World Bank halts new Uganda loans over anti-LGBTQ+ law
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act contradicts the World Bank Group's values, the global financier says.
2023-08-09 21:53
World Bank halts new lending to Uganda over anti-LGBTQ law
By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank said on Tuesday it would halt new lending to
2023-08-09 15:26
Colombian drug lord 'Otoniel' sentenced to 45 years in prison by US court
Notorious Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, also known as "Otoniel," was sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday "for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader of the multibillion-dollar paramilitary and drug trafficking organization known as the Clan del Golfo, federal prosecutors announced.
2023-08-09 08:27
Millions swelter across Iberian Peninsula as heatwave enters second day
LISBON/MADRID Millions of people in parts of Portugal and Spain opted to stay inside on Tuesday on the
2023-08-09 03:48
Pope says Church open to everyone, including LGBT people, but has rules
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) -Pope Francis said on Sunday that the Catholic Church is open to
2023-08-07 06:57
Closing youth festival in Portugal, pope shares 'old man's' dream of peace
By Philip Pullella and Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) -Pope Francis closed an international festival of Catholic youth on Sunday with
2023-08-07 01:45
Portugal wildfire rages as strong winds and heat fan flames
LISBON More than 1,100 firefighters and 14 water-carrying aircraft battled a wildfire in central Portugal's Castelo Branco area
2023-08-06 22:24
Pope visits Fatima shrine in Portugal; skips key address
By Philip Pullella and Catarina Demony FATIMA, Portugal (Reuters) -Pope Francis visited the revered Catholic shrine of Fatima in Portugal
2023-08-05 19:48
Pac-12 goes belly up: Which conference should remaining 4 teams join?
Oregon State, Stanford, Cal, and Washington State are the only schools left in the Pac-12. Here are the conferences each team should join.The Pac-12 has had a rough couple of days. The team had already lost powerhouse programs in the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins to the Big Ten, but that was just ...
2023-08-05 08:20
Uganda paternity testing causes huge controversy
There are reports of a surge in men wanting to know if they are the biological fathers of their children.
2023-08-05 08:17
Lisbon on 'red' alert as temperatures soar on last days of pope's visit
By Catarina Demony LISBON The Portuguese state weather agency on Friday put the capital Lisbon on high weather
2023-08-05 07:22
Pope meets victims of clerical sexual abuse in Portugal
A report this year said at least 4,815 children in Portugal were abused by members of the clergy.
2023-08-03 11:47