By Edwin Okoth
NANYUKI, Kenya, June 9 (Reuters) - Kenyan police fired tear gas on Tuesday to scatter protesters in the central town of Nanyuki opposing a quarantine centre for Americans exposed to Ebola that the U.S. government has raced to build despite Kenyan court orders barring further work.
The proposed 50-bed unit on an air force base has angered many Kenyans, who accuse the United States of offloading the health risk of caring... (continue reading...)
By Panu Wongcha-um
BANGKOK, June 9 (Reuters) - More than 5,500 Myanmar refugees living in camps along Thailand's border have found jobs since Bangkok eased employment curbs last year, an approach that offers a regional example, a senior U.N. refugee official told Reuters.
The step came in response to a sharp decline in global humanitarian funding, in part as U.S. President Donald Trump slashed foreign aid and Thailand battled growing... (continue reading...)
By Florence Loeve
PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) - Alta Ares, a French startup focusing on counter-drone technology, said on Tuesday it had raised €50 million in its second funding round, helped by surging demand for air defence systems to combat the mass-produced drones playing a decisive role in Russia's war in Ukraine.
Alta Ares completed a €2 million funding round in May 2025 and the funds will be used to expand production, CEO... (continue reading...)
TAIPEI, June 9 (Reuters) - Chinese coast guard ships operating around Taiwan in recent days have been "harassing" commercial shipping by asking them information about their point of origin and destination and claiming jurisdiction, Taiwan's coast guard said on Tuesday.
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, was angered after Japan and the Philippines said last month they would begin formal talks on their maritime... (continue reading...)
By Maria Martinez
June 9 (Reuters) - German industrial production rose less than expected in April and economists said the outlook for Europe's largest economy remains weak, despite an unexpected increase in exports.
Industrial production rose by 0.4% in April compared with the previous month, the federal statistics office said on Tuesday. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 0.5% rise.
It was the first monthly... (continue reading...)
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