Cuba’s private sector provides elderly care – for those who can afford it
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban Clotilde Ravelo is inching up on 90 years old, just fractured her hip and, to make…
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Putin asks voters, including in annexed Ukrainian areas, to determine Russia’s future
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin appealed on Thursday to voters, including in annexed parts of Ukraine, to be united in…
Kremlin says Putin didn’t threaten to use nuclear weapons, U.S. took him out of context
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that comments on nuclear weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin made in…
US-South Korea defense talks on track, but November not a hard deadline-US official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-South Korean talks on sharing the cost of keeping American troops in South Korea are on track…
Norway’s King Harald has been discharged from hospital after getting pacemaker
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Norway's King Harald has been discharged from the hospital after receiving a permanent pacemaker earlier this week…
Neophyte, patriarch of Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church, dies at 78
SOFIA (Reuters) - Patriarch Neophyte, a soft-spoken theologian who sought to restore the reputation of the Bulgarian Orthodox church hurt…
Nigeria kidnappings break up families, keep children out of school
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) -Esther Joseph said she went "almost mad" with anguish when her 13-year-old daughter Precious Sim was kidnapped…
North Korea’s Kim ‘drives’ new tank during mock battle
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a military demonstration involving a new battle tank, state media KCNA…
Explainer-Why farmers are protesting in New Delhi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of Indian farmers gathered in New Delhi on Thursday to demand higher guaranteed prices for…