News
Important Only
Toxic waste from India's 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site moved for disposal after 40 years
By Jatindra DashBHUBANESHWAR, India, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Indian authorities said on Thursday they had completed moving toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster, which killed more than 5,000 people, to a disposal facility where it will take three to nine months to incinerate.In th...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Malaysia grants WeChat, TikTok licences to operate under new law
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 - Malaysia's communications regulator said it granted Tencent's WeChat and ByteDance's TikTok licences to operate in the country under a new social media law, but that some other platforms had not applied.The law, aimed at tackling rising cybercrime, requires social media platfor...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
UPDATE 4-Virgin Australia crew allegedly raped, robbed in Fiji
Updates to recast paragraph 1, adds Fiji tourism minister's statement in paragraphs 6 and 7, adds Australia tourism department declined to comment in paragraph 9By Rishav ChatterjeeJan 2 (Reuters) - The Fiji government on Thursday said police were investigating incidents involving two crew members o...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
UPDATE 5-Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump Las Vegas hotel, killing driver
Person in Cybertruck killed, seven injured in blastFBI investigating whether an act of terrorismIncident occurred hours after man drove truck into crowd in New OrleansUpdates with Turo statement in paragraph 13-14By David Shepardson, Karen Brettell and Ronda Churchill LAS VEGAS, Jan 1 (Reuters) -...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
UPDATE 2-South Korea police search Jeju Air, airport operator over fatal plane crash
Police hunt for aircraft operation, maintenance data at Muan airport, Jeju Air officeCockpit voice recorder data conversion to audio files expected to be completed on FridayRigid structure near end of runway "concerning", engineering professor saysRewrites throughout with police searchBy Hyunjoo Jin...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 strikes Cobb, California, USGS says
Jan 1 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck Cobb in northern California on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.The quake was at a depth of 1.1 Km (0.68 mile), the USGS said. (Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim Coghill) ((GursimranKaur.Mehar@t...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
UPDATE 1-Chinese hack of US Treasury breached sanctions office, Washington Post says
Adds details paragraphs 2-10 on newspaper report, background on Treasury letter and U.S. sanctions against China, Chinese comment, no response from Treasury WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Chinese government hackers breached the U.S. Treasury office that administers economic sanctions, the Washingt...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
South Korea's Yoon, facing unprecedented arrest over martial law, vows to 'fight til end'
Arrest warrant for Yoon unprecedented against sitting presidentYoon vows to 'fight til end' in letter to supportersOpposition says letter proof Yoon committed to insurrectionUnclear how, when arrest warrant will be carried outPresidential security has blocked attempts to search Yoon's officeBy Hyun ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
UPDATE 4-Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump Las Vegas hotel, killing driver
Person in Cybertruck killed, seven injured in blastFBI investigating whether an act of terrorismIncident occurred hours after man drove truck into crowd in New OrleansUpdates headline, first paragraph to show driver killed in blastBy David Shepardson, Karen Brettell and Ronda Churchill LAS VEGAS,...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
UPDATE 16-Driver in deadly New Orleans truck ramming may have had help; ISIS flag found on truck
Death toll rises to 15 with about 30 people injuredTruck hit people celebrating New Year's Day in French QuarterSuspect identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, an Army veteran from TexasPolice search for accomplices as they investigate possible links to ISIS Adds Biden statement and videos made by suspect...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
South Korea's Choi orders immediate action on aircraft inspection as crash probe ramps up
SEOUL, Jan 2 (Reuters) - South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Thursday immediate action must be taken if a special inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated in the country finds any issues as authorities ramp up a probe into Sunday's deadly air crash. The conversion of data ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
Biden says investigators looking for links between New Orleans attack, Las Vegas incident
Jan 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday law enforcement is investigating whether there are any links between a New Orleans truck attack that killed 15 people and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel Las Vegas."We're tracking the explosion of a Cybertruck o...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
BRIEF-Hutchmed Says NDA Acceptance In China With Priority Review Status For Orpathys And Tagrisso Combination
Jan 1 (Reuters) - HUTCHMED (China) Ltd 0013.HK:HUTCHMED ANNOUNCES NDA ACCEPTANCE IN CHINA WITH PRIORITY REVIEW STATUS FOR ORPATHYS® AND TAGRISSO® COMBINATION IN LUNG CANCER PATIENTS WITH MET AMPLIFICATION AFTER PROGRESSION ON FIRST-LINE EGFR INHIBITOR THERAPYHUTCHMED (CHINA) LTD - THIS ACCEPTANCE AL...Reuters
Thu, Jan 2
US Treasury's sanctions office hacked by Chinese government, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department's sanctions office was hacked by the Chinese government, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed officials.The department earlier this week disclosed in a letter to lawmakers that Chinese state-sponsored hackers stole docum...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 2-Suspect in deadly New Orleans truck attack served in US Army
Jabbar was U.S. Army veteran, deployed to AfghanistanThe FBI says Jabbar had an Islamic State flag on his truckA U.S. citizen raised in Texas, suspect died in attackAdds Jabbar's divorce and past misdemeanor charges in paragraphs 16 and 17 Jan 1 (Reuters) - Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old Tex...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 1-Suspect in deadly New Orleans truck attack served in US Army
Jabbar was U.S. Army veteran, deployed to AfghanistanThe FBI says Jabbar had an Islamic State flag on his truckA U.S. citizen raised in Texas, suspect died in attackUpdates with Army statement detailing Jabbar's service Jan 1 (Reuters) - Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old Texas man accused of cr...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
BRIEF-Musk Says Confirmed That Explosion Was Caused By Very Large Fireworks And/Or A Bomb Carried In Bed Of Rented Cybertruck And Is Unrelated To Vehicle Itself
Jan 1 (Reuters) - MUSK - CONFIRMED THAT EXPLOSION WAS CAUSED BY VERY LARGE FIREWORKS AND/OR A BOMB CARRIED IN BED OF RENTED CYBERTRUCK AND IS UNRELATED TO VEHICLE ITSELFMUSK: ALL VEHICLE TELEMETRY WAS POSITIVE AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSIONSource text: https://tinyurl.com/22wnfx5vFurther company cover...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 5-Two killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv, Ukraine says
Adds one dead in attack in southern Kherson region, paragraph 11KYIV, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Russia launched a New Year's Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing two people, wounding at least six others and damaging buildings in two districts, authorities said.Explosion...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
Suspect in deadly New Orleans truck attack served in US Army
Jabbar was a veteran of the U.S. Army The FBI says Jabbar had an Islamic State flag on his truckA U.S. citizen raised in Texas, suspect died in attack Jan 1 (Reuters) - Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old Texas man accused of crashing a truck into New Year's Day revelers in New Orleans, killing ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
