Mountain watch groups save lives in flood-prone Pakistan valleys
BAGROT, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – For wheat farmer Noor Hussain, it was “no less than a miracle” that the lives of nearly 900 people and hundreds of cattle were saved by evacuating them from Chirah Bala village hours before a glacial lake…
China to raise retirement age as pressure on pension fund rises
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s pension fund will come under tremendous pressure to break even in coming years and as such, the government needs to gradually raise the official retirement age to salvage the finances, a top official said on Tuesday.
Aircraft makers call for ban on lithium battery shipments: AP
(Reuters) – Aircraft manufacturers are seeking a ban on shipment of bulk lithium batteries on passenger planes, calling the threat of fire “an unacceptable risk”, the Associated Press reported, citing an industry paper.
Threat to contaminate New Zealand infant formula: police
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Suspected environmental activists have threatened to contaminate infant formula in New Zealand, the world’s largest dairy exporter, in an attempt to halt use of an agricultural poison on pests such as rats and possums.
New Zealand police reveal threat to contaminate infant formula
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand police said on Tuesday that a threat had been made to contaminate infant formula as a protest against the use of an agricultural pesticide.
Mexico court frees vigilante leader involved in fatal firefight
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A judge in the violent Mexican state of Michoacan has ordered that a jailed vigilante leader involved in a firefight late last year that killed 10 people should be freed, a spokeswoman for the state judiciary said on Monday.
Venezuela’s Maduro says U.S. sanctions seek to topple his government
CARACAS (Reuters) – A furious Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday U.S. sanction measures were intended to topple his socialist government.
EU parliament refers French far-right to anti-fraud office
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament said on Monday it had alerted the EU fraud squad to possible abuses of funding for lawmakers’ assistants by the French far-right party the National Front.
Egyptian president pushes U.S. for military aid in Fox News interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Egypt’s president called for increased U.S. military aid and creation of a regional coalition to fight Islamic State in an interview with Fox News that aired on Monday, just days before the United States sends its top diplomat to…
Ten reported dead in apparent helicopter collision in west Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Ten people were killed when two helicopters apparently collided in the mountainous western Argentine province of La Rioja on Monday, a local government official said, without offering details on the identities of the victims.
