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US homeland security chief says border crossings are down 50% since Title 42 expiration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. border patrol agents have seen a 50% drop in the number of migrants crossing the border since the pandemic-era immigration policy known as Title 42 expired at midnight on T...
May 14, 2023
Canada housing market upturn could delay shift to BoC rate cuts
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Signs of recovery in Canada's housing market after a year-long slump, just as higher borrowing costs are expected to slow much of the rest of the economy, could rai...
May 14, 2023
Chile’s firefighting goats protect a native forest from deadly blazes
By Juan Gonzalez SANTA JUANA, Chile (Reuters) - In the southern Chilean city of Santa Juana, hit hard by wildfires earlier this year, locals have a special taskforce helping fight blazes: a herd of go...
May 14, 2023
Bradley University graduates Class of 2023
PEORIA, Ill. – There’s a new class of graduates from Bradley University. Bradley held commencement ceremonies for both its undergraduate and graduate students Saturday, before many of them...
May 14, 2023
In Turkish election, some voters return to quake zone to cast ballots
By Ezgi Erkoyun and Oriana Boselli ISTANBUL/HATAY, Turkey (Reuters) - Mehmet Ali Fakioglu was made homeless by an earthquake that hit Turkey in February, but made a 15-hour journey back to the disaste...
May 14, 2023
Mali rejects UN report on alleged execution of 500 villagers by troops
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's interim military government has rejected a United Nations human rights office report on the alleged execution of at least 500 people by Malian soldiers and unidentified forei...
May 14, 2023
Russia says Ukraine made ‘mass attempts’ to break through Bakhmut defences
(Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday that Ukrainian forces made "mass attempts" to break through its defences in the eastern city of Bakhmut over the past 24 hours, as pressure on its ...
May 14, 2023
Pakistan’s external financing requirements for IMF deal unchanged – IMF
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's external financing requirements have not been changed in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over bailout funds, the IMF Resident...
May 14, 2023
Zelenskiy: Ukraine, West can make Russia’s defeat ‘irreversible’ this year
KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Kyiv and its Western supporters could make Russia's defeat in the war in Ukraine "irreversible" this year, as he thanked Germany for ...
May 14, 2023
Tennis-Nadal turns down claycourt event wildcard as French Open looms
PARIS (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal has turned down a wildcard offer for next week's Challenger tournament in Bordeaux as the Spaniard's participation in the French Open hangs in the balance, the claycourt e...
May 14, 2023
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