9 dead, 50 missing in Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years

Reuters 04/03/2024

TAIPEI — Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday, injuring more than 800, while 50 went missing en route to a national park, authorities said, as rescuers used ladders to bring…

Israel says airstrike unintentionally killed aid workers in Gaza

Reuters 04/03/2024

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday Israel mistakenly killed seven people working for the aid charity World Central Kitchen in a Gaza airstrike, and the U.S. and other allies called for explanations amid widespread condemnation. Israel’s…

‘Adopt a penguin egg’ Easter campaign helps endangered African birds

Reuters 03/30/2024

CAPE TOWN – Bored of buying eggs made of chocolate and wrapped in foil with predictable bunny motifs? This Easter in South Africa you could instead spend your cash an egg that will hatch a live penguin.…

Israel ordered by World Court to halt Gaza famine

Reuters 03/29/2024

THE HAGUE/CAIRO —The World Court on Thursday unanimously ordered Israel, accused by South Africa of genocide in Gaza, to take all necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies to the enclave’s Palestinian population and halt…

Collapsed Baltimore Bridge: US gives Maryland $60M to rebuild it

Reuters 03/29/2024

The U.S. government awarded the state of Maryland $60 million in federal emergency relief on Thursday in response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an extraordinarily fast disbursement after such a disaster.…

Spice Girl Mel B shares more in expanded memoir

Reuters 03/28/2024

NEW YORK —   Spice Girl Mel B is releasing an expanded version of her 2018 memoir, sharing more details about her personal life which she hopes will help survivors of domestic abuse. The British singer and…

Israel besieges 2 more Gaza hospitals, demands evacuations, Palestinians say

Reuters 03/25/2024

CAIRO — Israeli forces besieged two more Gaza hospitals on Sunday, pinning down medical teams under heavy gunfire, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, and Israel said it had captured 480 militants in continued clashes at Gaza’s main…

Princess Kate praised for ‘extraordinary dignity’ after cancer diagnosis

Reuters 03/24/2024

LONDON – Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, and her husband Prince William have been “enormously touched” by the messages of support received since she announced her cancer diagnosis, a Kensington Palace spokesperson said on Saturday. Kate said…

Russia pounds power facilities of Ukraine, Kremlin embraces ‘war’ rhetoric

Reuters 03/23/2024

KYIV — Russia pounded Ukrainian power facilities on Friday in an attack described by Kyiv as the largest airstrike on its energy infrastructure in two years of war, and portrayed by Moscow as revenge for Ukrainian attacks…

First pig-to-human kidney transplant performed by US surgeons

Reuters 03/22/2024

A 62-year-old man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announced on Thursday. The four-hour surgery, performed on…

For Nike, ‘it’s gotta be the shoes’ is a thing of the past

Reuters 03/22/2024

Nike has increasingly leaned on its iconic basketball shoes to boost sales, but as the sportswear giant bleeds market share to newer brands, some analysts and investors are wondering if that is a mistake. Shares of the…

Iceland volcanic eruption: Lava flows south after 4th eruption since December

Reuters 03/18/2024

Lava flows from a volcano in southwest Iceland that had lit up the night sky on Saturday slowed on Sunday while man-made barriers appeared to be successful in steering the lava away from infrastructure including a nearby…

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