Exclusive: ‘Shock and awe’ has failed in Philippines drug war, enforcement chief says
World
February 7, 2020
Exclusive: ‘Shock and awe’ has failed in Philippines drug war, enforcement chief says
MANILA (Reuters) — Colonel Romeo Caramat oversaw the bloodiest day in the blood-soaked war on drugs in the Philippines –…
At home with couple who saved baby kangaroos from the fires
Environment
February 7, 2020
At home with couple who saved baby kangaroos from the fires
WYTALIBA, Australia (Reuters) — Even as a fierce bushfire bore down on the rural Australian community of Wytaliba, Gary Wilson…
Draft U.N. resolution condemns Israeli annexation in Trump peace plan
Middle East
February 5, 2020
Draft U.N. resolution condemns Israeli annexation in Trump peace plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A draft United Nations Security Council resolution on Tuesday condemned an Israeli plan to annex its settlements…
Sudan’s Burhan casts doubt on rapid normalization of ties with Israel
Middle East
February 5, 2020
Sudan’s Burhan casts doubt on rapid normalization of ties with Israel
KHARTOUM (Reuters) — The head of Sudan’s ruling council on Tuesday cast doubt on any rapid normalization of ties with…
U.N. Libya envoy says military rivals ready to negotiate in Geneva
Middle East
February 4, 2020
U.N. Libya envoy says military rivals ready to negotiate in Geneva
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. envoy to Libya said on Tuesday there was a “genuine will to start negotiating” between…
Egypt non-oil private sector shrinks faster in January: PMI
Business
February 4, 2020
Egypt non-oil private sector shrinks faster in January: PMI
CAIRO (Reuters) – Non-oil private economic activity in Egypt contracted at the quickest rate in almost three years in January…
Gazan bridegrooms end up in jail over unpaid debts
Middle East
February 4, 2020
Gazan bridegrooms end up in jail over unpaid debts
GAZA (Reuters) – Bridegrooms in the Gaza Strip are finding marriage a path to debtors’ prison rather than to happiness.…
Arabs in Israeli border towns fear Trump plan will transfer them to West Bank
Middle East
February 4, 2020
Arabs in Israeli border towns fear Trump plan will transfer them to West Bank
BAQA AL-GHARBIYYE, Israel (Reuters) – Thousands of Israeli Arabs, many waving Palestinian flags, demonstrated in this town in Israel at…
Medical flights start from Yemen’s Sanaa in diplomatic breakthrough
Middle East
February 3, 2020
Medical flights start from Yemen’s Sanaa in diplomatic breakthrough
DUBAI (Reuters) – Flights carrying patients needing urgent medical attention began from the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, the World…
In virus-stricken Wuhan, animal lovers break into homes to save pets
World
February 3, 2020
In virus-stricken Wuhan, animal lovers break into homes to save pets
BEIJING (Reuters) – A 43-year-old native of Wuhan, a central Chinese city ravaged by a coronavirus outbreak, said he climbed…