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China won’t stand by idly in case of German 5G restrictions – embassy
BERLIN (Reuters) – China will not stand by idly if the German government decides to restrict the use of components from Chinese firms such as Huawei and ZTE <000063.SZ> in its 5G network, the Chinese...
For Libya’s Haftar, flood aftermath tests strongman image
(Reuters) – After Derna’s catastrophic floods, eastern Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar flew in by helicopter and received salutes from his troops as he toured the city where thousands of people were killed when whole districts were swept away. Three days later, residents vented their anger on the mud-caked streets, torching the mayor’s house as...
U.S. government awards $45 million for long COVID clinics
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is awarding $45 million in grants to help clinics treating long COVID develop new models of care and expand access, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Wednesday. Nine clinics will receive $1 million grants annually over the next five years through the...
Congo army seeks insight into Islamist militants from women held captive
By Yassin Kombi and Gradel Muiysa BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – At a military intelligence centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 22-year-old Mariam recounted how she lived alongside Islamist insurgents for two years after she was taken by the militants and force-marched to their camp in the rainforest. Mariam said a Ugandan...
Two mainland China bishops to attend big Vatican meeting after tensions
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Two bishops from mainland China are due to attend a major Vatican meeting next month, officials said on Thursday, a positive sign after recent tensions between the Holy See and Beijing. The two bishops were chosen by their brother bishops in China, meaning they likely had approval from...
Europe’s power industry warns ageing grids risk green goals
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s electricity industry has warned that unprecedented investments are needed to upgrade ageing electricity grids, or the EU will fail to meet its clean energy targets. The European Union’s plans to curb climate change foresee millions more electric vehicles on European roads by 2030, as well as a massive expansion of renewable...
India tells citizens in Canada to exercise caution as relations worsen
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India on Wednesday urged its nationals in Canada, especially students, to exercise “utmost caution” as ties deteriorate after each nation expelled one of the other’s diplomats in an escalating row over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader. Tension has grown since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday Canada was investigating...
UN chief laments ‘naked greed’ of fossil fuel interests, countries criticize big polluters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Countries addressing a climate summit during the U.N. General Assembly criticized big polluters for not doing more to tackle global warming, and the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said time was running short thanks to the “naked greed” of fossil fuel interests. With the two-week U.N. climate summit, COP28, due to start...
King Charles greeted in France with pomp, diplomacy on state visit
By Juliette Jabkhiro and Noemie Olive PARIS (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles arrived in France on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, during which he and President Emmanuel Macron will hope to build on symbolism and personal bonds to turn the page on years of rocky relations between the two nations. The king and his wife,...
Saudi crown prince says getting ‘closer’ to Israel normalization
By Matt Spetalnick and Rami Ayyub WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a U.S. television interview that his country was moving steadily closer to normalizing relations with Israel and also warned that if Iran gets a nuclear weapon, “we have to get one.” “Every day we get closer,” the crown...
Azerbaijan halts Karabakh offensive after ceasefire deal with Armenian separatists
By Felix Light and Andrew Osborn YEREVAN (Reuters) – Azerbaijan said on Wednesday it had halted military action in its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after its battlefield success forced Armenian separatist forces to agree to a ceasefire that will see the area fully return to Baku’s control. Under the agreement, outlined by Azerbaijan and the...
World War One cemeteries, Rwanda genocide sites, Argentine torture center declared UNESCO World Heritage
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) – World War One cemeteries in Belgium and France, the hills of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide and a former torture center in Argentina have been declared UNESCO World Heritage sites as the UN agency ends a moratorium on memorial sites for human suffering. So far, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in...
India’s parliament approves bill to reserve third of seats for women
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s parliament on Wednesday approved a landmark bill to reserve a third of its seats in the lower house and state assemblies for women to boost female participation in politics that had been disproportionately low for decades. Women now comprise nearly half of India’s 950 million registered voters but only 15% of...
Michael Bloomberg pumps $500 million into bid to close all US coal plants
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Wednesday he will pump $500 million into the next phase of his energy transition campaign, aiming to shut down “every last” coal plant in the United States and slash gas-fired capacity in half by 2030. The $500 million infusion into his decade-long...
Australian lawmakers call for release of Julian Assange during talks in Washington
WASHINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – A cross-party delegation of Australian lawmakers that traveled to the United States seeking the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said they had a productive discussion in Washington with the U.S. Justice Department. The group of Australian lawmakers urged U.S. officials to drop their attempts to extradite Assange from a British prison...
World War One cemeteries, Rwanda genocide sites, Argentine torture center declared UNESCO World Heritage
PARIS (Reuters) – World War One cemeteries in Belgium and France, the hills of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide and a former torture center in Argentina have been declared UNESCO World Heritage sites as the UN agency ends a moratorium on memorial sites for human suffering. So far, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland and the Hiroshima...
