By Brenda Goh and Jacqueline Wong SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Shanghai authorities battling an outbreak of COVID-19 have erected fences outside residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a lockdown that has forced much of the city’s 25 million p…
Ukrainian refugees dream of home in Orthodox Easter celebrations
By Pawel Florkiewicz, Michael Kahn and Riham Alkousaa WARSAW/PRAGUE/BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukrainian refugees filled churches across central Europe on Sunday for Orthodox Easter in bittersweet celebrations, giving thanks for escaping a Russian invasion but…
Christian Orthodox spiritual leader says indescribable tragedy in Ukraine
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual head of Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide, called overnight for the opening of humanitarian corridors in Ukraine where he said “an indescribable human tragedy is unfolding”. Barth…
Nine from missing Japan boat found unconscious -coast guard
TOKYO (Reuters) -Nine people from a Japanese tour boat missing off the country’s northern coast had been found by midday on Sunday, Japan’s coast guard said, although it was unclear if they were alive. The nine, from the boat that went missing on Satur…
Ukraine to call for heavy arms when top U.S. officials visit Kyiv
By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine will ask U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin for more powerful weapons during an expected visit by the officials to Kyiv on Sunday as the Russian invasio…
Orrin Hatch, the genteel Republican senator, is dead at 88
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Orrin Hatch, the gentlemanly long-serving Republican U.S. senator from Utah who championed deep tax cuts, an anti-terrorism law and a children’s health program while fighting for conservative judicial nominees, die…
Ukraine wants large amount of equipment for its nuclear power plants – IAEA
(Reuters) – Ukraine has asked the International Atomic Energy Agency for “a comprehensive list of equipment” it needs to operate nuclear power plants during the war with Russia, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Saturday. This includes radiat…
Russia’s Putin attends midnight Orthodox Easter mass in Moscow
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Sunday attended an Easter mass conducted by the Russian Orthodox Church, which has strongly backed the Kremlin leader’s “special military operation” in Ukraine. Putin, dressed in a dark blue suit, a white shirt a…
Florida governor signs bill stripping Disney of self-governing authority
By Maria Caspani and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that strips Walt Disney Co of self-governing authority at its Orlando-area parks in retaliation for its opposition to a new law that limits the teac…
Thousands of farmers stage anti-tax protest in Argentine capital
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Thousands of Argentine farmers protested in Buenos Aires on Saturday against President Alberto Fernandez, whose policies to contain food prices to curb rampant inflation have been criticized by the agricultural sector. Argentin…