Political prisoners among 2,000 pardoned by Myanmar junta
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s military government on Wednesday pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners, state media reported, among them a journalist and…
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US criminal justice alliance seeks to erase ‘trial penalty’
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 24 U.S. civil rights and criminal justice groups and advocates…
Finnish daily uses shooter videogame to dodge Russia’s press restrictions
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s largest daily Helsingin Sanomat on Wednesday took its struggle against Russian media restrictions…
Texas authorities arrest wife, friend of fugitive wanted in shooting
(Reuters) -Texas authorities have arrested the wife and a friend of a man accused of killing five of his neighbors,…
Blinken says US engaged with Syria on case of missing American journalist Austin Tice
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is extensively engaged on the case of a…
‘Plagiarism machines’: Hollywood writers and studios battle over the future of AI
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood writers have for decades penned sci-fi scripts featuring machines taking…
WHO dismisses lead COVID origins investigator for sexual misconduct
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that it has dismissed a senior scientist,…
Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin by drone – Kremlin
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) – Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of a failed attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in a drone…
Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week in Gulf -U.S. Navy
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran seized a second oil tanker in a week on Wednesday in Gulf waters, and the U.S. State…
Iranian president in Damascus for first visit since Syrian war began
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Wednesday in the first visit by an…