Beyoncé Becomes First Black Woman to Lead Top Country Albums Chart

Beyoncé is busy sweeping the Billboard charts. According to Billboard, the singer’s new country-inspired album has taken the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, making the global superstar the first Black woman to lead the list.

Taiwan hit by strongest earthquake in 25 years

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan on Wednesday morning April 03, 2024 with shocks felt across the island. The earthquake, called the largest in the last 25 years in Taiwan, was triggered by one of the most active faults in the world.

Today in Music’s History

On April 2nd 1977, ABBA were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their fifth No.1 ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You.’ The song was also a Top 10 hit in over 15 countries.

6 workers presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse

A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing and presumed dead, and the search for them was suspended until Wednesday morning.

Death toll from heavy rain in Brazil reaches 23

Heavy rains in Brazil this weekend killed at least 23 people in the southeastern states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo.

Indonesia election commission confirms Prabowo Subianto as new president

General Elections Commission Chair Hasyim Asyari announced that Defence Minister Prabowo and his vice presidential running mate, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, won a majority of votes on February 14, winning 59 percent, or more than 96 million votes. Anies Baswedan secured nearly 41 million votes, or 25 percent of the total count, while Ganjar Pranowo received 27 million votes, more than 16 percent.

South Sudan closes schools due to extreme heatwave

South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation for an extreme heatwave expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries have advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45C (113F).

Hunger crisis in troubled Haiti

Four million people face acute food insecurity and one million of them are one step away from famine. The U.N food agency’s director, Jean-Martin Bauer told a virtual press conference that he’s ringing the alarm bell because the recent increase in gang violence has made a very bad situation even worse.

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