Factbox-Impact of floods in China after Typhoon Doksuri
BEIJING Extreme rain battered northern China after Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in southern Fujian province on July 28,
1970-01-01 08:00
Niger ex-rebel launches anti-coup movement in first sign of internal resistance
By Boureima Balima NIAMEY (Reuters) -A former rebel leader and politician in Niger has launched a movement opposing the junta
1970-01-01 08:00
Extinction alert issued for Mexico's threatened vaquita porpoise
MEXICO CITY The International Whaling Commission (IWC) said on Monday it has issued an extinction alert for the
1970-01-01 08:00
Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’, says they must use ‘sexual deviance’
(Reuters) -Iraq's official media regulator on Tuesday ordered all media and social media companies operating in the Arab state not
1970-01-01 08:00
World Bank halts new lending to Uganda over anti-LGBTQ law
By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank said on Tuesday it would halt new lending to
1970-01-01 08:00
Canadian rapper sentenced to 10 years in prison in Megan Thee Stallion shooting
August 8 Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison, more than seven
1970-01-01 08:00
Drought in Spain empties reservoirs, forces limits on water use
By Horaci Garcia AGULLANA, Spain Artur Duran holds his hand out by his waist to show the level
1970-01-01 08:00
Los Angeles city workers staging 24-hour strike
Thousands of Los Angeles municipal workers planned a 24-hour strike on Tuesday to protest what their union calls
1970-01-01 08:00
Singapore PM Lee reassures public amid political scandals, inflation
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday sought to reassure the public after a spate of political
1970-01-01 08:00
U.S. backs West African diplomatic efforts on Niger, junta unresponsive
By Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou NIAMEY (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday backed efforts by West African countries to
1970-01-01 08:00
Defying war risk, European traders store gas in Ukraine
By Jan Lopatka and Marek Strzelecki PRAGUE/WARSAW European gas traders have begun storing natural gas in Ukraine to
1970-01-01 08:00
No quick fix to reverse Antarctic sea ice loss as warming intensifies - scientists
By David Stanway SINGAPORE Sea ice in the Antarctic region has fallen to a record low this year
1970-01-01 08:00