednesday new tax incentives to encourage investment in the production of clean power to help the country battle an energy crisis that has sparked worsening blackouts.. The continent's most industrialised country has been labouring under a devastating energy shortfall for months, largely due to under-investment in power utility Eskom's ageing and poorly maintained plants.
'Give us ammo': Wagner chief challenges Russian army
The head of the Wagner mercenary outfit on Wednesday urged Russians to pressure the country's regular army into sharing ammunition with his fighters in Ukraine in a major challenge to the Kremlin.. Before the start of the Ukraine assault, Prigozhin and the regular army already butted heads in Syria where the Kremlin supports the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Kenya launches probe into sex abuse claims at UK tea firms
Kenyan prosecutors on Wednesday said they will investigate accusations of sexual abuse on tea estates that supply some of Britain's most popular brands.. More than 70 women working in the plantations in Kenya's Rift Valley told an undercover investigation by the BBC that they had been sexually abused by their supervisors for years.
