Ukraine reports fierce fighting, “some success” in counter-offensive
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine on Monday reported fierce fighting along its entire front line and “some success” in pushing back Moscow’s troops in one part of the southeast where Ukrainian forces are trying to retake Russian-occupied territory. Progress has been hampered by widespread Russian-laid minefields and strong fortifications, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said. Lyubov Tolchina, […]
Suspected air strike kills 26 in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
Nairobi, KenyaReuters A suspected air strike at the weekend in Ethiopia’s Amhara region killed at least 26 people, a hospital official said on Monday, as a state-appointed rights group detailed widespread killings of civilians since fighting broke out this month. Federal forces managed late last week to push Fano militiamen out of most major towns […]
Niger junta says it will prosecute ousted president for treason
Niamey. NigerReuters The military junta that seized power in Niger in a coup last month has said it will prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason over his exchanges with foreign heads of state and international organisations. The United States, United Nations and West African leaders condemned the move, calling it a further sign […]
Over 50 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Torrential rain in India’s Himalayas triggered landslides over the weekend that have killed over 50 people, with the death toll expected to rise as more than 20 remain trapped or missing, officials said on Monday. Unusually heavy rain and melting glaciers have brought deadly flash floods to the mountains of India and […]
At least 36 feared dead after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
Updated: 8:15am, 15th August, 2023 (AEST)Reuters At least 36 people were feared dead at a jade mine in northern Myanmar after being swept into a lake by a huge landslide, a rescue worker and local journalist said on Monday. The accident happened Sunday in the remote town of Hpakant, the centre of Myanmar’s secretive jade […]
Russia cleans up after Typhoon Khanun floods thousands of homes
Reuters Russia sent a taskforce to oversee cleanup of parts of the country’s Far East on Sunday after Typhoon Khanun passed through the Primorye region, the emergencies ministry in Moscow said. Rescuers use inflatable boats to evacuate residents of the area flooded due to a dam break in Ussuriysk, Russia, in this still image taken […]
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India plans welfare measures for gig workers ahead of elections
New Delhi, IndiaReuters India plans to roll out welfare measures for “gig” workers employed through platforms like Amazon, Uber and India’s Zomato as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government prepares for elections, government and trade union officials said. The plan, part of the Social Security Code enacted in 2020, could include accident, health insurance and retirement […]
At mass grave exhumation, daughter of Spanish Civil War victim seeks closure
Colmenar Viejo, Spain Reuters Benita Navacerrada is a 91-year-old Spanish woman with a yearning to know where her father was buried more than 80 years ago. She hopes the answer will lie in an exhumation outside Madrid of the remains of more than 100 people who were executed by forces of late dictator Francisco Franco […]
Russia’s Moon craft starts processing first data – space agency
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russia on Sunday switched on the scientific instruments aboard its lunar lander and scientists began processing its first data as the space craft sped towards the Moon in a bid to be first to find ice on the Earth’s only natural satellite. The Russian Luna-25 mission, the first since 1976, is racing […]