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Austrian court lets incestuous rapist Fritzl move to regular prison

An Austrian court said on Tuesday the country's most infamous living criminal, incestuous rapist Josef Fritzl, could move to regular prison from a prison

Austrian court lets incestuous rapist Fritzl move to regular prison

Unused EU recovery funds should go towards defence, Polish ministers say

Unused European Union funds meant for helping member states recover from the pandemic should be put towards building the defence industry, Poland's deputy prime minister and its

Unused EU recovery funds should go towards defence, Polish ministers say

Four dead, several feared trapped under billboard in freak accident during Mumbai rainstorm

At least four people are dead, 61 injured and more than 40 feared trapped after a massive billboard fell during a rainstorm in India's financial capital of Mumbai on Monday, local

Four dead, several feared trapped under billboard in freak accident during Mumbai rainstorm

UK to spend $12.7 billion on compensation in infected-blood scandal

Britain will spend more than 10 billion pounds ($12.70 billion) compensating thousands of people who were treated with blood contaminated with HIV or hepatitis C in

UK to spend $12.7 billion on compensation in infected-blood scandal

Cuba may import sugar, rum industry pressed amid disastrous harvest

The Cuban sugar harvest is winding down at the lowest tonnage since 1900, forcing the government to import and putting more pressure on its domestic rum, soft drink

Cuba may import sugar, rum industry pressed amid disastrous harvest

The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it

Many Democrats campaigning for the Senate this year say they support suspending the filibuster rule to pass nationwide abortion protections

The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it

Slovak PM Fico's attacker may not have acted alone, says minister

By Jan Lopatka, Claudia Greco and Ayhan Uyanik BRATISLAVA/BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (Reuters) -The suspect in an assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico may not have been just a "

Slovak PM Fico's attacker may not have acted alone, says minister

Musk, Indonesian health minister, launch Starlink for health sector

By Stefanno Sulaiman DENPASAR (Reuters) -Elon Musk and Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin launched SpaceX's satellite internet service for the nation's health sector on Sunday, aiming to

Musk, Indonesian health minister, launch Starlink for health sector

Saudi king to be treated for lung inflammation, state news agency says

DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi King Salman will undergo a treatment programme at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah for a lung inflammation, the state news agency said on Sunday, hours after he underwent medical tests

Saudi king to be treated for lung inflammation, state news agency says

What happened in the UK's infected blood scandal? Inquiry report will be revealed on Monday

The final report of the U.K.’s infected blood inquiry will be published Monday, six years after it started its work

What happened in the UK's infected blood scandal? Inquiry report will be revealed on Monday

Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state's near-ban on abortion stand?

A judge's decision in a lawsuit against Ohio’s ban on most abortions could be near

Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state's near-ban on abortion stand?

Uprooted by Brazil floods, foreign refugees 'start all over again'

Tens of thousands of Haitians and Venezuelans who found refuge in southern Brazil after escaping hunger, violence and natural disasters are

Uprooted by Brazil floods, foreign refugees 'start all over again'

US must act to slash landfill methane emissions, report says

Methane emissions at nearly two dozen U.S. landfills regularly exceeded federal limits and in some cases were higher than facility owners reported to the government, according to an

US must act to slash landfill methane emissions, report says

Iran to send experts to ally Venezuela to help with medical accelerators

Iran on Saturday said it will send experts to its ally Venezuela to help with medical accelerators in hospitals it said had been stopped due to Western sanctions.

Iran to send experts to ally Venezuela to help with medical accelerators

Water, water everywhere ... most is now safe to drink in an English village after parasite outbreak

Most residents near a scenic fishing village in southwestern England were told their tap water is safe to drink again after a parasite sickened more than 45 people

Water, water everywhere ... most is now safe to drink in an English village after parasite outbreak

India's Modi, chasing reform legacy, shifts income goals for struggling farmers

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has drawn up new targets to boost farmer incomes as he seeks to secure his legacy of

India's Modi, chasing reform legacy, shifts income goals for struggling farmers

Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan

Taliban officials say flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports

Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan

Hot weather poses new risk as thousands remain without power after deadly Houston storm

As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left at least seven people dead, it will do so amid a smog warning and rising Texas heat

Hot weather poses new risk as thousands remain without power after deadly Houston storm

In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach

Some Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of kin citing funeral costs as a growing reason

In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach

Walgreens contacts potential buyers for Boots UK chain, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -Walgreens Boots Alliance is in the process of contacting potential buyers to sell its UK-based Boots drugstore chain in a second attempt at separating the unit, Bloomberg News reported on

Walgreens contacts potential buyers for Boots UK chain, Bloomberg News reports

Peru protesters slam new insurance law that deems transgender people mentally ill

Hundreds of protesters in Peru's capital marched on Friday to demand the scrapping of a new law that describes transgender people, among others, as having a mental illness so they can

Peru protesters slam new insurance law that deems transgender people mentally ill

For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change

States have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services

For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change

Canada asks chemical plants to check pollution after leaks hit Indigenous community

Canada on Friday ordered some petrochemical plants in Ontario to take strict measures to control pollution from cancer-causing chemical benzene after release from a

Canada asks chemical plants to check pollution after leaks hit Indigenous community

J&J-backed startup Rapport files for US IPO

(Reuters) -Biopharmaceutical company Rapport Therapeutics, backed by the venture capital arm of Johnson & Johnson, filed for an initial public offering in the United States on Friday.

J&J-backed startup Rapport files for US IPO

Greece to bring in Egyptian farm workers amid labour shortage

Greece will start bringing in workers from Egypt this summer to take on temporary farming jobs under a deal between the countries to tackle a labour shortage, the migration ministry

Greece to bring in Egyptian farm workers amid labour shortage
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