Analysis-Pope’s friends, observers try to make sense of homophobic PR disaster
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Francis is a pope of many firsts: the first to use that name, the first from…
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BJP seeks allies after election upset
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party was in talks with key allies to form a government, after failing to secure an…
A year after Greece migrant boat tragedy, answers and justice still out of reach
ATHENS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Egyptian electrician Mahmoud Shalabi was the only person from his hometown to survive when a fishing trawler…
Modi’s allies want funds, cabinet jobs as India coalition talks begin
NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD (Reuters) -Regional parties in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance demanded on Thursday more funds for their states…
Waterfall in China suspected of being man-made after pipes discovered supplying the attraction
BEIJING: A famous waterfall in Henan, China, has been criticised for being a man-made tourist spot after a netizen discovered…
COVID shots for JN.1 variant neutralize newer strains, vaccine makers say
(Reuters) - COVID-19 vaccine makers said data from animals studies showed their 2024-25 shots targeting the JN.1 variant that was…
Exclusive-Egyptian man who survived shipwreck denies causing Greece boat disaster
ATHENS (Reuters) - Ahmed Alkwrab thought his ordeal was over last June when he survived one of the deadliest shipwrecks…
How Modi’s party lost its majority in India
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will remain in office but with a substantially reduced mandate, confounding expectations of…
Swiss upper house of parliament slams European climate ruling
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's upper house of parliament on Wednesday slammed a recent ruling by a top European court that…