Exclusive-A close encounter with the ‘alien bodies’ in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - For Jaime Maussan, a Mexican journalist and longtime UFO enthusiast, they are one of the most important discoveries in the history of humankind. But for many scientists these two tiny mummified bodies with elongated heads and three fingers on each hand, images of which were beamed around the world this week when...

UK sanctions more Iranian officials to mark anniversary of Mahsa Amini death

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday imposed sanctions on four Iranian officials to mark the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's morality police. The sanctions target senior decision makers enforcing Iran's mandatory hijab law and were coordinated with similar moves by the United States, Canada and Australia, Britain's foreign...

Doctor posted autopsy videos of couple’s decapitated newborn on Instagram, US lawsuit says

A Georgia couple’s heartbreak over the loss of their newborn who was decapitated at birth has been compounded by a “clout chasing” doctor they hired to perform the baby’s autopsy, according to their attorneys and a new lawsuit. Jessica Ross and Treveon Isaiah Taylor are suing Dr Jackson Gates, an Atlanta-based doctor who they say recorded...

Thai PM: ‘I don’t agree with recreational use’ of cannabis

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday he did not agree with allowing recreational use of cannabis, though its medical use would remain a policy under his administration. Srettha was speaking in an interview with Thai digital news outlet, The Standard. "Cannabis policy will be medical cannabis. On recreational use, I do...

US opposes Trump request to remove judge in federal election case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith on Thursday opposed Donald Trump’s request to remove the federal judge overseeing the criminal case accusing the former U.S. president of attempting to subvert the results of the 2020 election. Smith, whose office is prosecuting the case against Trump, said there was "no valid basis" for U.S. District...

FILE PHOTO: Members of a medical team from Kozhikode Medical College carry areca nut and guava fruit samples to conduct tests for Nipah virus in Maruthonkara village in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India, September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

India’s Nipah virus trackers gather samples from bats, fruit

New Delhi (Reuters) - Experts have fanned out in India's southern state of Kerala to collect samples of fluid from bats and fruit trees in a region where the deadly Nipah virus has killed two people and three more have tested positive. The state is battling its fourth outbreak since 2018 of a virus for which...

Hundreds of shops gutted in market fire in Bangladesh

DHAKA (Reuters) - A huge fire gutted several hundreds shops at a market in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, but there were no casualties as the blaze swept through the area in the early hours of Thursday, before stores opened. It took six hours for military forces and firefighters to contain the blaze, which spread quickly in the...

In 2024, Western Europe could overtake North America when it comes to streaming households

By 2024, Western Europe will overtake North America in terms of the number of households subscribing to streaming platforms, according to recent research, with the UK and Germany leading the way. According to research conducted by Ampere Analysis, the streaming market has a brighter future in Europe than across the Atlantic. North America, including the USA...

Drug kingpin El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel set to be released, say US authorities

(Reuters) - Emma Coronel, the wife of imprisoned Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, will be freed in Los Angeles on Wednesday following her arrest in 2021 on drug trafficking charges, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The U.S.-born 34-year-old was sentenced to three years in prison in 2021 after pleading guilty to three...

N.Korea’s Kim stresses ‘strategic importance’ of Russia ties ahead of Putin summit

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his visit to Russia shows the "strategic importance" of the two countries' ties, state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday ahead of an expected summit with President Vladimir Putin. The meeting, which could be as early as Wednesday, is being watched apprehensively by Washington and allies,...