Postcards: Deep underground, Mexican coal miners remember those who never came back
DANIEL BECERRIL, of Reuters, reports from Sabinas in Mexico…
Florida, Carolinas face daunting recovery after Hurricane Ian
Miami, Florida, US Reuters The remnants of Hurricane Ian drifted through Virginia early on Sunday, while storm-ravaged residents in Florida and the Carolinas faced a disaster recovery expected to cost tens of billions of dollars. The storm’s death toll was expected to rise as floodwaters receded and search teams pushed farther into areas initially cut […]
Ukraine reclaims full control from Russia of logistics hub, expects more gains
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine on Sunday claimed full control of the eastern logistics hub of Lyman, its most significant battlefield gain from Russia in weeks, providing a potential staging post for further attacks to the east while heaping further pressure on the Kremlin. The stinging setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin was delivered after he proclaimed […]
Pope begs Putin to end “spiral of violence and death”, fears nuclear war
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis for the first time directly begged Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the “spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine, saying on Sunday that the crisis was risking a nuclear escalation with uncontrollable global consequences. In an address dedicated to Ukraine and made to thousands of people in St Peter’s Square, […]
Burkina Faso president resigns on condition coup leader guarantees his safety
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Reuters Burkina Faso’s self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has accepted a conditional resignation offered by President Paul-Henri Damiba to avoid further violence after Friday’s coup, religious and traditional leaders said on Sunday. According to the deal, announced at a press conference, Traore had agreed to seven conditions, including a guarantee of Damiba’s […]
Update: Indonesia soccer stampede kills 125 after police use tear gas in stadium
Updated: 7:20am, 3rd October, 2022 (AEST)Malang, Indonesia Reuters A stampede at a soccer stadium in Indonesia has killed 125 people and injured more than 320 after police police used tear gas to quell a pitch invasion, authorities said on Sunday, in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. Officers fired tear gas in an attempt […]
Havana protests flare for second night as government scrambles to turn on lights
Havana, CubaReuters Crews restored power to more neighborhoods across Havana on Saturday after a second day of protests over ongoing blackouts in Cuba’s capital, including some of the largest demonstrations since widespread anti-government rallies in July, 2021. At least one of the protests Friday night in the western seaside borough of Playa swelled in size […]
In Uganda, Anglican Church appeals for food donations to feed thousands starving in Karamoja
Kampala, Uganda The Anglican Church of Uganda is mobilising food items and cash for thousands of people facing starvation in north-eastern Uganda. All the nine districts of the Karamoja sub-region – located in the country’s north-east between Kenya and South Sudan – are facing serious hunger with almost half a million people going hungry, according to […]
The Long Read: Climate change means the Inuit do what they’ve always done – adapt
MELISSA RENWICK and CLARE BALDWIN, reporting for Reuters, look at a sea ice moniroting program that pairs Inuit knowledge with data collection buoys and electromagnetic sensors to give communities real-time measurements of sea ice thickness along their ice “highways”…
After Hurricane Ian’s deadly wrath, Florida, Carolinas begin recovery
Fort Myers, Florida/Charleston, South Carolina, US Reuters Florida and the Carolinas, staggered by one of the fiercest storms in US history, faced a massive recovery on Saturday as remnants of Hurricane Ian threatened further flooding along the Eastern Seaboard while leaving tens of billions of dollars in damage in its wake. The number of confirmed […]