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Tourist helicopter crashes in Kenya, police say seven killed

August 19, 2026

The aircraft was flying to the Loisaba Conservancy when it crashed, according to a preliminary report from Archers Post police station seen by Reuters

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Climate change is driving record heat in Europe’s seas, scientists say

August 19, 2026

Europe’s seas have not escaped the extreme heat that many countries have endured this summer

International News via Reuters:

Human-caused climate ch

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Global yields fall after US Treasury boosts debt buybacks

August 19, 2026

The U.S. Treasury Department said it would double the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities to at least $4 bil
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

UK’s Pinewood Technologies​ to go private in $739 million Ridgeview deal

August 19, 2026

Under the terms of the deal, Pinewood shareholders will receive £4.48 per share in cash, representing a 43% premium to the company’s closing share price on Jul
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Britain’s energy price cap to hit three-year high in October, Cornwall Insight says

August 19, 2026

The forecast comes after data on Wednesday showed a previous increase in energy bills pushed British inflation ​to a four-month high in July

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Fish, ships and sovereignty: Iceland weighs its European future

August 19, 2026

Iceland won the series of confrontations known as the Cod Wars, and control of those waters became the foundation of the volcanic island’s economy

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

US families, healthcare providers under strain after Trump crackdown on Haitian immigrants

August 19, 2026

Around 21,000 of the 330,000 Haitians in the United States under TPS worked as caregivers and nursing assistants as of last year, serving around 77,000 patients
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Virgin Atlantic and Trainline under UK watchdog scrutiny over pricing

August 19, 2026

Shares in Trainline, the only listed company of the three firms, were down nearly 17% to 202.4 pence at 1108 GMT, underperforming the wider market

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

UK inflation picks up after July surge in household energy bills

August 19, 2026

Annual consumer price inflation rose to 2.9% in July from a 15-month low of 2.6% in June, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday, reflecting a 13%
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Europe AI data centres seek cheaper, quicker energy and land

August 19, 2026

The trend can mean investment in underprivileged areas where governments are trying to stimulate jobs and growth, but the developers also risk opposition from r
Europe AI data centres seek cheaper, quicker energy and land Read More
Bermuda Broadcasting / News

London’s FTSE 100 slips after inflation report; Smith+Nephew drops

August 19, 2026

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.1% to 10,711.52 points by 0926 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 slipped 0.3% to 24,483.70 points

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Authority will help ‘decentralise’ education

August 18, 2026

An Education Authority may lead to a public education system less affected by political cycles, and school boards allowing for more decentralised decision-makin
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Zimbabwe ferry death toll reaches 94 as government confirms it was over capacity

August 18, 2026

State-controlled newspaper The Herald said it was the deadliest transport disaster in the Southern African country’s history, surpassing a 1991 bus crash that c
Zimbabwe ferry death toll reaches 94 as government confirms it was over capacity Read More
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Key border crossing between Argentina and Chile reopens after weather closure

August 18, 2026

The closure of the Cristo Redentor tunnel had left hundreds of trucks stranded

International News via Reuters:

An international crossing in the Ande

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Apple changes fees for alternative app stores in EU

August 18, 2026

The company last year changed App Store rules and fees in the EU after the bloc’s antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers that they said h
Apple changes fees for alternative app stores in EU Read More
Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Taste of Bermuda 2026

August 18, 2026

The City of Hamilton held a press conference at City Hall today, giving an early look at what’s in store for Taste of Bermuda 2026.

This year’s festival will

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Ecuadorean diplomat nominated as candidate to lead UN

August 18, 2026

Baki, who has served as an Ecuadorean government minister and as ambassador to France, Qatar and the United States, was nominated by the Pacific island nation o
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Dollar mostly flat as softer US data fuel dovish rate bets

August 18, 2026

The euro eased away from two-month highs of $1.161 touched on Monday and was last up 0.07% at $1.1587

International News via Reuters:

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Bank of England to hold rates for remainder of year despite inflation risks: Reuters poll

August 18, 2026

The UK economy has remained mostly resilient since then, with little evidence of any spillover from higher energy prices into the broader economy

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

EU sees Iceland vote as potential boost for enlargement optics

August 18, 2026

Iceland, a NATO member which already enjoys access to the EU’s single market through ​the European Economic Area, will vote on August 29 on whether to reope
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

US judge allows Trump to end thousands of Ethiopians’ deportation protections

August 18, 2026

The Supreme Court’s ruling, powered by its 6-3 conservative majority, curtailed the ability of judges to review DHS efforts under Trump to end TPS designations
US judge allows Trump to end thousands of Ethiopians’ deportation protections Read More
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Duperreault Fellowship announces 2026 recipient

August 18, 2026

The Duperreault Fellowship has announced Camily O. Lovell as the recipient of this year’s award.

