North Korea soldier defects through heavily mined DMZ border to South
SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean soldier defected on Tuesday across the heavily mined Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) border to South Korea, the South's military said, amid high tension over the North's defiant pursuit of nuclear weapons. The South Korean military is questioning the soldier, the South's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
Apple issues $1 billion green bond after Trump's Paris climate exit
The Apple logo is seen on a computer screen in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc offered a $1 billion bond dedicated to financing clean energy and environmental projects on Tuesday, the first corporate green bond offered since President Donald Trump withdrew the United State
Russia's Putin, Saudi King Salman discuss Qatar crisis: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the State Prize awards ceremony marking the Day of Russia at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool Acquire Licensing Rights MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman discussed the Qatar crisis in a phone call on Tuesday, the Kremlin said in a statement. A diplomatic row b
Thomson Reuters ties up with Wall Street chat service Symphony
FILE PHOTO - The Thomson Reuters logo is seen on the company building in Times Square, New York October 29, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp is partnering with Wall Street-backed chat service Symphony Communication Services LLC to enable users to chat and share data seamlessly, creating a more head-to-head competitor to Bloomberg LP.
Brazil approves world's first commercial GM sugarcane: developer CTC
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil has approved commercial use of a genetically modified sugarcane, setting a milestone for the country's highly competitive sugar industry as this is the first time such permission has been granted anywhere in the world. Authorization was obtained by CTC Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira SA, which developed the technology and made the application seeking approval in Decemb
At Trump's Cabinet meeting, flattery is flavour of the day
[1/5]U.S. President Donald Trump meets with members of his Cabinet at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They came to praise President Donald Trump, not focus on the controversies engulfing him. One by one, Trump's Cabinet members assembled around the table spoke effusively about the president as he sat beaming
Panama establishes ties with China, ditches Taiwan in win for Beijing
[1/3]FILE PHOTO - Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen listens with her counterpart Panama's Juan Carlos Varela to the national anthem during a welcome ceremony before a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Panama City, Panama June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights PANAMA CITY/BEIJING (Reuters) - Panama has established diplomatic ties with China and broken with Taiwan
Saudi Arabia says Qatar airspace closure to protect citizens from threats
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's aviation body said on Tuesday that closing its airspace to flights from Qatar was within its sovereign rights to protect its citizens from any threat. The Saudi comments were in reaction to remarks by Qatar Airway's chief executive that the kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were violating international law by shutting out Qatari flights. The airspace cl
Islamic State calls for attacks in West, Russia, Middle East, Asia during Ramadan
FILE PHOTO: A member of the Iraqi rapid response forces walks past a wall painted with the black flag commonly used by Islamic State militants, at a hospital damaged by clashes during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants in the Wahda district of eastern Mosul, Iraq, January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa... Acquire Licensing Rights Read more CAIRO (Reuters) - An audio message purportin
Philippines army struggles as city siege enters fourth week
Government troops are seen onboard a truck driving along a main road of Amai Pakpak as they continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over large parts of Marawi City, Philippines, June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco Acquire Licensing Rights MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - Fighting in Marawi City in the southern Philippines entered its fourth week on Tuesda
From "caliph" to fugitive: IS leader Baghdadi's new life on the run
A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi making what would have been his first public appearance, at a mosque in the centre of Iraq's second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet on July 5, 2014, in this still image taken from video. REUTERS/Social... Acquire Licensing Rights Read more BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) -
Qatar backs Kuwait mediation efforts over rift with Arab states
Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani speaks to reporters in Doha, Qatar, June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS (Reuters) - Qatar supports Kuwait's efforts to end a rift with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states, its foreign minister said on Monday, but the emirate remains puzzled over why "abusive measures" had been imposed on it. Saudi Arab
Syrian army and allies step up bombing of rebels in Deraa city
[1/2]A man walks on the the rubble of the damaged Omari Mosque at a site hit yesterday by an airstrike in the rebel-held southern old city of Deraa, Syria, June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Faqir Acquire Licensing Rights AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army and Iran-backed militia forces have escalated attacks against a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, a possible prelude to a large-scale ca
Five workers exposed to radioactive material at Japan nuclear research facility
Japan Atomic Energy Agency's (JAEA) Oarai Research and Development Center is seen in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo June 6, 2017. Picture taken June 6, 2017. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights TOKYO (Reuters) - Five workers at a nuclear research facility in east Japan were exposed to radioactive material on Tuesday after a bag that contained
Even moderate drinking linked to changes in brain structure, study finds
[1/2]FILE PHOTO: A barman pulls a pint of beer in a pub in Liverpool northern England November 19 , 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON (Reuters) - Drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to changes in brain structure and an increased risk of worsening brain function, scientists said on Tuesday. In a 30-year study that looked at the brains of 550 middle-
'Wombs for rent' business flourishes in communist Laos
VIENTIANE (Reuters) - Dozens of fertility clinics have mushroomed in land-locked Laos after scandals over commercial surrogacy have spurred wealthier southeast Asian neighbours to ban the controversial procedure since 2015. The gleaming, modern clinics have names featuring words such as "Miracle" and "Perfect" to help them stand out amid the dusty surrounding roads and highways in the Lao capital
Zika affects 5 percent of babies with confirmed infections - U.S. CDC
FILE PHOTO: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, on February 2, 2016. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights CHICAGO (Reuters) - The first report on how the Zika virus affected U.S. territories showed that 5 percent of women with confirmed infections had babies with birth defects, U.S. health officials said on Thursday. The report from
Syrian polio outbreak hits global effort to eradicate virus
GENEVA (Reuters) - A polio outbreak has been confirmed in an area of Syria partly held by Islamic State, the first re-emergence of the virus in Syria since 2014, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The virus was confirmed in stools of two people who had started to become paralysed and those of a healthy child. The discovery is a fresh blow fo
Women may pay more than men for hair loss treatment
(Reuters Health) - Women may end up paying more than men at their local store for the same hair loss medicine, suggests a new study. Minoxidil - known by the popular brand name Rogaine - was 40 percent more expensive when it was marketed as a foam to women than when it was advertised to men, researchers found. "Ethically it seems pretty questionable to be charging women more for the same thing," s
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