By Ismail Shakil and Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s government introduced legislation Monday to implement a “national freeze” on the sale and purchase of handguns as part of a gun control package that would also limit magazine capacitie…
Sri Lankan woman rickshaw driver has to queue 12 hours, or more, for fuel
By Uditha Jayasinghe GONAPOLA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Lasanda Deepthi, a 43-year-old Sri Lankan woman, plans her day around fuel queues. The driver of an auto-rickshaw on the outskirts of the commercial capital Colombo, she keeps a close eye on the petr…
Ugandan researchers develop low cost sensors to track air pollution
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan researchers have developed low-cost air quality monitoring sensors that work in extreme conditions and will allow Uganda to switch from expensive imported monitors in its bid to tackle rising air pollution. Kampala, Uganda’s…
Cuba dissident leaders face trial in tightly held proceedings
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Two leading Cuban artist-dissidents faced their first day of trial on Monday after being detained nearly a year ago, part of an ongoing judicial process that human rights groups have called a “farce” and a “circus”. …
Bavarian Nordic raises 2022 annual guidance again after monkeypox vaccine deals
(Reuters) – Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic revised its annual guidance on Monday for a second time after signing supply contracts with several undisclosed countries for its Imvanex monkeypox vaccine. Bavarian Nordic said vaccine deliverie…
U.S.’s Blinken strongly condemns Iran seizure of Greek-flagged vessels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday condemned the “unjustified seizure” of two Greek-flagged vessels by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard last week, the State Department said. Iranian forces seized two Greek tankers …
Erdogan tells Zelenskiy he values project to create sea route for agriculture exports
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a call on Monday that he placed value on a project to create a safe sea route for exporting Ukrainian agricultural goods, his office said. “Erdoga…
NRA board of directors re-elects Wayne LaPierre as executive vice president
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -The National Rifle Association board reappointed Wayne LaPierre as executive vice president on Monday, turning back the latest leadership challenge amid corruption allegations and flat membership for the still-powerful gun l…
Turkey tells U.S. it wants ‘concrete steps’ from Finland, Sweden for NATO bids
ANKARA (Reuters) – A chief adviser to Turkey’s president told his U.S. counterpart that Turkey wanted “concrete steps” on the existence of what it calls “terrorist organisations” in Finland and Sweden before it would consider their NATO bids, the Turki…
How a cheap component could help kill off combustion cars
By Nick Carey and Christina Amann LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – The humble wire harness, a cheap component that bundles cables together, has become an unlikely scourge of the auto industry. Some predict it could hasten the downfall of combustion cars. Supp…