Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Brazil photographer Salgado blames government actions for Amazon crimes
By Sergio Queiroz RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian government actions such as removing protections for indigenous territories and not doing enough to stem violent crime in the Amazon created the c...
Jul 19, 2022
Togo villagers flee to urban centres after militant attacks
LOME (Reuters) - Civilians in a part of northern Togo attacked by suspected Islamist militants last week have been fleeing their homes en masse to seek refuge in nearby cities, a local mayor said. Mor...
Jul 19, 2022
U.S. places Russia on human trafficking, child soldier lists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday placed Russia on lists of countries engaged in a "policy or pattern" of human trafficking, forced labor or whose security forces or government-backe...
Jul 19, 2022
Greek widlfire rages near Athens, threatens residential areas
ATHENS (Reuters) - A wildfire fuelled by strong winds raged on a mountainous area near homes on the outskirts of the Greek capital on Tuesday, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of at least...
Jul 19, 2022
Ecuador says 12 killed in prison riot, still identifying dismembered bodies
By Tito Correa and Alexandra Valencia SANTO DOMINGO, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuador's government on Tuesday said it was still trying to identify the dismembered bodies of inmates following a prison riot ...
Jul 19, 2022
Steamy nights in European heatwave worsen health and fire risks – experts
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) -Hot night time temperatures are hindering firefighting responses across Europe and worsening health conditions as bedtime fails to provide a cooling reprieve, expert...
Jul 19, 2022
By raft and on foot, migrants cross Rio Grande from Mexico to Texas
EAGLE PASS, Texas (Reuters) - Beneath a blazing sun, a record number of migrants seeking to enter the United States are crossing the Mexican border. Some wade or swim through the waters of the Rio Gra...
Jul 19, 2022
Meet Ukraine’s mobile repair unit: Tanks fixed while you wait
THE DONBAS FRONT, Ukraine (Reuters) - Always on the move, members of the Ukrainian army's mobile tank repair unit travel along the Donbas frontline in the country's east, responding to radio calls fro...
Jul 19, 2022
Belgian elderly care home beats the heat with paddling pool
GRIMBERGEN, Belgium (Reuters) - Staff at a Belgian care home set up a paddling pool in the dining room and handed out ice creams on Tuesday as they helped elderly residents cope with a heatwave grippi...
Jul 19, 2022
Italy’s oldest student graduates again aged 98
ROME (Reuters) - Giuseppe Paterno, who is 98, has become Italy's oldest graduate - again. Paterno has added a masters in history and philosophy from the University of Palermo to an initial degree in t...
Jul 19, 2022
