North Korea sends balloons carrying excrement to the south as a ‘gift’
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea sent hundreds of balloons carrying trash and excrement across the heavily fortified border to South Korea…
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Volcano in Iceland erupts for fifth time since December
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A volcano in southwestern Iceland sent glowing hot lava shooting more than 50 metres into the air on…
South Korea, UAE sign deal to slash import duties at leaders’ summit
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and the United Arab Emirates signed a trade pact on Wednesday to sharply cut import duties…
Analysis-Mexico presidential race has clear favorite, but pollsters say turnout key
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Polls in Mexico have almost universally tapped ruling party hopeful Claudia Sheinbaum as the easy favorite…
DR Congo names new government after months of delay
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has appointed a new government, spokesperson Tina Salama said in the early hours…
Flood-battered farmers in southern Brazil wade through lost harvests
ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (Reuters) - After three days of ferocious rains, Edite de Almeida and her husband fled their…
Long queues as South Africans vote in most competitive election since end of apartheid
KWAMASHU, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africans voted on Wednesday in the most competitive election since the end of apartheid,…
Cyclone toll in India and Bangaldesh rises to 65
A powerful cyclone that smashed into low-lying Bangladesh and India killed at least 65 people, including in torrential rain storms…
At 101, D-Day US veteran heads to France for 80th anniversary
MARTINEZ, California (Reuters) - World War Two U.S. Army veteran Jake Larson is 101 years old and a survivor of…