France evacuates citizens from Niger after neighbours warn of war
Paris, FranceReuters France began the evacuation of hundreds of French and European citizens from Niger on Tuesday, a day after neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso said any outside intervention to restore the ousted government would be seen as a declaration of war. A military junta overthrew Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum and his government […]
Drone hits tower housing Russian ministries for second time in three days
Moscow, Russia Reuters A high-rise building in Moscow’s business district that houses three Russian government ministries was struck by a drone for the second time in three days on Tuesday, in what Russia called an attempted Ukrainian “terrorist attack”. A Ukrainian presidential adviser said Moscow should expect more drone attacks and “more war”. Emergency personnel […]
Youth Catholics gather in Lisbon, awaiting Pope
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Waving their countries’ flags and singing, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from all over the world flocked to one of Lisbon’s main parks on Tuesday to mark the start of the world’s largest gathering of young Catholics. “It’s very emotional,” said Brazilian pilgrim Vitor Goncalves, 25, as the event’s opening Mass was […]
Updated: Beijing, northern China boost rescue efforts after worst storm in years
Updated: 8am, 2nd August, 2023 (AEST)Beijing, ChinaReuters Beijing and nearby cities stepped up rescue efforts on Tuesday after rains and floods brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri disrupted services and food supplies and claimed 20 lives in one of the worst storms to hit northern China in over a decade. Beijing’s Fangshan district said it […]
Myanmar junta pardons ex-leader Suu Kyi for five offences – state media
Reuters Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be pardoned for five of the numerous offences for which she was jailed for a total of 33 years, state media reported on Tuesday. The Nobel Laureate, who last week moved from prison to house arrest in the capital, Naypyitaw, has been in detention since the […]
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Quest Diagnostics launches Alzheimer’s blood test for consumers
Chicago, USReuters Quest Diagnostics on Monday launched the first direct-to-consumer blood test to detect abnormal levels of beta amyloid, a key Alzheimer’s disease protein that can appear years before dementia symptoms arise. The $US399 test, called AD-Detect, uses the same technology as a blood test the company began selling for use by doctors in early […]
Clashes between gangs, military kill at least 20 in Colombia
Bogota, ColombiaReuters At least 20 people were killed as Colombian military personnel clashed with FARC dissidents and the Clan del Golfo crime gang in different parts of the country, authorities said on Monday. Fighting in Cauca province, in the municipality of Argelia, killed 12 combatants from a dissident group of the now-demobilised Revolutionary Armed Forces […]
Migration through Panama’s perilous Darien Gap hits all-time high
Panama City Reuters The number of people crossing the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama and Colombia hit an all-time high in the first seven months of the year, figures released on Monday showed, with July seeing a sharp jump despite recent efforts to curb the trend. Official data showed 248,901 people walked through the jungle […]
Myanmar junta officially postpones election promised after 2021 coup – state TV
Chiang Mai, Thailand Reuters Myanmar’s ruling junta has officially postponed an election promised by August this year after its 2021 coup, state television reported on Monday night. Junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing, in a meeting on Monday with the army-backed National Defence and Security Council, extended a state of emergency by six more months. […]