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Australia bushfires to burn out of control for weeks, authorities say
52+ min ago (312+ words) SYDNEY, Jan 11 (Reuters) " Australian authorities said on Sunday it would take firefighters weeks to get on top of bushfires in the country's southeast that have razed "homes, cut power to thousands of homes and burned swathes of bushland. The blazes…...
Bangladesh seeks to join international force in Gaza
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (228+ words) WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) " Bangladesh said on Saturday it has told the United States that it wants to join the international stabilization force that "would be deployed in Gaza. Bangladesh said its national security adviser, Khalilur Rahman, met U.S. diplomats Allison Hooker…...
Report: John Harbaugh was fired by owner during phone call
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (218+ words) Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti fired John Harbaugh during a phone call Tuesday as the longtime head coach drove "home from the team's facility in suburban Baltimore, The Athletic reported Saturday. Harbaugh, 63, who coached the Ravens for 18 seasons" including to a…...
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong urges South Korea to investigate drone incidents
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (214+ words) SEOUL, Jan 11 (Reuters) " North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, urged South "Korea to investigate recent drone incidents for detailed explanations, in a statement carried by state media KCNA on Sunday. Kim said she…...
Tennis-After years in the wilderness, Tunisia’s Echargui eyes Grand Slam chance in Australia
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (609+ words) LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) " For every Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz, there are hundreds of professional tennis players doing the hard yards on the lower tours, scratching out a living before calling it a day. Tunisia's Moez Echargui fits into that…...
Wisconsin upsets Michigan
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (128+ words) ANN ARBOR, MI (WSAU) " The Wisconsin Badgers got their biggest road-win in years, upsetting Number-2 Michigan, 91-88. It was the first time the Badgers beat a top-two team since 2016. Wisconsin trailed by 1-point at halftime, but opened up the second half…...
Ukrainian drone attack injures four, damages buildings in Russia’s Voronezh, governor says
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (154+ words) Jan 10 (Reuters) " An overnight Ukrainian drone attack injured at least four people and "damaged several buildings in Russia's southern city of Voronezh, governor of the Voronezh region said on Sunday. An emergency service facility, "seven apartment buildings and "six houses…...
Exclusive-US may lift more Venezuela sanctions next week, Bessent says
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (740+ words) SAVAGE, Minnesota, Jan 10 (Reuters) " U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told Reuters that additional U.S. sanctions on Venezuela could be lifted as soon as next week to facilitate oil sales, and that he will also meet next week with the heads of…...
Musk’s X to open source new algorithm in seven days
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (140+ words) Jan 10 (Reuters) " Elon Musk said on Saturday that social media platform X "will open its new algorithm, including all code for organic and advertising post recommendations, to the public in "seven days. "This will be "repeated every 4 weeks, with comprehensive…...
US military says it carried out strikes across Syria targeting Islamic State
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (255+ words) WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) " The U.S. military said on Saturday it carried out multiple strikes in Syria targeting the Islamic State "militant group as part of an operation that Washington launched in December after an attack on American personnel. A U.S.-led coalition…...