The Duperreault Fellowship, established in 2004 by the Dup

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Fresh Air Films announces new date

August 18, 2026

The City of Hamilton is pleased to announce that Fresh Air Films: Sunset Cinema, originally postponed due to inclement weather, has been rescheduled for Saturda
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

BPS work with overseas law enforcement to detain Filipino national

August 18, 2026

A 27-year-old woman from the Phillipines residing in Bermuda was brought into police custody

Police have confirmed a 27-year-old Filipino national is in

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Family Centre thanks community for Cup Match Tag Day support

August 18, 2026

Family Centre extends its heartfelt thanks to the volunteers, businesses, donors, community partners and members of the public who helped make the 2026 Family C
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

MP joins fellowship founded by former New Zealand PM

August 18, 2026

Home Affairs Minister Alexa Lightbourne joined the 2026 cohort of the Field Fellowship, a year-long international programme for senior political leaders
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Bonds, stocks jolted as Middle East tensions shatter market calm

August 18, 2026

Oil prices were in positive territory for the third consecutive day, with Brent crude hitting its highest since late last month after the latest signals from Wa
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Climate damage: the next hit to Europe’s public finances

August 18, 2026

This year’s wildfires in southwestern Europe and the severe flooding that hit Spain in 2024 and Germany and its neighbours in 2021 show how climate damage is ad
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

UK labour market loses more momentum in second quarter

August 18, 2026

Private sector regular earnings — watched by the BoE as a gauge of domestic inflation pressure — rose by 2.8% in annual terms during the three months to Jun
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Colombia’s president pegs early quake losses at $9.6 billion

August 18, 2026

De La Espriella said the impact included roughly 24.5 trillion pesos in buildings and 5.5 trillion pesos in infrastructure

International News via Reuter

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Hormuz crossings rise slightly from weekend, remain in single digits, data shows

August 18, 2026

Six commodity ships transited the strait on Monday, of which three were exiting the Gulf and three were entering, Kpler shiptracking data showed, compared with
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Oil prices at near three-week high as US-Iran peace hopes fade

August 18, 2026

Brent crude futures climbed 35 cents, or 0.39%, to $91.22 a barrel by 0827 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 81 cents, or 0.96%, at $85.31
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

UK shares fall as miners retreat, labour market cools

August 18, 2026

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was 0.1% lower at 10,711.29 points by 0948 GMT, slipping for the seventh straight session, while the midcap FTSE 250 slipped 0.4% t
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Sterling dips after data points to cooling UK labour market

August 18, 2026

Sterling was last 0.1% lower against the dollar at $1.352, after rising to its highest level since May on Monday as traders reduced their bets on rate hikes fro
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Road safety

August 17, 2026

As Police and Government are urging more caution on the roads, we look back at how this has been a lingering problem for Bermuda…

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Census data is secure, Minister assures

August 17, 2026

Responding to concerns about cyber security and the 2026 Census, Minister Jason Hayward sought to assure the public that their data is safe

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Barclays names former Bank of America executive Joo as co-CEO of investment bank

August 17, 2026

The British lender said on Monday that Joo, most recently co-head of global investment banking at Bank of America, will join in early 2027 and become co-CEO of
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Nestle looks to develop new products to serve users of weight-loss drugs

August 17, 2026

The rapid adoption of drugs made by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly has fuelled investor concerns that appetite-suppressing medicines could permanently reduce demand
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Stellantis recalls 955,000 vehicles because radio software may disrupt rear-view camera

August 17, 2026

Owners will receive an over-the-air radio software update via a prompt on the vehicle’s media screen when the update is available

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Twelve killed and at least 10 injured in Polish bus crash in Hungary

August 17, 2026

The bus, which also had two drivers on board, was returning to Poland from a shrine to the Virgin Mary at Medjugorje in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina
Twelve killed and at least 10 injured in Polish bus crash in Hungary Read More
Bermuda Broadcasting / News

UK employers stuck in “low-hire, low-fire” mode, survey shows

August 17, 2026

The survey was published a day before official data is also expected to paint a weak picture of the labour market

International News via Reuters:

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Rain aids fight against Belgium’s biggest wildfire, as blazes rip through Europe

August 17, 2026

Wildfires have ripped through Europe this summer, with successive heatwaves fuelled by climate change intensifying drought and leaving vegetation tinder-dry
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Trump says Iran should surrender, threatens to bomb Oman

August 17, 2026

An interim deal agreed to in June declared an “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts”, but quickly unraveled

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails

August 17, 2026

Progress towards peace talks and a resumption of oil tanker traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz has ground to a halt

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Airport Authority CEO to retire in October

August 17, 2026

Lester Nelson, the Chief Executive Officer of the Bermuda Airport Authority for the past 9 years will retire 1 October 2026

The Bermuda Airport Authori

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

New pool lift expands access at National Sports Centre

August 17, 2026

The Government has unveiled a new accessible chair lift at the National Sports Centre Aquatic Centre, aimed at making the pool more inclusive for persons with d
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Three trucks collide on South Road

August 17, 2026

An overturned truck is blocking the road and one driver has been taken to hospital

Media Release:

Police and other first responders are currently o

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Motorcyclist hospitalised with possible head injury after Smith’s collision

August 17, 2026

Police and other first responders attended a potentially serious road traffic collision on North Shore Road in Smith’s involving a car and a motorcycle.

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Apple to change app data consent rules, German regulator says

August 17, 2026

The Federal Cartel Office found that Apple’s App Tracking Transparency framework gave its own apps more favourable consent prompts than those of third-party dev
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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

AI market correction is coming, ECB blog predicts

August 17, 2026

Investors have been piling into technology stocks on bets that AI will fundamentally alter the global economy, and valuations for top tech companies are now far
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