With China looming, Biden plans new Pacific islands summit after PNG no-show
By Jeff Mason and Kirsty Needham ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/SYDNEY (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will arrange another summit of…
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China shuts 100,000 fake news social media accounts, ramps up content cleanup
By Bernard Orr and Eduardo Baptista (Reuters) – China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet from false news…
U.S. agrees to renew strategic pact with second Pacific island state
By Kirsty Needham and David Brunnstrom SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Palau agreed on Wednesday to renew a…
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to report to prison in two weeks
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will begin serving her prison sentence on May 30 for defrauding…
US power grids vulnerable to extreme heat conditions this summer – NERC
(Reuters) – Large parts of the United States and some areas in Canada, home to around 165 million people, could…
U.S. considers new land swap deal in Alaska wildlife refuge
(Reuters) – The U.S. Interior Department will review the environmental impacts of a possible land swap deal that would allow…
Russia says hypersonic missile scientists face ‘very serious’ treason accusations
By Tatiana Gomozova and Lucy Papachristou MOSCOW (Reuters) – Three Russian academics who have worked on hypersonic missile technology face…
Southern Europe braces for climate change-fuelled summer of drought
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Southern Europe is bracing for a summer of ferocious drought, with some regions already suffering…
UN expert says Russia, China sending deadly aid to Myanmar’s military
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and other material since it…
Jailed Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza faces ‘psychological torture’, wife says
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, said authorities were torturing…