KAMNIK, Slovenia (Reuters) -At least two people died as torrential rains hit northern and western Slovenia on Friday, causing floods, cutting power and disrupting traffic. Two men from the Netherlands died, possibly after being hit by lightning, Slovenian press agency STA reported. The Dutch government confirmed the deaths but not the cause. An elderly Slovenian…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Police in Germany, reported on Saturday that they found the body of a 24-year-old Mexican woman who disappeared in Berlin at the end of July and whose case has caused garnered widespread attention in Mexico. Authorities said the body of Maria Fernanda Sanchez, for whom Interpol had issued a yellow search…
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon’s caretaker premier Najib Mikati said on Saturday there was no cause for “concern or panic” about his country’s security situation, after Germany and Gulf countries issued new travel warnings following outbreaks of violence. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Germany and Britain updated their travel warnings amid clashes between rival armed groups in…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House wants federal agencies to “aggressively” execute a shift to more in-person work starting next month, saying it is crucial to delivering government services. White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, in an email on Friday, said “we are returning to in-person work because it is critical…
By Philip Pullella and Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) -An estimated 1.5 million people packed a riverside park in Portugal’s capital on Saturday, braving a relentlessly scorching sun for hours for an evening prayer service with Pope Francis. The Parque Tejo, a new venue created for the event, covers 100 hectares (250 acres) and has no…
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Women in Texas with complicated pregnancies are exempted from a state abortion ban under a temporary injunction issued on Friday, with the judge citing a lack of clarity on the ban’s medical exemptions. Travis County District Court Judge Jessica Mangrum in her ruling sided with women and doctors who sued Texas…
(Reuters) – Social media influencer Kai Cenat has been charged with inciting a riot after he announced a giveaway of video game consoles that drew thousands of people to a New York City park on Friday and sparked violent clashes with police. Sixty-five people were arrested, including 30 juveniles, and several police officers and civilians…
By Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Electric vehicle maker Lucid cut prices of its Air luxury sedans by as much as $12,400 as part of an offer, it said on Saturday, amid rising competition in the U.S. EV industry and a price war sparked by Tesla. Lucid reduced the price of the Air Pure…
By Maha El Dahan DUBAI (Reuters) – Senior officials from some 40 countries including the U.S., China and India held talks in Saudi Arabia on Saturday that Kyiv and its allies hope will lead to agreement on key principles for a peaceful end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The two-day meeting is part of a…
By Gloria Dickie and Jake Spring LOS AMIGOS BIOLOGICAL STATION, Peru (Reuters) – In a camping tent in the Peruvian jungle, four scientists crowded around a tiny patient: An Amazonian rodent that could fit in the palm of a human hand. The researchers placed the small-eared pygmy rice rat into a plastic chamber and piped…