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JOHANNESBURG, June 10 (Reuters) – At least 12 people were killed and nine injured on Tuesday evening when gunmen opened fire at an informal settlement in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg, police said on Wednesday. Police said in a statement that they had launched a manhunt for more than 10 suspects following the attack at the Jumpers informal settlement. The motive for the attack is not known. Police said the suspects […]

(Corrects keyword used by media subscribers to PAPUA-VOLCANO/PUMICE instead of PAPUANEWGUINEA-VOLCANO/PUMICE) By Lucy Craymer and Seoyun Kang WELLINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) – Thick rafts of volcanic pumice ejected by an undersea eruption in Papua New Guinea’s Bismarck Sea have blocked boats, damaged fishing grounds and fuelled fears of food shortages, the leaders of remote coastal communities on Manus Island said. The eruption, still underway, began on May 8 about 125 […]

JAKARTA, June 10 (Reuters) – An Indonesian military court on Wednesday sentenced four military officers to jail terms of up to three years for their involvement in an acid attack on an activist known for campaigning against the growing role of the military. One defendant was sentenced to three years in jail, a second defendant to 2.5 years, the third defendant received a two-year sentence, and the fourth will be […]

By Yena Park and Cynthia Kim SEOUL, June 10 (Reuters) – The massive demand for foreign exchange conversions tied to SpaceX’s IPO, which has weighed heavily on the South Korean won in recent weeks, has been cleared, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The estimated $1.5 billion in orders for dollar purchases has reached its final stage, said the source who has information on dollar-won onshore […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes was bored and driving through the northern Pittsburgh suburbs on Monday — a rare in-season off day — when the Pirates ace caught the familiar lights of a baseball field out of the corner of his eye. The next thing the reigning NL Cy Young winner knew, he was circling the parking lot, searching for a spot. Not long after, one of the brightest stars […]

Fans who hear the whirring sound of a drone over a stadium might see it as a nuisance but law enforcement has long viewed those aircraft as a potential weapon of mass destruction. With the World Cup about to kick off, security is heightened and there’s a zero-tolerance policy for drones over or near stadiums during the 78 matches in 11 U.S. cities. Authorities have ratcheted up counter-drone measures used […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices probably jumped in May for the third straight month, heightening concerns for the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve and underscoring the threat that rising costs pose for the Trump administration as midterm elections near. Inflation is expected to reach 4.2% in May from a year earlier when the Labor Department reports last month’s figures Wednesday, according to a survey of economists by data provider […]

Voters across Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota headed to the polls Tuesday for another day of primaries in America. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

JERUSALEM (AP) — Fakhri Abu Diab fought for decades to save his home. But when Israeli authorities arrived with bulldozers two years ago, he was powerless to stop them. He and his wife now live among shards of memory: a bicycle where his bedroom stood; the garden where he planted tomatoes as a boy; a portrait of his late mother painted on a wall, based on a photograph lost in […]