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The roar that haunts him: Japanese bear attack survivor calls for ruthless response
KITAAKITA, Japan (Reuters) -Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya’s brush with death began when he lifted the shutter of his garage and came face to face with a black bear waiting on […]
Police raids target first Spanish cell of ‘Tren de Aragua’ crime ring
MADRID (Reuters) -Police said on Friday they had arrested 13 people accused of belonging to the first cell of Venezuela’s “Tren de Aragua” crime gang detected in Spain, following raids […]
Exclusive-US sold sniper rifles to Brazil police unit tied to deadly raid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government approved a sale of sniper rifles to a deadly police unit in Brazil last year, overriding concerns from the U.S. ambassador and other diplomats that […]
Indonesian mosque blasts injure dozens, teenage suspect identified
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Explosions at a mosque in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers could have been an attack, officials indicated, with a 17-year-old identified as […]
Exclusive-Turkey preparing law to let PKK fighters return under peace plan
(Reuters) -Turkey is preparing a law to let thousands of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters and civilians return home from hideouts in northern Iraq under negotiations to end generations of […]
LNG tanker evades pirates off Somalia as attacks escalate, maritime sources say
ATHENS (Reuters) -A liquefied natural gas tanker successfully outran pirates that approached the vessel in a speedboat off the coast of Somalia on Friday, maritime security sources said, adding to […]
Climate risk rarely leads to ECB collateral downgrade, blog finds
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is already factoring climate-related risk into the assessment of collateral used to borrow money from the bank but this rarely leads to credit rating […]
Pope Leo’s critique of Trump emboldens top US Catholics to help immigrants
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo’s recent criticisms of U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policies are emboldening Catholic efforts to help immigrants caught up in the administration’s hardline crackdown, senior U.S. […]
Bolivia’s new president Rodrigo Paz faces empty reserves and fractured congress
LA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivia’s President-elect Rodrigo Paz will be sworn in on Saturday, inheriting an economy in turmoil and facing tricky negotiations in the legislature to pass reforms economists say […]
Explosion at mosque in Indonesian capital injures 54 people, police say
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Dozens of people were injured and hospitalised after an explosion occurred during Friday prayers at a mosque inside a school complex in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, police said. Read […]