Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nordic countries join forces to combat spread of Swedish gang crime
By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nordic countries will increase police cooperation and form a hub in Stockholm in an effort to prevent Sweden's serious gang crime problem from spreading to Norw...
Aug 14, 2024
Ernesto expected to become hurricane after drenching Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
By Ivelisse Rivera and Liya Cui SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Ernesto was expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Wednesday as it churns away from the Virgin Islands and Puerto Ri...
Aug 14, 2024
Soccer-Super Cup latest stop on Real Madrid journey for 86-year-old superfan
By Anita Kobylinska WARSAW (Reuters) - Real Madrid will count on extra dedicated support when they face Atalanta for the Super Cup on Wednesday as 86-year-old Juan Antonio Cobos will cheer on them fro...
Aug 14, 2024
Jamaica declares southern state of emergency after Sunday night killings
KINGSTON (Reuters) -Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the Caribbean nation's southern Clarendon parish after eight people were killed in separate gun...
Aug 14, 2024
Israel publishes plan for new West Bank settlement as regional tensions simmer
By Steven Scheer and Ali Sawafta JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Israel has published plans for one of its proposed new settlements in the occupied West Bank, finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said on ...
Aug 14, 2024
Russian lawmaker Butina says the West is 'poking the bear' with Ukraine incursion
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmaker Maria Butina on Wednesday said that the West was involved in the Ukrainian incursion into sovereign Russian territory and was thus "poking the bear" in a dangerous ...
Aug 14, 2024
Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 26, 39 missing
KAMPALA (Reuters) - The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda's capital Kampala last week has risen to 26, while 39 people remain missing, police said on Wednesday. Late on Frid...
Aug 14, 2024
French athlete who took part in Olympics suspended for past posts on X
PARIS (Reuters) - French 400-meter runner Muhammad Abdallah Kounta, who took part in the Paris Olympics, has been suspended by the French Athletics Federation after an X account dug up hate speech pos...
Aug 14, 2024
Sudan's SPLM-N rebel group declares famine in its territory
DUBAI (Reuters) - A rebel group controlling Sudan's Nuba Mountains and parts of Blue Nile state said on Wednesday that the local population was experiencing a hunger catastrophe. The Sudan People's Li...
Aug 14, 2024
Brazil's Lula nods to 'long-term partnership' with China
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that he will discuss a "long-term strategic partnership" with China when he meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping...
Aug 14, 2024
