NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Open, full of surprises and hungry, young challengers, was the latest sign that a new era has dawned in men’s tennis: 2024 will be the first time in more than two decades that none of the “Big Three” have won a Grand Slam title. Roger Federer had […]
Inspector General investigates two senior WFP officials in Sudan – sources Investigators are investigating whether employees concealed the Sudanese army’s alleged role in blocking food aid Investigation also looks into disappearance of fuel stocks in Sudan WFP and USAID confirm that an investigation into the operation in Sudan is ongoing Hunger protection organisation IPC: 25 […]
CARACAS, Aug 25 (Reuters) – A well-known Venezuelan journalist was arrested in Caracas on Sunday by police who searched her home, a journalists’ union and a local human rights group said. The National Union of Press Workers of Venezuela (SNTP) and the human rights organization Espacio Publico stated on their X-accounts that agents entered the […]
BEIJING, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Chinese scientists have discovered a “completely new method” of producing large amounts of water using lunar soil brought back from a 2020 expedition, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday. In 2020, China’s Chang’e-5 mission collected lunar samples for the first time in 44 years. Researchers from the state-run Chinese Academy […]
WARSAW, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Polish oil refiner Orlen (PKN.WA)opens new tab The state-owned company suffered a loss of 40 million zloty ($10.42 million) in the second quarter, after posting a net profit of 6.1 billion zloty in the previous year. The reason for this was tax payments on increased profits and lower gas prices, […]
