A man was shot dead and an illegal firearm seized during a police confrontation at Robert Close in Kingston 10 on Friday morning. The dead man has been identified as 38-year-old Marlon Wayne, otherwise called ‘Brando’, from Robert Close. Reports indicate that around 5:10 am, more than 100 police personnel conducted an operation targeting the Ambrook Lane gang, which operates in the Ambrook Lane, Robert Close, and Tarrant Drive communities....

PARIS, France (AFP)—Midfielder Leandro Paredes and several Argentina team-mates have received bans and fines for their part in clashes with Spain players at the World Cup final, FIFA said on Friday. In the strongest punishment handed down by world football's governing body, Paredes was banned for 10 international games and fined $90,000. He grabbed Eric Garcia by the throat and wrestled Spain's Gavi to the ground while holding his substitute's...

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Premier League champions Arsenal have signed England defender Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa in a deal worth a reported £51 million ($69 million). Konsa agreed a "long-term contract" with the Gunners just hours before they start their title defence against Coventry on Friday. The 28-year-old's arrival gives Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta a major boost as he aims to lead the club to successive Premier League titles. Konsa,...

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—A United Kingdom (UK) court ordered Prince Harry and six others Friday to pay an initial £9.5 million ($13 million) after they lost their privacy case against the publisher of British tabloid the Daily Mail. The court said the prince and six other high-profile figures, who lost their unlawful information gathering and privacy invasions claim against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), must make the payment within a week....

Former champions Cavalier FC were held to a 0-0 draw with Salcedo FC of the Dominican Republic at the National Stadium in Kingston on Thursday in Group B of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup, the Jamaican club's second consecutive goalless draw in the competition. With the draw, Salcedo FC are tied atop the group with Cibao FC, both on four points, followed by Cavalier in third on two points. Both teams...

LEEDS, United Kingdom (AFP)—England launched their post-Bazball era with an innings and 103-run thrashing of Pakistan in the first Test at Headingley on Friday. Seamers Ollie Robinson, Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue took three wickets each as Pakistan, who had been 51-2 in their second innings, lost four wickets for 25 runs on the way to being dismissed for just 135 before tea on the third day. Robinson and Tongue...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)–The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) on Friday said six foreigners, including Brazilians and one Chinese, have been detained after they were found conducting unauthorised mining activities within one of Guyana’s mining districts. The authorities said they found the individuals operating an underground mining operation through a shaft without the required approval. “The illegal miners were found and detained through the joint efforts of the GGMC Corps...

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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing "exponentially", with more than 2,500 deaths now recorded, with half in the last 20 days, the United Nations' senior Ebola coordinator said Friday. The Ebola outbreak is already the biggest in the country's history and is spreading faster than any outbreak on record. According to the latest figures, the virus eruption is "growing exponentially,"...

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- This year's El Nino is on track to be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the globe and make 2027 the hottest recorded year by far. It is expected to be the most "intense" El Nino in more than a century, the head of long-range forecasting at the UK's Met Office warned on Friday. Stacked on top of long-term human-caused climate...