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At least 176 found dead in flooded east Congo villages – provincial governor

KINSHASA (Reuters) - At least 176 dead bodies have been found in and around two villages in east Democratic Republic of Congo that were flooded on Thursday, provincial governor Theo Ngwabidje Kasi

‘French Spiderman’ crawls up Barcelona skyscraper in climate action

By Horaci García and Albert Gea BARCELONA (Reuters) - An urban stunt climber known as the "French Spiderman" for his daring ascents conquered another landmark by scaling a 166-metre (381-foot)

Centre-right lawmakers push back on EU nature laws

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The political party behind the European Parliament's biggest lawmaker group on Friday opposed two of the EU's main policies to protect the environment, threatening

At least 72 dead bodies recovered in flooded east Congo village

By Crispin Kyala BUSHUSHU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Humanitarian workers have recovered at least 72 bodies from a village in east Democratic Republic of Congo hit by flooding on

Humanitarian workers recover at least 72 bodies in Congo village hit by floods – Reuters witness

BUSHUSHU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Humanitarian workers have recovered at least 72 bodies from a village in east Democratic Republic of Congo hit by flooding on Thursday, a Reuters

At least 72 bodies found in Congo village hit by floods – Reuters witness

BUSHUSHU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Humanitarian workers have recovered at least 72 bodies from a village in east Democratic Republic of Congo hit by flooding on Thursday, a Reuters

Japan earthquake of magnitude 6.5 injures some, damages buildings

TOKYO (Reuters) -An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck on Friday off Japan's western prefecture of Ishikawa, authorities said, as media reported some buildings had collapsed while people were

Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude strikes western Japan, no tsunami warning

TOKYO (Reuters) -An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck off Japan's western prefecture Ishikawa on Friday but no tsunami warning was issued after the quake, the authorities said. Chief Cabinet

Earthquake of magnitude of 6.3 hits western Japan, no tsunami warning

(Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck off Japan's western prefecture Ishikawa on Friday, authorities said. No tsunami warning was issued after the quake, public broadcaster NHK said

U.S. settles landmark Alabama environmental justice case

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Alabama authorities discriminated against Black residents of a rural county by denying access to adequate sewage systems and fining them for sanitation problems beyond their

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.