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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Mozambique security forces killed at least 10 children and injured dozens of others while trying to suppress weeks of protests following a disputed presidential election, Human Rights Watch said Monday. Hundreds of other minors were detained by security forces, some of them for days in violation of international law, since election results were announced a month ago, the rights group said. The southern African […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful will be able to view St. Peter’s tomb remotely as part of the Vatican’s technological outreach with its far-flung flock during the upcoming Holy Year. Pope Francis will inaugurate a webcam on Dec. 2 to be installed beneath the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica. Another webcam will be placed on the basilica’s Holy Door for the 2025 Jubilee, during which indulgences for […]

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A prominent Cambodian environmentalist and five others were released on Monday a day after being detained while investigating illegal logging in a national park. Ouch Leng, who was awarded a 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize, was taken into custody on Sunday along with the other activists who have documented an increase in illegal deforestation in the Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park, located near an economic land […]

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Authorities closed schools and suspended internet services in a northern Indian city on Monday, officials said, a day after four people were killed in clashes sparked by an official survey probing whether a 16th-century mosque was built on a Hindu temple. Nearly 1,000 Muslim protesters gathered outside the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday to prevent a team […]

By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) – A hard-right critic of NATO who has praised Russia is set to face a centre-right opposition leader in a presidential election run-off in Romania that could undermine its pro-Western stance after a shock outcome in the first-round vote. With 99.9% of votes counted after voting on Sunday, independent hard-right politician Calin Georgescu, 62, had 22.95% of votes. Centre-right contender Elena Lasconi, leader of the […]

(Reuters) – Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to rethink ties with Hong Kong’s banking sector, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Hong Kong has turned into a hub for many violations of U.S. trade controls, including export of controlled western technology to Russia and the creation of front companies to buy Iranian oil, the bipartisan leaders of the House Select Committee […]

(Reuters) – Bath & Body Works on Monday raised its forecast for full-year adjusted profit and said it expects a smaller drop in annual sales, helped by steadfast demand for its personal care products and new offerings in its stores, sending the retailer’s shares up about 12% in premarket trading. The Ohio-based company introduced new products including its new winter range of fragrances such as Winter Candy Apple and Frosted […]

By Andreas Rinke and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s ruling Social Democrats on Monday officially made Chancellor Olaf Scholz their lead candidate for the upcoming snap election, two party sources said, giving him a chance at a second term despite overseeing the collapse of his coalition. The announcement comes after popular Defence Minister Boris Pistorius ruled himself out of the running last Thursday, putting an end to weeks of speculation […]

(Reuters) -Biohaven said on Monday its experimental treatment for spinal muscular atrophy helped improve patients’ motor function in a late-stage study, but failed to achieve statistical significance compared to placebo and standard of care. Shares of the drug developer fell more than 12% in premarket trading. The company is planning to discuss further steps with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and said it will present the data at an […]