21+ hour, 40+ min ago   (631+ words) KYIV, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Russian air strikes in several Ukrainian regions on Saturday killed nine people, injured dozens and damaged residential buildings and infrastructure across the country, local officials said. The civilian death toll has risen sharply in Ukraine over the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (183+ words) (This story has been refiled to remove the image.) ISTANBUL, Sept 9 (Reuters) – One person died after suffering ​a heart attack during ‌a wildfire in Turkey’s southern Antalya province, a local official and broadcasters said on Wednesday, as authorities sought to…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (732+ words) By Bianca Flowers and Donna Bryson CHICAGO, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The secretary of the Smithsonian Institution announced on Tuesday that he was retiring after months of accusations from the Trump administration that the national museums he led portrayed a skewed and…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (346+ words) BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) – China’s exports likely grew at a faster pace in August, a Reuters poll showed, indicating that the world’s second-largest economy will continue to rely on external ​demand to shore up growth as domestic weaknesses persisted. Exports are…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (296+ words) ATHENS, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled out snap elections on Sunday a day after announcing a string of tax cuts ​and wage hikes, as he seeks to recover lost ‌ground in opinion polls ahead of a general…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (177+ words) ATHENS, Sept 5 – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced income tax breaks and wage increases for workers, pensioners and the self-employed ​on Saturday as part of a tax ‌reform worth billions of euros ahead of elections next year. The measures, with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (378+ words) Sept 4 (Reuters) – The trial of a Massachusetts woman who strangled her three children but argues she is not guilty by reason of insanity ended on Friday with a deadlocked jury. ​But defendant Lindsay Clancy is still charged with murder and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (578+ words) BOSTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Boston extended on Friday a ban stopping President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new U.S. Postal Service rule that would tighten mail-in voting requirements ahead of the November congressional elections. Boston-based…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (625+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Friday a federal policy giving party committees access to discounted TV and radio advertising rates long available to political candidates, as major Republican committees head toward the November midterm elections with…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (487+ words) ROME, Sept 2 (Reuters) – British director Danny Boyle’s new movie “Ink”, unveiled on Wednesday, examines how Rupert Murdoch’s assault on Britain’s media establishment was first embraced as a breath of fresh air before turning into a much darker story. “Ink” opens…...