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(Reuters) – At least 50 people were killed in central Myanmar on Tuesday in an air strike by the military on an event attended by opponents to its rule, according to media and members of a local resistance movement. Citing residents in the Sagaing region, BBC Burmese, Radio Free Asia (RFA), and the Irrawaddy news portal reported between 50 and 100 people, including civilians, had died in the attack. Reuters […]

LONDON (Reuters – Reading sacked Paul Ince as manager on Tuesday with the club 22nd in the Championship and in danger of relegation to the third tier of English soccer after being docked six points last week. Noel Hunt, manager of the under-21 side, will take over for the remaining five games of the season, the club said in a statement. Former England, Manchester United and Liverpool midfielder Ince was […]

By Stanley Widianto and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian court on Tuesday overturned a lower court’s controversial order to delay the 2024 national elections by two years, arguing it had overstepped its jurisdiction and had no authority to make the decision. The ruling by the Jakarta High Court will ease political uncertainty in the world’s third-largest democracy and means the February 2024 presidential and general elections should be […]

By Charlotte Greenfield (Reuters) – The United Nations’ mission to Afghanistan has launched a review of its operations and asked all Afghan staff not to come to work at least until May after the Taliban administration barred its women staff from working, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The United Nations said last week that the Taliban, who swept to power in 2021, had communicated that Afghan women would […]

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to expand efforts to disrupt illicit financial activities by drug traffickers involved in the fentanyl trade by increasing the use of sanctions, the White House said on Tuesday. A White House fact sheet outlining its plans for a crackdown on fentanyl supply chains said President Joe Biden’s administration will increase sanctions and other measures against key targets to obstruct drug […]

By Milana Vinn NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc has agreed to buy a significant stake in FGS Global in a deal that values the financial communications group at about $1.4 billion. As part of the deal, KKR will buy up a 30% stake from senior employees at FGS Global and its largest investors, including London-based advertising giant WPP Plc. WPP, which was founded by […]

(Reuters) -Cineworld said on Tuesday it had filed a reorganisation plan in a Texas bankruptcy court that will effectively wipe out existing shareholdings, sending its stock to an all-time low. The filing formalises a deal laid out on April 3 that includes plans to cut debt by about $4.53 billion and raise $2.26 billion in funds to emerge from bankruptcy. It does not provide for any recovery for its existing […]

CAIRO (Reuters) – Al-Ahly secured a record-extending 38th Egypt Cup title with a 2-1 extra-time win over Pyramids on Monday, bringing an end to a competition that started more than 500 days earlier. The 2021-22 edition of the domestic cup competition began on Nov. 9, 2021 but with fixtures piling up due to international tournaments and continental club competitions the final was put back until February this year. Al-Ahly’s participation […]

(Reuters) -Cineworld said on Tuesday it had filed a reorganisation plan in a Texas bankruptcy court that will effectively wipe out existing shareholdings, sending its stock to an all-time low. The filing formalises a deal laid out on April 3 that includes plans to cut debt by about $4.53 billion and raise $2.26 billion in funds to emerge from bankruptcy. It does not provide for any recovery for its existing […]