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El Salvador arrests more than 100 Colombians in financial scheme
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Salvadoran police arrested more than a hundred Colombians for their alleged involvement in operating a microfinancing scheme that laundered money from drug ...
Jul 17, 2023
Childhood vaccination rates begin to recover post-pandemic – but not everywhere, U.N. says
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Efforts to vaccinate children worldwide against deadly diseases such as measles and diptheria began to recover in 2022 after a historic backslide caused by the COV...
Jul 17, 2023
Russia launches air attacks on Ukraine’s south and east – Ukraine’s Air Force
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia launched overnight air attacks on Ukraine's south and east using drones and possibly ballistic missiles, Ukraine's Air Force said early on Tuesday. The southern port of Odesa a...
Jul 17, 2023
Australia’s Victoria pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia's state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to projected cost overruns, placing the future of the quadrennial multi-sport gathering i...
Jul 17, 2023
Texas power use hits record high as heatwave lingers
(Reuters) - Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Monday as homes and businesses kept air conditioners cranked up to escape a heatwave. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), whic...
Jul 17, 2023
Britain says it will start talks with Turkey on new free trade deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it intends to start talks with Turkey over refreshing their bilateral free trade deal, with a view to including services and the digital sector in any future...
Jul 17, 2023
Fifty years on, Bruce Lee’s legacy squares up to modern life in Hong Kong
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Fifty years after the death of Bruce Lee, who galvanised the imaginations of generations of young people worldwide with feats of kung fu immortalised on screen, it...
Jul 17, 2023
UK to spend $3 billion on munitions, stockpiles as Ukraine war drains reserves
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will announce on Tuesday plans to improve the combat readiness of its military, including spending 2.5 billion pounds ($3.3 billion) on replenishing muni...
Jul 17, 2023
Exclusive-EU’s AI lobbying blitz gets lukewarm response in Asia- officials
By Fanny Potkin, Sam Nussey and Supantha Mukherjee SINGAPORE/TOKYO/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The European Union is lobbying Asian countries to follow its lead on artificial intelligence in adopting new ru...
Jul 17, 2023
Soccer-Uruguay’s Penarol cut jagged line in pitch in protest against VAR
(Reuters) - Uruguay's Penarol played Sunday's first division match against Boston River with a jagged line cut into their pitch, in protest at having two goals disallowed by the Video Assistant Refere...
Jul 17, 2023
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