John Grisham, other top US authors sue OpenAI over copyrights
(Reuters) -A trade group for U.S. authors has sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court on behalf of prominent writers including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, George Saunders, Jodi Picoult and “Game of Thrones” novelist George R.R. Martin, accusing the company of unlawfully training its popular artificial-intelligence based chatbot ChatGPT on their work. The proposed class-action lawsuit...
21st September
England women reach agreement with FA over bonuses, says Bright
(Reuters) – The England women’s team have reached an agreement with the Football Association (FA) over pay and bonuses, stand-in skipper Millie Bright said on Thursday. The squad had initially paused discussions ahead of the Women’s World Cup, where England finished runners-up after losing the final to Spain. “We’ve come to an agreement,” Williamson told...
Zambia find shows humans have built with wood for 476,000 years
(Reuters) – Along the banks of the Kalambo River in Zambia near Africa’s second-highest waterfall, archaeologists have excavated two logs of the large-fruited bushwillow tree that were notched, shaped and joined nearly half a million years ago. These artifacts, researchers said on Wednesday, represent the oldest-known example of humans – in this case a species...
Lloyd’s and the UN team up to get insurance to climate vulnerable countries
LONDON (Reuters) – Lloyd’s of London is teaming up with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to try and improve access to insurance for climate vulnerable countries, with an initial focus on Fiji and Pacific island countries. Climate change is happening faster and causing more damage than scientists had predicted, accelerating the need for...
Maui fire lawsuit blames landowners for wild grass growth
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – The father of a woman who died in the Hawaii wildfires last month has launched a novel lawsuit against three major landowners, seeking to hold them responsible even though they did not start the fire and the blaze ignited on land they do not own. Harold Wells of Arizona, whose 57-year-old...
Nasal spray alternative to EpiPen suffers setback as FDA seeks fresh study
(Reuters) – The U.S. health regulator has declined to approve a nasal spray that would have been the first needle-free emergency treatment for allergic reactions, a surprise decision that sent shares of its developer ARS Pharmaceuticals down 47% premarket. The rejection and request for additional testing sharply contrasts the backing from the U.S. Food and...
HSBC to make $1 billion in funding available to climate-tech startups
(Reuters) -HSBC Holdings said on Wednesday it plans to allocate $1 billion in financing to support emerging climate-tech companies around the world, in a push to help reduce carbon emissions. The financing is expected to support start-ups in EV charging, battery storage, sustainable food and agriculture and carbon removal technologies, HSBC said. “Access to finance...
Somalia’s first all-women newsroom spotlights female taboos
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – People often laugh when Fathi Mohamed Ahmed tells them she runs the first and only all-female newsroom in Somalia, one of the most dangerous places on the planet to be a reporter. But Bilan, the media house where Ahmed works as chief editor, is far from a punchline, producing...
Vietnamese PM raises tariff irritants with Yellen as economic ties deepen
By David Lawder NEW YORK (Reuters) – Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday asked U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to support granting the communist country “market economy” status and help ease other trade irritants as the Biden administration courts the Southeast Asian export powerhouse as a strategic and counterweight to China. Chinh raised...
Brazil strengthens climate goals, targets 48% lower emissions by 2025
(Reuters) – Brazil aims to cut its emissions by 48% by 2025, the country’s environment minister Marina Silva told the United Nations’ Climate Ambition Summit in New York on Wednesday, as she issued a revised set of stronger climate goals. By 2030, Brazil aims to cut its emissions by 53% compared with 2005 levels, Silva...
Haitian gangs call for armed overthrow of PM Henry as chaos escalates
By Ralph Tedy Erol PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s most powerful gang leader called for the armed overthrow of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, urging Haitians to take to the streets against the unelected government in the latest escalation of a country undergoing humanitarian crisis. Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, a former police officer who now heads a powerful...
Netflix can be sued by ex-Central Park Five prosecutor for defamation
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Netflix was ordered by a federal judge to face a defamation lawsuit by best-selling author and former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein over her portrayal in a 2019 crime drama about the Central Park Five case. U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel on Tuesday said Fairstein plausibly alleged that Netflix,...
U.S. government awards $45 million for long COVID clinics
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is awarding $45 million in grants to help clinics treating long COVID develop new models of care and expand access, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Wednesday. Nine clinics will receive $1 million grants annually over the next five years through the...
UK PM Sunak to announce more ‘proportionate’ climate response
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will give a speech this week in which he is expected to delay some of the government’s policies to reach net zero emissions by 2050, saying the response to the climate change should be more “proportionate.” In a highly unusual late-night statement after reports that he was planning...
