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Turkey: too early to say what caused deadly plane crash
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s defence ministry said on Thursday it was too early to say what caused the crash this week of a military cargo plane in Georgia in which […]
Two dead, 18 hurt in South Korea after truck crashes into market, media reports say
SEOUL (Reuters) -A light truck crashed into a market in South Korea on Thursday, ploughing 150 metres (164 yards) along a passageway lined with stalls before coming to a halt, […]
Nigerian aid groups help children accused of witchcraft to rebuild lives
EKET, Nigeria (Reuters) -Accused by her aunt at age 13 of being a witch responsible for her family’s misfortunes, Faith ran away from her rural home in the southern Nigerian […]
Marcos vows jail time for suspects in Philippines graft scandal
MANILA (Reuters) -People allegedly involved in a Philippine corruption scandal linked to government infrastructure projects, including in flood-control facilities that failed during a heavy typhoon season, will be jailed by […]
Can Peru reboot its Amazon oil? Pollution fallout and local opposition loom
SANTA ROSA, Peru (Reuters) -Near a remote bend of the Patoyacu River in Peru’s northern Amazon, Wilmer Macusi stood atop a rusty pipeline cutting through the jungle, swirling a branch […]
German crackdown pushes Dutch ATM bandits towards Austria
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -For years, it was a common occurrence: Dutch bandits would drive to Germany and in the dead of night blow up ATMs, grab cash and speed back home […]
Australia’s conservative Liberal Party abandons net zero policy
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s conservative Liberal Party on Thursday walked away from its policy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and pledged instead to prioritise bringing down energy prices if […]
US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized
(Reuters) -U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is hospitalized and currently under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy, the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition, which he founded, said on Wednesday. Read full […]
France marks 10th anniversary of deadly Paris attacks
PARIS (Reuters) -France marks the 10th anniversary on Thursday of attacks in Paris in which Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people in a rampage through cafes, restaurants […]
Deal to end longest government shutdown in US history clears Congress
WASHINGTON: A deal to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history cleared Congress on Wednesday (Nov 12)Â after the House of Representatives voted to restart disrupted food assistance, pay hundreds […]