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Peru Extends State of Emergency For One Month in Lima, Puno and Cusco

Peru's President Dina Boluarte has extended a state of emergency for 30 days in the capital and two southern regions, according to a decree signed late on Saturday, following protests that have left…

15 January 2023

A demonstrator waves Peru's flag as security forces stand guard during a protest to demand the dissolution of Congress and democratic elections, rejecting Dina Boluarte as Peru's president, after the ouster of leftist President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Alessandro Cinque/File Photo

Dr. Soraya Fallah, an Iranian Kurd from Saqqez living in Los Angeles, demonstrates while holding a picture of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini at a protest following her death, outside the Wilshire Federal Building Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo

Iran Toughens Crackdown As Some Oil Workers Reported To Join Protests

Iranian security forces intensified a crackdown on anti-government protests in several Kurdish cities on Monday, as demonstrations elsewhere in Iran spread into the country's vital energy sector. …

11 October 2022

Residents clean a mudslide in a road while Tropical Storm Julia hits with wind and rain, in San Salvador, El Salvador, October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Storm Julia Kills 16 in Central America As It Churns Toward Mexico

The death toll from Tropical storm Julia rose to at least 16 on Monday, officials said, with most victims coming from El Salvador and Honduras, as the weakening storm dumped heavy rainfall on a swath…

11 October 2022

A XPeng X2, an electric flying taxi developed by the Guangzhou-based XPeng, Inc's aviation affiliate, is tested in front of the Marina District in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. Monday’s demonstration was held with an empty cockpit, but the company says it carried out a manned flight test last year of the two-passenger vehicle. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Chinese Firm Tests Electric Flying Taxi in Dubai

A Chinese firm tested out an electric flying taxi in Dubai on Monday, offering a glimpse of futuristic technology that could one day whisk people through cities high above any traffic. The XPeng…

AP 11 October 2022

Cattle feed in a field in Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein/File Photo

On New Zealand Farm, Scientists Reduce Cow Burps To Save The World

More than a dozen calves wait at a research farm in New Zealand to be fed Kowbucha, a punnily named probiotic that studies show reduces burps -- or methane emissions. The Kowbucha powder is…

10 October 2022

A truck carries a damaged tank, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Ukraine Vows To Strengthen Its Armed Forces After Major Russian Air Strikes

Ukraine vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and prompting Kyiv…

10 October 2022

Basindowah Discusses With German Officials The Latest Events in Yemen

Dr. Wesam Basindowah, head of the Yemeni Coalition for Independent Women, held talks with a number of officials in the German Foreign Ministry and specialists in the Middle East and the Arab Gulf, in…

Majalla 10 October 2022

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is seen during a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 4, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

G7 Leaders, Ukraine's Zelenskiy To Hold Talks On Tuesday

Group of Seven leaders will hold a call on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Prime Minister Liz Truss's spokesman said, the day after Russia fired cruise missiles at cities across…

10 October 2022

Villagers with their belongings cross a flooded area on a boat, in Dadu, a district of southern Sindh province, Pakistan, Sept. 23, 2022. The devastation wreaked by floods in Pakistan this summer has intensified the debate over a question of climate justice: Do rich countries whose emissions are the main cause of climate change owe compensation to poor countries hit by climate change-fueled disasters? (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Drive For Climate Compensation Grows After Pakistan’s Floods

Every part of Rajul Noor’s life has been wrecked by this summer’s massive monsoon-driven floods. The 12-year-old girl’s family home is destroyed, as is the school that she loved. The friends she used…

AP 10 October 2022

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan walks to meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis(not seen) at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

UAE President To Meet Russia's Putin On Tuesday

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan will travel to Russia on Tuesday to meet with President Vladimir Putin, UAE state news agency WAM reported on Monday. The…

10 October 2022

Smoke rises over the city after a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Oleksandr Klymenko

EU Condemns 'Heinous' Russian Missile Attacks on Ukrainian Cities

The European Commission condemned as "heinous attacks" Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday that killed civilians and damaged civilian infrastructure. "They are…

10 October 2022

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