KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda has recorded a 10% increase in the number of people in jail since March, a prison official told Reuters on Friday,…
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Lufthansa plans compulsory lay-offs as forecasts travel slump to 2024
BERLIN (Reuters) – Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) put German workers on notice of compulsory lay-offs on Thursday, saying tumbling air travel and slow progress in union negotiations…
Piles of trash found along East Coast Park
Piles of rubbish including plastic snack wrappers, glass bottles and slippers have washed up on the beach at East Coast Park. When The Straits Times…
Drastic new Test and Trace tactic launched to find people who don’t answer their phones
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Could Donald Trump delay the presidential election?
As the coronavirus pandemic grinds much of the US economy to a halt, it is also playing havoc with the American democratic process during a…
Israel's 'Bibi generation' starts to turn on Netanyahu over economy and COVID-19
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – For two months, many Israeli television viewers watched nightly as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued warnings and updates about the novel…
Muslims begin downsized Hajj pilgrimage amid coronavirus pandemic
Up to 10,000 mask-clad Muslims begin the scaled back five-day pilgrimage as Saudi hosts try to prevent virus outbreak. Hajj – the annual Muslim pilgrimage…
Fires flare at Iranian power plant, latest in series of incidents
Fire in Iran’s southwest city of Ahvaz comes after three similar incidents took place since June 26. A fire broke out at a power station…
Facebook delays second-quarter results as Zuckerberg set to appear before Congress
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Monday it has delayed the release of its second-quarter results by a day to July 30 to allow…
Immigration judges challenge policy gagging them from free speech
The policy bans judges from speaking publicly, even when not representing the US Justice Department. US immigration judges plan to ask a federal court on…