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Armed gangs kill 74 in Nigeria’s Benue state
By Adewale Kolowole MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 74 people were killed in Nigeria's Benue state in two separate attacks by gunmen this week, local officials and police said on Saturday, the...
Apr 08, 2023
Golf-Oosthuizen withdraws from Masters due to injury
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - LIV Golf's Louis Oosthuizen has withdrawn from the Masters due to injury before he could complete his weather-interrupted second round on Saturday, tournament officials sa...
Apr 08, 2023
At least 20 migrants missing after a boat sinks off Tunisia- judicial official
TUNIS (Reuters) - At least 20 African migrants were missing on Saturday after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a judicial official told Reuters. The coast...
Apr 08, 2023
Ron DeSantis takes aim at Disney, vows to void Florida theme park development agreement
(Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ramped up his fight against Walt Disney Co, seeking to void an agreement that Disney passed to limit the power of a board appointed by DeSantis to oversee its...
Apr 08, 2023
Golf-Weather-hit Masters resumes at rainy, chilly Augusta
By Frank Pingue AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - The weather-interrupted second round of the Masters resumed under steady rain on Saturday with Spaniard Jon Rahm looking to catch clubhouse leader Brooks K...
Apr 08, 2023
Blinken to visit Vietnam next week, US senator says
HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Vietnam next week, Senator Jeff Merkley told a news conference in Hanoi on Saturday, as part of Washington's efforts to move diploma...
Apr 08, 2023
Gunmen kidnap 80, including children, in northwest Nigeria
By Ardo Hazzad BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted at least 80 people, mostly women and children, in Nigeria's Zamfara state, a hotspot for kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs targeting remo...
Apr 08, 2023
Chad orders German ambassador to leave the country
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's government ordered the German ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours, it said in a statement, a decision sources said was motivated by his comments about Chad's d...
Apr 08, 2023
Virgin Orbit’s would-be white knight and a $200 million rescue that fell flat
By Joey Roulette and Kevin Krolicki (Reuters) - As the fortunes of Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit were crashing to Earth last month, a little-known investor called Matthew Brown appeared offering a $2...
Apr 08, 2023
Pakistan fin min: canceled trip to Washington on prime minister’s orders
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said he had canceled his trip to Washington for the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on t...
Apr 08, 2023
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