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Cyclone Ditwah to delay Sri Lanka’s fragile recovery, worsen poverty
COLOMBO, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery will be delayed as Cyclone Ditwah’s devastation of homes, roads and vital crops pushes more families into poverty, with officials […]
Haven cafe shuts as Russian attacks turn Ukraine’s Kherson into ghost town
KHERSON, Ukraine, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Oleksiy Melnychenko, chief barista and manager of a cafe in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, held out as long as he could, serving […]
Nobels are a family affair as chefs cook up lavish banquet
STOCKHOLM, Dec 9 (Reuters) – In a bustling kitchen at Stockholm’s city hall, chefs have gathered to prepare an intricate dinner with a secret menu – and a family twist […]
Russia’s top general says army is advancing in Ukraine and targeting Myrnohrad
MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Russia’s top general, Valery Gerasimov, said on Tuesday that Moscow’s forces were advancing along the entire front line in Ukraine and were targeting surrounded Ukrainian […]
French PM gambles on crucial social security vote
PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) – France’s social security budget faces a knife-edge vote on Tuesday that could trigger a fresh political crisis and leave a 30-billion-euro ($35 billion) hole in […]
Orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat
SIPIROK, Indonesia Dec 9 (Reuters) – Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago, Amran Siagian, 39, frequently met Tapanuli orangutans on a hill in the […]
Australia social media ban set to take effect, sparking a global crackdown
SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use on Wednesday, with platforms like Instagram, TikTok and […]
Six Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack, police and security sources say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan Dec 9 (Reuters) – Six Pakistani soldiers were killed in a militant attack on a security post in the country’s northwest, three police and security sources told Reuters […]
Australia orders operational Ghost Bat drone for military after weapons test
SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Australia said on Tuesday it had struck a A$1.4 billion ($930 million) contract with Boeing Defence Australia for six operational Ghost Bat drones for the […]
Hegseth, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff to brief ‘Gang of Eight’ US lawmakers, source says
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine are expected to brief the “Gang of Eight” lawmakers on […]