Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Power cuts, heatwave disrupt lives of sick Gazans
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - A heatwave and worsening power cuts in Gaza have left some of those living in the overcrowded Palestinian enclave struggling to breathe. Ismail Nashwan, who suffe...
Aug 14, 2023
At least 18 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Torrential rain in India's Himalayas triggered landslides over the weekend that have killed at least 18 people, with dozens trapped or missing, officials said on Monday. Unusuall...
Aug 14, 2023
Lioness shot dead after escaping from South Korean farm
SEOUL (Reuters) - A lion was shot dead in South Korea on Monday after escaping from a privately owned farm and triggering a search by more than 100 police officers and the evacuation of dozens of camp...
Aug 14, 2023
Central Japan braces for Typhoon Lan arrival with air, rail cancellations
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan braced for Typhoon Lan to make landfall, with airlines and railways cancelling services in central areas of the country's main island, where it is expected to strike on Tuesday...
Aug 14, 2023
Russia’s Far East suffers flooding in Khanun’s wake, over 2,500 people evacuated
(Reuters) - Floods in Russia's Far East had forced the evacuation of more than 2,500 people by Monday, the ministry of emergency situations said, after Russia joined the list of countries battered by ...
Aug 14, 2023
California grid warns heat wave will stoke power demand
(Changes Monday reference to Sunday in paragraph 5) (Reuters) - California's Independent System Operator (ISO) warned of high temperatures and increased electricity usage during the coming week as the...
Aug 14, 2023
Hunter Biden lawyer says US prosecutors reneged on plea deal – court filing
(Reuters) - The legal counsel for U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden said late Sunday that prosecutors reneged on a "previously agreed-upon plea agreement". On Friday, U.S. Special Counsel Da...
Aug 14, 2023
Explainer-US special counsels work with independence and a spotlight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The appointment of an outside prosecutor to investigate President Joe Biden's son Hunter means there are now three special counsel inquiries that could figure prominently in nex...
Aug 13, 2023
From too wet to bone dry: Indonesian coffee crop faces El Nino jolt
By Dewi Kurniawati and Naveen Thukral JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - El Nino's dry weather threatens to further dent coffee production in Indonesia, the world's fourth largest grower, after excessive r...
Aug 13, 2023
Kansas newspaper says co-owner, 98, dies from stress after police search
(Reuters) - A Kansas newspaper that was searched by police said its 98-year-old co-owner died on Saturday from stress related to the incident, which free press advocates condemned as a possible violat...
Aug 13, 2023
