LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has detected avian influenza virus in two poultry workers in England following testing for people who have been in contact with infected birds, the country’s health security agency said on Tuesday. “The two people returning positive tests are known to have recently worked on an infected poultry farm in England. Neither …
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By Hyonhee Shin and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed on Wednesday to enhance cooperation on critical minerals and continue joint efforts to fend off North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. Trudeau arrived in Seoul on Tuesday in the first visit in nine …
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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand police said on Wednesday a fire at a hostel in the capital, Wellington, in which at least six people were killed was suspected to have been arson and they had opened a homicide inquiry. A blaze broke out on the top floor of the Loafers Lodge in the …
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By Khalid Abdelaziz DUBAI (Reuters) – Air strikes and artillery fire intensified sharply across Sudan’s capital on Tuesday, residents said, as the army sought to defend its bases from paramilitary rivals it has been fighting for more than a month. The air strikes, explosions and clashes could be heard in the south of Khartoum, and …
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By Gleb Garanich and Sergiy Karazy KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Tuesday it had shot down six Russian Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a weapon Moscow has touted as a next-generation hypersonic missile that was all but unstoppable. When asked about the Ukrainian claim, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu dismissed it, the RIA …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will arrive in South Korea on Tuesday for a summit with President Yoon Suk Yeol as the two countries seek to boost cooperation on security and critical minerals used in batteries. Yoon and Trudeau are scheduled to hold a summit and joint press conference …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s monsoon rains, the lifeblood of the country’s economy, are likely to be delayed in 2023 and are forecast to hit the Kerala coast in the southwest on June 4, the state-run weather office said on Tuesday. The monsoon, the lifeblood of the country’s $3 trillion economy, delivers nearly 70 percent of …
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By Nandita Bose and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy edged closer to a deal to avoid a looming U.S. debt default Tuesday, as the threat of an economic nightmare prompted Biden to cut short an Asia trip this week. After an hour of talks, McCarthy, the …
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By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes closed lower on Tuesday after a disappointing forecast from Home Depot and U.S. retail sales data for April pointed to softer consumer spending, while uncertainty about interest rates and debt limit negotiations weighed on sentiment. Home Depot declined 2.15% as one of the biggest drag …
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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Republican voters in Kentucky on Tuesday chose Daniel Cameron, the state’s popular conservative attorney general, to challenge Democratic Governor Andy Beshear, setting up one of the most closely watched elections of the year, according to an early call of the race by the Associated Press. Cameron, who is Black and has …
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