South Korean village mourns leader and family killed trying to flee wildfires
By Joyce Lee, Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim YEONGYANG, South Korea (Reuters) - As the flames of a raging wildfire swept towards the town of Samui-ri in South Korea's mountainous southeast this week, a village leader surnamed Kwon rushed home to try ...
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Wildfires and aging society make for deadly mix in South Korea
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - A combination of an aging society and a reliance on temporary workers meant older people were disproportionately on the frontlines tackling South Korea's devastating wildfires this week - and paid a disproportionate...
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Love motels and converted ferries: Brazil gets creative to host COP30
By Manuela Andreoni and Lisandra Paraguassu BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) - Environmental activists from around the globe have eagerly awaited Brazil's turn hosting the United Nations climate summit, known as COP30, after three years where the conference...
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South Korea forest agency says wildfire in southeastern county contained
SEOUL (Reuters) - A forest fire in South Korea's Yeongdeok county, one of a number of wildfires that have engulfed the country's southeastern region, has been contained, the national forest service said on Friday. (Reporting by Ju-min Park; Editin...
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Lengthy tremors felt in Thai capital Bangkok, Reuters witnesses say
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tremors were felt in the Thai capital Bangkok on Friday, with buildings in the central business area swaying, according to Reuters witnesses. (Reporting by Martin Petty)
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Strong earthquake in central Myanmar, panic in Bangkok
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Myanmar, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Friday, while hundreds of people poured out of buildings in the Thai capital Bangkok after the tremors. There was no immediate word ...
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Singer Cynthia Erivo honored with GLAAD Award for LGBTQ+ advocacy
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Wicked" actor Cynthia Erivo received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 36th GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday, which is awarded to an LGBTQ+ media professional who has raised visibility and...
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US car buyers face higher prices, less choice under Trump's tariffs
By Nick Carey and Kalea Hall LONDON/WHITE LAKE, Michigan (Reuters) - Major automakers can deal with President Donald Trump's tariffs on U.S. auto imports in a number of ways, but all of them lead to higher prices, fewer choices of models or limits ...
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University of Michigan shuts DEI office, citing Trump orders and funding warning
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The University of Michigan - long seen as a bastion of diversity, equity and inclusion programs - said on Thursday it was closing its DEI office, citing executive orders from President Donald Trump and a war...
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US Attorney General Bondi tells Fox News many judges need to be removed
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Thursday that many of the judges who have recently ruled against the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration were unable to be impartial and needed to be remov...
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