Rwandan authorities have restricted funeral sizes for victims of Marburg virus in an effort to curb an outbreak of the highly contagious disease. Eight people have died during Rwanda’s first outbreak of the virus, which was confirmed on Friday by the nation’s health ministry. Marburg, with a fatality rate of up to 88%, is from … Read more
BBC Israel’s continuing air strikes may have forced as many as one million people from their homes across Lebanon, the country’s prime minister, Najib Mikati, has said. Lebanon’s health ministry reported 105 people killed in Sunday’s strikes – two days after Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. Meanwhile, Hezbollah fired more rockets into … Read more
AT&T said on Monday it would sell its 70% stake in satellite TV service DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6 billion, exiting a business marked by declining distributions for the telecom operator. AT&T in 2021 signed a joint-venture agreement with TPG, which contributed about $1.8 billion in cash in exchange for a 30% … Read more
Newly-elected leader and sitting chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference following his election in the party leadership elections on September 27, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Japan’s incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said on Monday he will call a general … Read more
Videos reveal extensive damage in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which tore through the state causing catastrophic flooding. At least 30 people have died and scores more are unaccounted for in just one county. Charlotte City Councilman Tariq Bokhari shared footage of Lake Lure filled with debris, describing the scene as “post … Read more
Marine Le Pen, long-time leader of France’s far-right National Rally and presidential hopeful, goes on trial in Paris on Monday accused of misusing European parliamentary funds. More than 20 other senior figures in the party are also facing the same charges. They are accused of hiring assistants who worked on party affairs rather than for … Read more
A fire broke out at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia, causing a reaction that sent huge smoke plumes billowing across the city that were seen for miles around. Officials in the southern US state said the fire had been contained, but the smoke would still be visible for days and they encouraged nearby residents … Read more
Getty Images The Matterhorn mountain sits on the border between Italy and Switzerland, near the area that will be changed Switzerland and Italy have redrawn part of their border in the Alps due to melting glaciers, caused by climate change. Part of the area affected will be beneath the Matterhorn, one of Europe’s tallest mountains, … Read more
General view of the Towers and oil platforms of the State oil Company of Venezuela, Venezuelan oil Company SA. Jose Bula Urrutia | Future Publishing | Getty Images Oil prices didn’t react sharply on Monday after Hezbollah confirmed that its leader was killed on Friday in an Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. … Read more
British economic output grew by 0.5% in the second quarter, slightly slower than previously thought, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Monday. A preliminary ONS estimate for the second quarter had shown domestic product growth at 0.6%. Economists polled by Reuters did not expect the quarterly growth pace to be revised in … Read more