[ KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, injuring at least six people and hitting critical infrastructure, commercial and residential buildings, regional officials said on Saturday. The Ukrainian Air Force said the Russian forces launched 13 Shahed drones targeting the regions in the northeast and centre of the … Read more
[ OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian police on Friday arrested and charged three Indian men with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year and said they were probing whether the men had ties to the Indian government. Nijjar, 45, was shot dead in June outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, a Vancouver suburb … Read more
[ TORONTO (Reuters) – If Hardeep Singh Nijjar were alive, he and his friend Moninder Singh would probably be chatting in a backyard over milkshakes. But he is not. The Canadian Sikh leader was gunned down almost a year ago in British Columbia. Moninder Singh lost his friend of 15 years last June outside a … Read more
[ PUTRAJAYA: Plans to close schools due to the extreme heat will be reviewed first before any announcement can be made by the Health Ministry, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. Extreme weather incidents must be reviewed in detail by Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan before any announcement is made, said the … Read more
[ LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles and other senior British royals are to relinquish patronages of almost 200 charities and organisations after a review of their association with more than 1,000 groups, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday. The review was launched following the death of Queen Elizabeth to examine all the charities and bodies to … Read more
[ NEW YORK, May 3 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 450.02 points, or 1.18 percent, to 38,675.68. The S&P 500 added 63.59 points, or 1.26 percent, to 5,127.79. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 315.37 points, or 1.99 percent, to 16,156.33. Read original article here Denial … Read more
[ CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Texas dairy farm worker infected with H5N1 bird flu was not wearing respiratory or eye protection and had been exposed to cattle that appeared to have the same symptoms as those in a nearby farm with a confirmed outbreak of the virus, according to new details on the case released … Read more
[ TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze rejected on Friday U.S. criticism of a draft “foreign agents” law, saying Washington’s statements on the issue were false and reminiscent of earlier meddling which had fuelled violence. The draft legislation, which is winding its way through the Georgian parliament, would require organisations receiving more than … Read more
[ (Reuters) -Panama’s top court on Friday ruled the presidential candidacy of ex-President Ricardo Martinelli’s former running mate Jose Raul Mulino is constitutional, days before the election. Mulino joined the race in March as Martinelli’s replacement, after Martinelli was removed from the race due to a nearly 11-year sentence for money laundering. Recent polls place … Read more
[ N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a string of coup-hit states across Central and West Africa to use the ballot box to try to emerge from years of military rule. Opposition groups have already cried foul. The candidate widely expected to win is Mahamat Idriss … Read more
