Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Twenty dead, 5.2 million affected in Bangladesh floods
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - At least 20 people have died and more than 5.2 million have been affected in Bangladesh by floods caused by relentless monsoon rains and upstream river water, officials ...
Aug 25, 2024
Israel cabinet approves 2024 budget increase to fund displaced citizens
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved an expansion of 3.4 billion shekels ($923 million) in the 2024 state budget to help fund evacuees until the end of the year, the Finance Minis...
Aug 25, 2024
Hezbollah chief says Sunday attack on Israel went as planned, further strikes possible
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday that his group would assess the impact of its rocket and drone attack on Israeli military targets earlier in the day before d...
Aug 25, 2024
Tunisian president shuffles cabinet ahead of presidential vote in October
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied announced on Sunday a broad cabinet reshuffle of 19 ministers that included those for defence, foreign affairs and the economy, ahead of a presidential ...
Aug 25, 2024
Australian homeowners struggling to afford insurance as climate risks grow, report says
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Home insurance is becoming unaffordable for a growing number of Australian households as increased climate threats drive up their premiums, potentially putting billions of dollars i...
Aug 25, 2024
Nestle to keep Health Science unit after CEO's exit, chairman tells paper
(Widens distribution.) ZURICH (Reuters) -Nestle intends to keep its Health Science unit, Chairman Paul Bulcke said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday, after the food giant announced it was r...
Aug 25, 2024
Air France cancels flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut
PARIS (Reuters) - Air France has cancelled its flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until at least Monday, the company said after Hezbollah launched rockets and drones at Israel on Sunday and Israel's milit...
Aug 25, 2024
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he would support India hosting second summit on peace
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said negotiations were ongoing with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Switzerland regarding the second summit on peace in a conversation with Ind...
Aug 25, 2024
Industrialist Anil Ambani considers response to ban from Indian markets watchdog
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Industrialist Anil Ambani is reviewing the Indian markets regulator's order banning him and 24 others from the securities market for five years on charges of diversion of funds, ...
Aug 25, 2024
Egypt warns visiting US general on Lebanon risk
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned America's top general during a meeting on Sunday of the dangers of a major conflict in Lebanon. U.S. Air Force General C.Q. Brown, chai...
Aug 25, 2024
