Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Tanzania flood, landslide death toll jumps to 47
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The number of people killed by floods and landslides in northern Tanzania has jumped to 47, with another 85 people injured, following torrential rain, a senior government off...
Dec 04, 2023
COP28: UAE signs deal with Bill Gates’ nuclear company on advanced reactors
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bill Gates' advanced nuclear reactor company TerraPower LLC and the United Arab Emirates' state owned nuclear company ENEC said on Monday they have agreed to study the potential deve...
Dec 04, 2023
Temperatures in Siberia dip to minus 50 Celsius as record snow blankets Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Temperatures in parts of Siberia plummeted to minus 50 degrees Celsius (minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit) while blizzards blanketed Moscow in record snowfall and disrupted flights as win...
Dec 04, 2023
COP28: Abu Dhabi teams up with HSBC, others on climate finance think-tank
DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi will host the newly launched Global Climate Finance Centre in partnership with nine founding members including the World Bank, lender HSBC and asset managers BlackRock and ...
Dec 03, 2023
Showbiz in 2023: Hollywood strikes, Beatles last song, ‘Swift effect’
LONDON (Reuters) - From strikes paralysing Hollywood to the Beatles releasing their last ever song, the world of entertainment provided many headlines this year. Below are some of the biggest showbiz ...
Dec 03, 2023
‘All of Us Strangers’ dominates British Independent Film Awards
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Drama "All of Us Strangers" was the big winner at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) on Sunday, taking home seven awards, including best British independent...
Dec 03, 2023
Dionne Warwick, Billy Crystal, Queen Latifah reign at Kennedy Center Honors
By Jeff Mason and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington celebrated singer Dionne Warwick, comedian Billy Crystal, Bee Gees member Barry Gibb, rapper and actress Queen Latifah, and opera star R...
Dec 03, 2023
Dwindling fish stocks hit incomes in Cambodia, prey to climate change
KAMPONG PHLUK, Cambodia (Reuters) - Fisherman Siem Huat has seen fish stocks dwindle in recent years in Cambodia's majestic Tonle Sap Lake, and with them, his family's sole source of income. Experts s...
Dec 03, 2023
Life imitates art as George Clooney directs ‘The Boys in the Boat’
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Like the subjects of his new film, George Clooney took a chance on a group of actors to transform them into believable professional rowers for "The Boys in the Boat...
Dec 03, 2023
What to watch at COP28 on Monday
DUBAI (Reuters) - Monday is finance day at COP28, which means more funding is likely to be announced for the climate cause. If that sounds familiar, that is because world leaders and the private secto...
Dec 03, 2023
