GA-MASHASHANE, South Africa (AP) — At a high school in rural northern South Africa, more than 300 students and their teachers share three toilets, and that woefully lopsided figure isn’t the worst problem. The three toilets are pit latrines, effectively 10-feet-deep holes in the ground that students line up during a lunch break to use. … Read more
Police said a person of interest has been named in the shooting death of a man outside a Hardee’s restaurant Sunday morning. Detectives say they are looking for Xavier Clark. He’s wanted for questioning as a person of interest. He is 23 years old and was last seen driving a Blue Dodge Journey with GA … Read more
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Walmart Inc-owned Indian payments firm PhonePe on Monday said that it has secured an additional $100 million from private equity firm General Atlantic, in the latest round of its ongoing $1 billion fundraising. Including the latest round, PhonePe has raised a total of $850 million so far. PhonePe is India’s most valuable payments … Read more
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly drifted higher Monday as investors fretted whether the United States government would be able to reach a deal to avoid a federal default. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.9% to finish at 31,086.82. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slid 0.2% to 7,263.30. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.7% to 2,554.97. Hong Kong’s … Read more
OSLO (Reuters) -Volvo Trucks said on Monday it has signed a letter of intent to sell 1,000 electric trucks to Swiss building solutions provider Holcim for delivery in the next seven years. “The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks,” Volvo said in a statement. The first 130 trucks will … Read more
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – The benefits of Sanofi and Regeneron’s anti-inflammatory drug Dupixent set in quickly during a trial to treat “smoker’s lung” and lasted for the duration of the 1-year study, French drugmaker Sanofi said late on Sunday. The company said it was discussing with major watchdogs across the world whether the trial … Read more
A person was reportedly shot inside a Dayton residential area Monday overnight. >> TRENDING: 1 hospitalized following shooting in Dayton; Officers investigating Dayton Police and Fire responded to the 500 block of Cedarhurst Avenue at 12:08 a.m. on reports of a shooting, Montgomery County Regional Dispatch said. A neighbor reportedly made the initial call to … Read more
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A massive fire tore through Manila’s historic post office building overnight, slightly injuring one person and razing the nearly 100-year-old landmark in the Philippine capital, police and postal officials said Monday. The fire started before midnight in the basement of the neoclassical, five-story building and was brought under control Monday morning … Read more
A man approached the Dayton Fire Department with a gunshot wound that required medical attention late Sunday night. >> TRENDING: 1 hospitalized following shooting in Dayton; Officers investigating Dayton firefighters discovered a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound after he approached the station, on West Third Street, at 11:12 p.m., Montgomery County Regional … Read more
A person was found shot as they entered Kettering Health Dayton late Sunday night. >> TRENDING: 1 hospitalized following shooting in Dayton; Officers investigating Employees working at Kettering Health Dayton requested Dayton Police after a person walked into their building with a gunshot wound at 11:24 p.m., Montgomery County Regional Dispatch stated. Little information was … Read more