Wow!: On New Zealand farm, scientists reduce cow burps to save the world
LUCY CRAYMER, of Reuters, reports from Palmerston North in New Zealand…
UN refugee boss warns of ‘severe cuts’ without immediate new funding
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The UN refugee agency will have to make “severe cuts” unless it gets extra funding soon, its chief said on Monday, warning cuts could lead to more malnutrition and child marriages as well as unrest in some of the world’s poorest regions. The war in Ukraine has sent millions fleeing, and there are […]
Iran toughens crackdown as some oil workers reported to join protests
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iranian security forces intensified a crackdown on anti-government protests in several Kurdish cities on Monday, as demonstrations elsewhere in Iran spread into the country’s vital energy sector. Protests have swept Iran since Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iran’s Kurdish region, died on 16th September while being held for “inappropriate attire”, marking […]
Julia kills 14 in Central America as it churns toward Mexico
San Salvador, El Salvador Reuters The death toll from tropical storm Julia rose to at least 14 on Monday, officials said, with victims confirmed in El Salvador and Honduras, as the weakening storm dumped heavy rainfall on a swath of Central America and southern Mexico. Salvadoran authorities reported the deaths of nine people as of […]
Thai PM orders tighter gun control, drugs crackdown after mass killing
Bangkok, Thailand Reuters Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday ordered law enforcement agencies to tighten gun ownership rules and crack down on drug use following a mass killing by an ex-policeman at a day care centre that left has the nation in shock. A total of 36 people including 24 children were killed in […]
Russia launches biggest air strikes since start of Ukraine war
Updated: 7:45am, 11th October, 2022Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia rained cruise missiles on busy Ukrainian cities on Monday in what the United States called “horrific strikes”, killing civilians and knocking out power and heat with its most widespread air attacks since the start of the war. Missiles tore into intersections, parks and tourist sites in the capital […]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says allies suggested expanding Supreme Court
Sao Paulo Reuters Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday that allies have suggested he increases the number of justices in the Supreme Court if he is reelected, according to remarks broadcast on social media. The Supreme Court has 11 members, and Bolsonaro says the move could help level the playing field at the country’s […]
North Korea says missile tests simulate striking South with nuclear weapons
Seoul, South Korea Reuters North Korea’s recent flurry of missile tests were designed to simulate showering the South with tactical nuclear weapons as a warning after large-scale navy drills by South Korean and US forces, state news agency KCNA said on Monday. North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday, officials in Seoul and […]
Chile permanently closes mining areas connected to giant sinkhole
Santiago, ChileReuters Chile’s mining minister announced on Friday the permanent closure of mining stopes directly related to a giant sinkhole that appeared in the northern part of the country in July. Mining minister Marcela Hernando made the announcement after meeting with union members, mine workers and technical experts studying the sinkhole. A sinkhole is exposed […]
UN chief suggests rapid action force to help Haiti
United NationsReuters UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed that one or several countries send “a rapid action force” to help Haiti’s police remove a threat posed by armed gangs, according to a letter to the UN Security Council, seen by Reuters on Sunday. Guterres is not suggesting that the force be deployed by the United […]