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Portugal celebrates democracy anniversary amid far-right surge
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira SANTAREM, Portugal (Reuters) - Veteran military officer Captain Joaquim Correia Bernardo, 84, remembers the revolution that toppled Portugal's fascist dictatorship five decades ago as if it were yesterday. ...
Australian counter terrorism force arrests seven teenagers after Sydney bishop stabbing
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian counter terrorism team arrested seven teenagers on Wednesday linked to a boy charged with a religiously-motivated terror attack on a Sydney bishop and questioned another five people. Police said a ...
About 3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries could be eligible for Wegovy coverage, study shows
(Reuters) - About 3.6 million overweight or obese patients with heart conditions insured under the U.S. Medicare program could be eligible for coverage of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy, a study published by Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) ...
After battle with Republicans, Biden to sign Ukraine aid package
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sign a bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars of new aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, a bipartisan victory for the president as he seeks re-election and a ...
Canadian military to destroy 11,000 Second World War-era pistols
The Canadian military plans to destroy 11,000 of its Second World War-era pistols by the end of this year. The move comes as the Canadian Forces confirmed it has received the final deliveries of a new 9-mm pistol as part of a $19.4-million ...
Iran, Pakistan call on U.N security council to take action against Israel
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Iran and Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council to take action against Israel, saying it had "illegally" targeted neighbouring countries and foreign diplomatic facilities. The comments, which accused Israel ...
German far-right politician vows not to quit after aide accused of spying for China
By Matthias Williams and Alexander Ratz BERLIN (Reuters) - A member of the European Parliament for Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party said on Wednesday he would not resign after one of his aides was arrested on suspicion of ...
Ukrainian drones struck two Rosneft oil depots in attack, Kyiv source says
KYIV (Reuters) - Drones sent by Ukraine's SBU security service struck two Rosneft-owned oil depots in Russia's Smolensk region in an overnight attack on Wednesday, a Ukrainian intelligence source said. The source said the depots contained ...
Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox after 19 cases were confirmed across five departments, including the capital Brazzaville. No deaths have yet been recorded, Health Minister Gilbert Mokoki said in a ...
Portugal must 'pay costs' of slavery and colonial crimes, president says
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said late on Tuesday that Portugal was responsible for crimes committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, and suggested there was a need for reparations. ...