Explore this California ghost town that's up for sale
Cerro Gordo, California is an abandoned 19th century mining town, and it's on the market for just $925,000. Source: Latest CNN News
Cambodian curbs on election news could smother debate, U.N. warns
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Vaguely worded Cambodian media rules could bring sweeping restrictions that prevent journalists reporting on controversial issues in the run-up to a general election, U.N. rights monitors warned on Friday. Source: Reuters World News
Experts protecting Seychelles from parasite that could devastate bees — and agriculture
Seychelles is receiving help from two experts from the neighbouring island of Reunion to educate beekeepers and relevant local authorities about the threat of varroa mites – a parasite that attacks bees. The external parasitic mite can bring down a bee colony, reducing the population of bees available to pollinate flowers and produce honey. The [...]
As trade war with China looms, U.S. readies second wave of duties
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has nearly completed a second list of tariffs on $100 billion in Chinese goods, as President Donald Trump prepares to enact an initial round of duties that is expected to trigger an in-kind response from Beijing, several sources said. Source: Reuters World News
Saudi-led coalition poised to take airport of Yemen's main port city
ADEN (Reuters) - Forces from a Saudi-led coalition were poised to enter the airport of Yemen's main port, Hodeidah, on Friday as the Arab alliance prepared to seize the city in the biggest battle of a three-year war. Source: Reuters World News
U.S. forces in South Korea separate to North Korea-U.S. talks: South Korea official
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. military forces in South Korea are not subject to negotiations between North Korea and the United States because they are a matter for the U.S.-South Korean alliance, a senior official in South Korea's presidential office said on Friday. Source: Reuters World News
Turkey says its air strikes kill 26 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish military said on Friday air strikes its forces carried out killed 26 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq's Qandil mountain region on June 12, the state-run news agency Anadolu reported. Source: Reuters World News
U.S. to take 'firm, appropriate measures' against Syria violations
(Reuters) - The United States will "take firm and appropriate measures" in response to Syrian government violations in a designated de-escalation zone in the country's southwest, the State Department said on Thursday. Source: Reuters World News
France, Britain, US put UN hold on Chinese arms deliveries to C. Africa
France, Britain and the United States on Thursday put a hold on a request from the Central African Republic for UN Security Council approval of Chinese weapons deliveries for its national forces. CAR's defense minister asked a UN sanctions committee on June 5 to grant an exemption to an arms embargo and allow the shipments [...]
South Africa's grid under pressure as electricity workers strike
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's power grid was under pressure on Friday, with controlled blackouts possible, due to workers striking over pay, a test of new President Cyril Ramaphosa's efforts put the state electricity provider back on a stable financial footing. Source: Reuters World News