Tugs work to free giant container ship stranded in Suez Canal
By Yusri Mohamed, Jessica Jaganathan and Florence Tan
CAIRO (Reuters) – The shortest shipping route from Europe to Asia remained (More…)
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Officials in Japan warn of potential earthquake, that could be worse than Fukushima, is overdue
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The Japanese government warns of an 80% chance of a magnitude 9 Nankai Trough earthquake in 30 years, (More...)World
Jordan cemetery struggles amid COVID-19 surge
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi
AMMAN (Reuters) – Clerks at the largest cemetery in Jordan barely have a moment to themselves as (More…)
‘No noises, only birds’: silent strike shuts Myanmar as prisoners freed
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta freed hundreds of demonstrators on Wednesday arrested during its months-long crackdown on protests, while businesses in (More…)
Polish hospitals under strain as coronavirus cases hit 2021 record
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland reported a record number of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday just shy of 30,000, as the (More…)
U.S.’s Blinken warned Germany’s Maas about Nord Stream 2 sanctions
By Robin Emmott
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he had told his German (More…)
Belgium imposes new lockdown to fight third COVID-19 wave
By Marine Strauss
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium will close schools, non-food stores and hairdressers for four weeks from Saturday, in (More…)
Women in 40s, 50s who survive COVID more likely to suffer persistent problems: UK studies
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) – Women in their 40s and 50s appear more at risk of long-term problems following (More…)
A family business: how and why smugglers are bringing more children to the U.S. border
By Laura Gottesdiener
LA TECNICA, Guatemala (Reuters) – Honduran mother Alicia Cruz handed herself and her son in to border (More…)
Number of COVID patients in intensive care in France at highest level this year
PARIS (Reuters) – The number of people with COVID-19 in French intensive care units rose by 84 on Tuesday to (More…)
A year on from first lockdown, Britain grieves for COVID-19 dead
By Estelle Shirbon
LONDON (Reuters) – A year to the day after they were first ordered to stay at home (More…)
