RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – An agreement by Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) in compensation for a deadly dam collapse in Brazil could end more than a hundred lawsuits against the mining companies in the South American country and possibly limit …
Baca Lagi »Ukraine’s population has fallen by 10 million since Russia’s invasion, UN says
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukraine’s population has declined by 10 million, or around a quarter, since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion as a result of refugees leaving, collapsing fertility and war deaths, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Speaking at a Geneva news conference, Florence Bauer, Eastern Europe head at …
Baca Lagi »Ten-year-old tries to kill infant at mom’s urging through online game, US cops say
A mom messaged her 10-year-old on a gaming platform about how to kill an infant family member, leading to an attempt to carry out those instructions, Florida authorities said. The 36-year-old woman is charged with attempted murder while engaged in aggravated child abuse, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said Oct …
Baca Lagi »US urges probe into killings of two Mozambique opposition figures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Monday condemned the weekend killings by gunmen of two Mozambique opposition figures ahead of protests against a disputed election result, with Washington urging “a swift and thorough investigation into the murders.” WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The United States is the largest bilateral donor to …
Baca Lagi »Harris, Trump in dead heat across swing states in Washington Post poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain in a tight contest across seven battleground states with just over two weeks until the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, a Washington Post/Schar School opinion poll showed on Monday. Democratic former prosecutor Harris led among likely voters …
Baca Lagi »Thai police say 18 arrested as alleged pyramid scheme losses near $50 million
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police have arrested 18 people and seized luxury goods after receiving nearly 5,600 complaints about an alleged pyramid scheme, saying on Monday they estimate investors have lost at least 1.61 billion baht ($48 million). The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) said it had seized assets worth 225 …
Baca Lagi »Early results show 50% of Moldovans vote ‘yes’ at referendum on EU aspirations
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Half of Moldovans voted “yes” in Sunday’s referendum on the country’s EU aspirations, early results showed, putting the small nation tugged between East and West on a path towards joining the single market despite pressure from Russia. At 0300 GMT on Monday with 97.66% of the vote …
Baca Lagi »BHP faces $47 billion UK lawsuit over Brazilian dam collapse
LONDON (Reuters) – A hearing in a lawsuit against BHP over Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam, will begin at London’s High Court on Monday, with claimants seeking up to 36 billion pounds ($47 billion) in damages. More than 600,000 Brazilians, 46 local governments, and …
Baca Lagi »Thousands protest in Spain’s Canary Islands against over tourism
GRAN CANARIA, Spain (Reuters) – Thousands of people protested in holiday resorts in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday against over tourism which they say prices local people out of the housing market. Under the slogan Canary Islands has a limit, residents demonstrated simultaneously in Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, Fuerteventura, …
Baca Lagi »Indian ex-official indicted by US dismisses allegations, family says
PRANPURA, India (Reuters) – An Indian ex-official charged by the U.S. with directing a murder-for-hire plot has dismissed the allegations, his family said, expressing shock that Vikash Yadav was wanted by the FBI. Yadav, 39, described the claims as false media reports when he spoke to his cousin, Avinash Yadav, …
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