KAMPALA (Reuters) – The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 13, police said on Sunday, as rescue personnel continued to dig for survivors. After torrential rain in recent weeks a chunk of garbage from the city’s only landfill site broke off late on Friday,…
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza City school compound housing displaced Palestinian families killed around 100 people, the Gaza Civil Emergency Service said on Saturday. Israel said around 20 militants had been operating at the compound. Video from the site showed body parts scattered around and more bodies being carried…
By Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK (Reuters) – Citigroup’s wealth unit has initiated a process to sell its trust administration and fiduciary services business, the bank said in a statement on Friday.”To enhance our focus on delivering the wealth structuring advice that matters most to our global clients, Citi Wealth has initiated a process to sell…
By Sriparna Roy and Mariam Sunny (Reuters) -The U.S. FDA has declined to approve a therapy based on the mind-altering drug MDMA for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, stating it could not be approved based on the data submitted, developer Lykos Therapeutics said on Friday. Commonly known as ecstasy or molly, MDMA has long been…
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippine military said on Saturday it strongly condemns “dangerous and provocative actions” by China’s air force at a contested shoal in the South China Sea. It was the first time the Philippines has complained of dangerous actions by Chinese aircraft, as opposed to navy or coast guard vessels, since President Ferdinand Marcos…
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Russia moved extra tanks, artillery and rocket systems to its southern Kursk region and imposed anti-terrorism measures in border areas as it battled a shock incursion by Ukraine’s military. Ukrainian forces, meanwhile, posted a video purporting to show them in control of a town near the border, the first pictorial evidence…
PARIS (Reuters) – The French economy is on course to grow at least 0.35% in the third quarter as it benefits from a temporary boost from activity related to the Olympic Games, the central bank estimated on Friday. The central bank forecast underlying growth in the euro zone’s second-biggest economy of 0.1%-0.2% for this quarter…
OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian Teamsters union, which is negotiating a contract with the country’s two largest rail companies, said on Friday a work stoppage could start on Aug. 22 if a deal is not reached. “The Teamsters will provide 72 hours advance notice in the event of any strike action,” it said in a statement….
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A plane with 62 people on board crashed in Vinhedo, Brazil, on Friday, local TV station GloboNews reported. The ATR-72 plane operated by airline Voepass Linhas Areas was en route from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, to Guarulhos, in Sao Paulo, website G1 said, citing Voepass. Sao Paulo’s state fire brigade…
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino told broadcaster CNN on Friday he would give Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro safe passage to act as a “bridge” to a third country in order to allow for a political transition in Venezuela. Maduro has claimed victory in his reelection bid late last month, but the political…
