Philippines evacuates 100,000 people as Fung-wong intensifies into super typhoon
Item 1 of 2 A satellite image shows Storm Fung-Wong, which has intensified into a typhoon, according to…
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, journalists at West Bank olive harvest, witnesses say
Item 1 of 5 Reuters security adviser Grant Bowden evacuates Reuters photographer Raneen Sawafta following an Israeli settlers…
Trump says no US government official will attend G20 summit in South Africa
Trump cites ‘human rights abuses’ against white AfrikanersSouth Africa says persecution claims ‘not substantiated by fact’WASHINGTON, Nov 7…
US airlines cancel 1,330 flights due to shutdown
Air traffic control staffing issues delay flights in 12 major US citiesFAA imposes ground delay programs, Atlanta flights…
Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks collapse, ceasefire continues, Taliban says
Nov 8 (Reuters) – Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan broke down, although a ceasefire continues between the…
Federal shutdown threatens these Trump voters’ livelihoods but not their political loyalties
Shutdown hits Trump voters with small businesses, federal jobs and benefitsShutdown reinforces political divisions, frustration with polarized politicsMany…
Trump calls for giving healthcare money ‘directly to the people’ as shutdown talks drag on
Trump suggests redirecting federal healthcare fundsHealthcare subsidies are at the heart of shutdown disputeGovernment shutdown is well into…
Tornado in southern Brazil kills six, injures hundreds
Nov 8 (Reuters) – A tornado accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain struck the southern Brazilian state…
As Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia, scientists say rising temperatures are to blame
Kalmaegi’s destruction coincides with global climate talks in BrazilWarmer sea temperatures linked to stronger typhoons, scientists sayBack-to-back storms…
Crew of fatal UPS cargo flight tried to control aircraft before crash, NTSB says
Item 1 of 2 A drone view of the crash site next to a runway at the Muhammad…
Nearly 100 people abducted or disappeared in Syria since January, says UN
GENEVA, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Nearly 100 people have been recorded as abducted or disappeared in Syria since…
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix, dead at 97
Nov 7 (Reuters) – James D. Watson, the brilliant but controversial American biologist whose 1953 discovery of the…