(Reuters) – The Russian-installed administration in Ukraine’s Kherson region said on Sunday that a number of settlements, including Kherson city had lost water and power supplies after what it said was an act of “sabotage”. In a statement on Telegram, …
China posts 6-month high COVID count as it sticks with strategy
BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Sunday reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections in six months, a day after health officials said they were sticking with strict coronavirus curbs, likely disappointing recent investor hopes for an easing. China…
Musk’s Twitter updates app to start charging $8 for blue checkmark
By Rhea Binoy (Reuters) -Twitter on Saturday updated its app in Apple’s App Store to begin charging $8 for sought-after blue check verification marks, in Elon Musk’s first major revision of the social media platform. The change comes a week after Musk …
Nurses in Britain to strike, nursing college says
LONDON (Reuters) – Nurses in Britain will go on strike, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said on Saturday, an action that will add to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s challenges during an economic crisis. The prospect of up to 300,000 nurses walking out …
President Raisi says Iran thwarted U.S. destabilisation
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran’s cities were “safe and sound” after what he called a failed attempt by the United States to repeat the 2011 Arab uprisings in the Islamic Republic, Iranian media reported on Saturday as protests cont…
France’s far-right party RN elects Bardella as new president
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) – France’s far-right Rassemblement National (RN) elected Jordan Bardella as president on Saturday, overwhelmingly backing the 27-year-old member of the European Parliament to succeed Marine Le Pen in the post. Bardell…
North Kosovo Serbs quit state jobs in licence plate protest
By Fedja Grulovic and Fatos Bytyci MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) -Minority Serbs in the north of Kosovo said on Saturday they were quitting their posts in state institutions including the government, police and courts to protest Pristina’s order for them…
Prisoners’ families hold small protest in Bahrain during pope visit
By Philip Pullella ISA TOWN, Bahrain (Reuters) -Relatives of death row and life inmates in Bahrain held a small protest along Pope Francis’ motorcade route on Saturday calling for freedom of political prisoners in the Gulf Arab state. It was not clear …
Thirteen people killed in Russian nightclub fire
By Caleb Davis (Reuters) -Thirteen people were killed when a fire tore through a crowded nightclub in the Russian city of Kostroma in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. The blaze broke out at about 2:30 a.m. in Polygon – an entertainment venu…
Seven feared dead in helicopter crash in southern Italy, police say
MILAN (Reuters) – A helicopter flying from Italy’s Tremiti islands to the mainland crashed on Saturday some 50 kilometres from the city of Foggia, in the southern-east region of Apulia, police said, adding seven people were feared dead in the accident….