FREETOWN (Reuters) – A military court in Sierra Leone has sentenced 24 soldiers to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a failed attempt to overthrow the government of President Julius Maada Bio last November. The sentences were read out in court late on Friday with the judge handing out …
Baca Lagi »Gaza reports scores dead in Israeli strike on school
CAIRO: An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school compound housing displaced families killed around 100 people, the Hamas-run Gaza government said on Saturday (Aug 10). Video clips from the site showed body parts scattered on the ground and more bodies being carried away and covered in blankets on the floor. …
Baca Lagi »Ukraine volunteers evacuate residents near Russia’s embattled Kursk region
SUMY REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian volunteers evacuated dozens of residents, and their pets, from northern Sumy region in anticipation of more Russian attacks in response to Ukraine’s cross-border military incursion into the Kursk region. The residents trundled toward the pick-up point, their overflowing carrier bags loaded onto carts, as …
Baca Lagi »Argentina grains workers strike set to drag on into weekend
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -An oilseed workers strike in Argentina is set to carry on into Saturday as wage negotiations with firms remained stalled, affecting shipments from one of the world’s major grain exporters. At least 36 ships loaded with grains remained delayed on Friday near the key agricultural port of …
Baca Lagi »King Charles calls for unity and understanding after riots in UK
LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles called for mutual respect and understanding after racist riots that targeted Muslims and migrants in Britain, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said on Friday, marking the first intervention by the monarch since the unrest began last week. The king thanked police and emergency services for their efforts …
Baca Lagi »Trump apparently confuses Willie Brown with Jerry Brown in helicopter tale
(Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared to confuse former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown with former California Governor Jerry Brown during a press conference on Thursday as he related a fantastical story of nearly dying in a helicopter crash. Speaking from his Florida home on a variety of topics, …
Baca Lagi »Eastern Europe’s armies struggle to enlist young people with war not far away
VALEC, Czech Republic (Reuters) – As instructors shout commands, dozens of students taking part in a pilot Czech army programme aimed at boosting flagging enlistment numbers crawl through forest scrub carrying combat rifles and learning proper shooting positions. Like most former Soviet-satellite states now in NATO, the Czech Republic has …
Baca Lagi »Olympics-Gymnastics-Hundreds of girls in Brazil join gymnastics classes inspired by Olympic champion Andrade
(Reuters) – In a Sao Paulo suburb, where Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade started to train before becoming the country’s most decorated Olympian in history, hundreds of new students dream to follow in her footsteps. The 425 spots at the local gymnastics centre made available were filled in fewer than 48 …
Baca Lagi »YouTube slowdown in Russia darkens freedom of speech outlook
LONDON (Reuters) – As Moscow has suppressed independent, Russian-language media, YouTube has remained a bastion of online freedom of expression, giving opposition figures a platform to air their views. Now, YouTube in Russia is living on borrowed time. Russian internet monitoring services reported mass outages on Thursday of the online …
Baca Lagi »Thailand’s disbanded Move Forward rallies support for new party
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s disbanded Move Forward political party on Thursday rallied its supporters to prepare for the launch of its new name and leadership, and urged them to make their case at the ballot box rather than on the streets.Move Forward was the largest force in parliament until the …
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