More shelling raises nuclear fears as Kyiv, Moscow await UN report
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Power at a critical nuclear plant in Ukraine was all but cut off on Monday for the second time in two weeks as Kyiv accused Moscow of pushing the war to the brink of nuclear catastrophe, one day before the UN nuclear watchdog was due to issue an assessment of the Zaporizhzhia power […]
One suspect in Canadian stabbings found dead, his brother still wanted
James Smith Cree Nation, Saskatchewan Reuters Canadian police found one of the suspects in a mass stabbing spree dead on Monday while the other suspect, his brother, remained at large. The brothers had been suspected of murdering 10 people and wounding 18 in a stabbing rampage that devastated an Indigenous community in Saskatchewan on Sunday. […]
Earthquake in China’s Sichuan kills more than 40, shakes provincial capital
Beijing, China Reuters A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 40 people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and more distant provinces. Forty-six people were killed in the quake, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities at […]
Kenya Supreme Court upholds Ruto’s presidential victory
Updated: 11am, 6th September, 2022Nairobi, KenyaReuters Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the 9th August election of William Ruto as president in a unanimous decision, Chief Justice Martha Koome said in a scathing judgement that swept aside opposition leader Raila Odinga’s accusations of cheating. “This is a unanimous decision of the court…This court upholds the […]
Liz Truss named as Britain’s next Prime Minister
Last updated: 11pm (AEST)London, UK Reuters Liz Truss will become Britain’s next prime minister after winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative party on Monday, vowing to press ahead with promises of tax cuts and to deal with a growing energy crisis. After weeks of an often bad-tempered and divisive leadership contest, Truss, currently […]
Zimbabwe says measles outbreak has killed 700 children
Harare, ZimbabweAP The death toll from a measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has risen to almost 700 children, the country’s health ministry has said. Some are calling for the enactment of legislation to make vaccination mandatory in a country where anti-modern medicine religious sects hold sway on large swathes of the population of 15 million people. […]
Special presidential envoy asks Pope to “pray for Taiwan”
Taipei, TaiwanReuters Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s special envoy met Pope Francis on Sunday and asked him to “pray for Taiwan”, on a trip the Taipei Government has cast as a demonstration of their close relations even as the Holy See courts China. The Vatican is Chinese-claimed Taiwan’s sole European diplomatic ally, and Taipei has watched […]
Fuel leak to delay first launch of NASA’s Artemis moon rocket for weeks
Cape Canaveral, FloridaReuters For the second time in a week, NASA on Saturday aborted an attempt to launch its giant, next-generation rocketship, citing a stubborn fuel leak that the space agency said could delay the debut mission of its moon-to-Mars Artemis program by at least several weeks. Preflight operations were called off for the day […]
Restoration of Notre-Dame’s smoke-damaged stained glass starts
Troyes, France Reuters When Notre-Dame de Paris suffered extensive structural damage in a major fire, most of the historic cathedral’s stained glass was able to withstand the heat and the flames. But the windows were heavily soiled with smoke and dust which blocked external light and obscured the range of colours of the 170 years-old […]
Chile overwhelmingly rejects progressive new constitution
Updated: 12.30pm (AEST)Santiago, Chile Reuters Chileans overwhelmingly voted against a proposed new constitution on Sunday, rejecting what would have been one of the world’s most progressive charters. While nearly 80 per cent of Chileans voted to draft a new constitution in 2020, nearly 62 per cent of voters rejected the new text with 99.74 per […]