By Makini Brice PARIS, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Businesses, cultural events and museums planned to close at the weekend despite curbs on demonstrations as French President Emmanuel Macron seeks to restore order a week after nationwide protests turned violent. France’s main student union, UNEF, has…
Oct 23 (Reuters) – Jaguar Land Rover will recall 93,997 vehicles in the United States as the rearview camera image may fail to appear on the display, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday. Here are some more details: • NHTSA said…
By Eltayeb Siddig , Nafisa Eltahir, Khaled Abdelaziz and Olivia Le Poidevin NORTH KORDOFAN, Sudan, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Across Sudan, farmers who have struggled to harvest their crops since a civil war flared in 2023 are now battling a new enemy that could plunge…
By Libby George, Nicolás Misculin and Uditha Jayasinghe LONDON/BUENOS AIRES/COLOMBO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Gustavo Raul Perez furrows his brow over a notebook at the hardware shop he has run for six years on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Since Javier Milei became president of…
VATICAN CITY, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Pope Leo has undergone a chest examination which showed excellent progress following his recent lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said on Friday, citing the pontiff’s doctors. The Vatican added that despite the positive medical results, the pope is cancelling…
HONG KONG, Oct 23 (Reuters) – China’s Commerce Ministry urged the United States on Friday to “respect the facts” and immediately end what it called discriminatory measures against Chinese research institutions. The ministry also said in its statement that strengthening Chinese-US scientific research cooperation serves…
NAIROBI, Oct 23 (Reuters) – The Kenya Red Cross said it was sending humanitarian supplies to families who fled into Kenya after fighting erupted in the Ethiopian border town of Moyale this week and that its response would initially reach 1,000 households. Hundreds of Ethiopians,…
Oct 23 (Reuters) – Smith & Nephew’s talks with Johnson & Johnson to combine with the US group’s orthopaedics division fell apart after the London-listed group refused to agree to its former CEO leading the merged business, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people…
LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Shares in Gucci owner Kering dropped 11% on Friday after the group reported further sales declines, but said it would stick with CEO Luca de Meo’s turnaround plan and accelerate store closures, aiming for 125 by year-end. The recovery long…
By Alexander Cornwell and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Reserved, media-shy, and a relative newcomer to Israeli politics, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot presents a clear contrast to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the veteran leader he aims to defeat in an election next…
