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MOGADISHU, March 26 (Reuters) – Drivers of tuk‑tuk taxis in Somalia’s capital are abandoning their livelihoods as fuel prices surge, pushed up by disruptions to oil shipments linked to the Iran conflict. With fares rising, passengers have dropped away and many drivers in Mogadishu say they can no longer keep their three-wheelers on the road. …
6m ago Israeli defense chief says killing of Iranian naval commander behind Strait of Hormuz closure confirmed Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Thursday that an Israeli airstrike had killed Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ navy, confirming earlier reports by Israeli media. “Last night, in a precise and lethal operation, the IDF …
In a rare occurrence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, twin mountain gorillas were recently born in the Virunga National Park, renowned for its biodiversity but threatened by conflict. “The twins, believed to be a female and a male, are approximately two weeks old and are being closely monitored by field teams,” the park …
By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) – Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returns to a Manhattan court on Thursday where he will argue that drug trafficking charges against him should be thrown out more than two months after he and his wife were captured in a surprise U.S. military raid …
HAVANA, March 26 (Reuters) – A Cuban doctor with more than 25 years of practicing medicine, like most Cubans drawing a government salary, needs a side hustle to get by. To avoid regular power blackouts, he wakes at 5 a.m. to cook rice and beans for sale, supplementing his income as his bus and taxi …
By Timothy Aeppel and Jarrett Renshaw SOUTH BEND, Indiana, March 26 (Reuters) – One of his best customers recently asked John Axelberg to invest $800,000 to double the output of the tubular frames his factory here churns out for large-scale solar energy farms. Although the solar side of Axelberg’s small metal forming business fueled all …
SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Lewis Hamilton said he finished a recent morning training run and returned to his hotel sweating after his workout to find a few fellow Formula 1 drivers just getting up. “I know that none of the drivers I’m racing against have trained as hard as I have and given it what …
Washington — The House Ethics Committee on Thursday will hold a rare public “trial” for Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, who is accused of stealing $5 million in federal pandemic funds and using some of the money to boost her congressional campaign. Republicans are already trying to expel Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress over the allegations. …
TAIPEI, March 26 (Reuters) – A Taipei court on Thursday sentenced former city mayor and one-time presidential candidate Ko Wen-je to 17 years in jail after finding him guilty of corruption and misuse of political donations, the official Central News Agency said. Prosecutors had asked for a combined total of more than 28 years in …
MOSCOW, March 26 (Reuters) – A delegation of Russian lawmakers has arrived in the United States for meetings with U.S. lawmakers, Russian media said, on the first such trip since relations between the world’s two biggest nuclear powers hit rock bottom over the war in Ukraine. After the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian officials said …