(Reuters) – In the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Helene in the United States this week, a new storm emerged on social media – false rumors about how disaster funds have been used, and even claims that officials control the weather. Local and national government officials say they are …
Baca Lagi »U.S. will not renew legal status for hundreds of thousands of migrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration will not renew a temporary humanitarian entry program for hundreds of thousands of migrants with U.S. sponsors who arrived in recent years, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Friday. Some 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela have entered the U.S. …
Baca Lagi »River level at Amazon rainforest port hits 122-year low amid drought
MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) – The river port in the Amazon rainforest’s largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902, as a drought drains waterways and snarls transport of grain exports and essential supplies that are the region’s lifeline. Below-average rainfall – even through the rainy season …
Baca Lagi »U.S., South Korea agree on five-year plan to share defence costs
SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States and South Korea on Friday agreed on a new five-year plan on sharing the cost of keeping American troops in South Korea, South Korea’s foreign ministry and the U.S. Department of Statement said. For 2026, the nations agreed to raise defence cost by 8.3% …
Baca Lagi »With little luck on dating apps, some singles shift to pitch decks
In the spring of 2014, Dan Perino, a New York actor, plastered “looking for a girlfriend” flyers all over the city. “Just tired of the singles scene and hoping to meet the right person,” it said, along with his picture and phone number. At the time, Perino was one of …
Baca Lagi »Taiwan clears up, slowly re-opens after hit from Typhoon Krathon
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) -Southern Taiwan worked on Friday to clear up damage from flooding and high winds after Typhoon Krathon slammed into a major metropolis, while most of the rest of the island resumed work and financial markets re-opened. Krathon, now downgraded to a tropical depression, made landfall in the …
Baca Lagi »French PM Barnier confirms he will raise taxes for bigger companies
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s new prime minister, Michel Barnier, will increase corporate tax on the biggest companies in the country and on wealthiest individuals, he said on France 2 television on Thursday, confirming earlier media reports. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Barnier, who took office earlier this month, already finds himself facing …
Baca Lagi »UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while London retained use of the important UK-U.S. military base on Diego Garcia. Britain said that the operation of …
Baca Lagi »Dash camera captures woman fatally injecting husband with ‘poison’ in Ohio, US feds say
An Ohio woman was sentenced to prison after officials say she killed her husband then buried his body. Amanda Hovanec, 37, was sentenced to 40 years in prison in connection to the death of her husband, Timothy Hovanec, in April 2022. McClatchy News reached out to Amanda Hovanec’s attorney, but …
Baca Lagi »Northern Ireland police fined over ‘serious’ data breach
BELFAST: Northern Ireland’s police authority was on Oct 3 fined £750,000 (RM4.17mil or US$996,000) over a data breach that saw the personal details of police and intelligence officers posted on a website. The identities of all 9,483 staff of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) were mistakenly published online …
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