Kenyan police fire on protesters in new clashes after president’s tax climbdown
NAIROBI (Reuters) -A climbdown by Kenya's president over plans to raise taxes brought no end to nationwide protests on Thursday,…
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China to raise duty-free limit for mainland visitors to Hong Kong, says report
HONG KONG: Chinese tourists will soon be allowed more duty-free shopping in Hong Kong, with Beijing set to raise the…
Bolivia government had prior intelligence of coup planning, minister says
LA PAZ (Reuters) -The Bolivian government had intelligence that a coup attempt could occur before the country's top military commander…
Haj deaths show challenge of shielding pilgrims from scorching climate
RIYADH (Reuters) - Hundreds of the pilgrims who died in fierce heat at this year's haj were not officially registered…
Tibetan herders caught in India and China’s icy conflict
CHUSHUL, (India): Lines on a map once meant little to India’s Tibetan herders of the high Himalayas, expertly guiding their…
Ten war victims found in mass grave at Croatian garbage dump, more expected
VUKOVAR, Croatia (Reuters) - Excavators dug through piles of waste at a garbage dump surrounded by sunflower fields in Croatia…
Britain’s true ruler? Larry the Downing Street cat
LONDON: There has been one figure of stability in the last 14 years of political turmoil in the UK --…
EU’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority is now official, seeks chair
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The regulation that sets up the European Union's new agency to combat money laundering went into force…
Kenya president backs down on tax hikes after deadly unrest
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday withdrew planned tax hikes, bowing to pressure from protesters who had stormed…