(Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Sunday that the sudden appearance of monkeypox at once in several countries where the disease is not typically found suggests undetected transmission for some time and recent amplifying events. As of May 26, a total of 257 confirmed cases and 120 suspected cases have been reported from …
By Steve Keating INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Sweden’s Marcus Ericsson survived a two-lap shootout to win a dramatic Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, as the Brickyard reclaimed the mantle of the world’s biggest single day sporting event, living up to its billing as the ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. On a day of twists and turns on the …
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By Max Hunder and Mari Saito KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces endured heavy artillery barrages on Sunday as they held off Russian attempts to capture Sievierodonetsk, the largest city Ukraine still controls in the eastern region of Luhansk, officials said. Russian shelling has destroyed all of Sievierodonetsk’s critical infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, adding that …
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PUERTO ESCONDIDO (Reuters) – The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season strengthened on Sunday as it spiraled toward the southern coast of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (177 km/h) that are expected to worsen before the storm makes landfall on Monday. “Additional strengthening is expected during the next 12 to 24 …
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(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited troops on the frontline in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region on Sunday, his first official appearance outside the Kyiv region since the start of Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24. “You risk your lives for us all and for our country,” the President’s office website cited him as telling the soldiers, …
By Crispian Balmer and Sinan Abu Mayzer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police faced off with Palestinians holed up inside Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday as hundreds of Jews visited the holy compound ahead of a contentious Jewish nationalist march through the heart of the Old City. The annual Jerusalem procession celebrates Israel’s capture of the …
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By Emily Chow and Roxanne Liu SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Shanghai said on Sunday “unreasonable” curbs on businesses will be removed from June 1 as it looks to lift its COVID-19 lockdown, while Beijing reopened parts of its public transport as well as some malls and other venues as infections stabilised. The Chinese commercial hub of …
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(This fixes dollar conversion rate in paragraph 2 in May 27 story.) By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Lithuanians clubbed together to buy an advanced military drone for Ukraine in its war against Russia, in a show of solidarity with a fellow country formerly under Moscow’s rule. The target of five million euros …
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(Reuters) -Ukraine has started receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark and self-propelled howitzers from the United States, arms that will bolster forces fighting Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Saturday. “The coastal defence of our country will not only be strengthened by Harpoon missiles – they will be used by trained Ukrainian …
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PARIS (Reuters) -“Triangle of Sadness”, a film by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, won the Palme d’Or for Best Picture at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, the festival announced. “When we started to make this film I think we had one goal – to really, really try to make an exciting film for the audience …
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