Before I forget…
A rainstorm killed at least 10 people in Greece and caused major flooding after a record summer heatwave touched off huge wildfires. The heaviest rains on record drenched Hong Kong and parts of China. Dozens of people died after a cyclone struck southern Brazil. Canadian wildfires likely will last through the winter.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a veteran South African politician, Zulu prince and controversial figure during the apartheid liberation struggle, died at the age of 95.
Reuters World News podcast: Thirty years since the first of the Oslo Accords were signed, peace in the Middle East is as elusive as ever. What is the future of the two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians? And learn why a British plan to draw a line under the bloody events of the past is causing fresh pain in Northern Ireland.
Do we need to worry about COVID again? A newer, highly-mutated variant is not as alarming as some experts feared a few weeks ago. And yet, infections and hospitalizations are rising. (This is a perfect moment to urge you to subscribe to the Reuters Health Rounds newsletter.)
Cigarettes, litter and soiled toilets are just some of the problems facing Mt Fuji as tourism picks after the COVID-19 pandemic, defiling the sacred mountain.
French Education Minister Gabriel Attal said he supports trialing school uniforms or a dress code amid a debate over a ban in state-run schools on abayas.
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland defended the central bank’s independence after her comments welcoming the Bank of Canada’s decision not to increase its key interest rate raised concerns to the contrary.
