Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
West Africa counts on chemicals to curb new cotton pest
By Loucoumane Coulibaly and Alessandra Prentice KORHOGO, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - Without pausing to wipe the sweat from their brows, workers in northern Ivory Coast picked cotton by the handful - a cr...
Dec 07, 2023
Seychelles declares state of emergency after explosion, flooding
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan declared a state of emergency on Thursday after a blast at an explosives depot and heavy rains damaged an industrial zone and surrounding area...
Dec 07, 2023
Survivor of Indonesia’s Marapi eruption says will never hike again
By Aidil Ichlas PADANG PANJANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Tita Cahyani is lucky to be alive. The 24-year-old first-time hiker was on her way down from the peak of Indonesia's Marapi volcano when it starte...
Dec 07, 2023
Soaring pollution in Pakistan’s Lahore fills wards with sick children
By Charlotte Greenfield and Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE (Reuters) - In the packed paediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up for treatment this week, par...
Dec 07, 2023
Moldova volunteers to run COP29 climate summit, Serbia also mulls bid -sources
By Alexander Cornwell and Kate Abnett DUBAI (Reuters) - Moldova has put itself forward as a candidate for the presidency of next year's U.N. climate summit and Serbia is also considering throwing its ...
Dec 07, 2023
Analysis-Nuclear sector must overcome decades of stagnation to meet COP28 tripling goal
By David Stanway and Timothy Gardner DUBAI (Reuters) - The global nuclear industry got a morale boost at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai after more than 20 nations vowed to triple capacity by 2050. ...
Dec 07, 2023
‘Blowhard,’ ‘fascist,’ ‘Voldemort’: Attacks get personal at fourth Republican debate
By Gram Slattery TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) - Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy "the most obnoxious blowhard in America." Ramaswamy said former U.S....
Dec 06, 2023
‘Oppenheimer’ to screen in Japan next year after nuclear controversy
TOKYO (Reuters) - Universal Pictures' "Oppenheimer" will screen in Japan next year, a local distributor said on Thursday - a launch that had been in doubt amid criticism that the film largely ignores ...
Dec 06, 2023
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused in gang-rape of teenager in New York
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Hip-hop star Sean "Diddy" Combs was accused in federal court on Wednesday of taking part in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in his Manhattan recording studio in 2003, m...
Dec 06, 2023
Takeaways from the fourth Republican presidential debate
By James Oliphant and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Four U.S. presidential contenders - the smallest field yet - debated in Alabama on Wednesday, all trying to survive to battle former President Dona...
Dec 06, 2023
