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Engine failure forces United Airlines flight to return to DC-area airport
Dec 13 (Reuters) – A United Airlines flight bound for Tokyo was forced to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia on Saturday afternoon after experiencing an engine failure […]
Interview: UCL president highlights China’s progress in research and education
LONDON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — China’s research and higher education sector has seen remarkable progress, with Chinese universities emerging as important partners for international higher education institutions, Michael Spence, president […]
Young people in Portugal cut back on social media use
LISBON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — Young people in Portugal are sharply reducing their social media use, reflecting a shift toward more conscious digital habits, according to new data and researchers. […]
U.S. lifts sanctions on Belarusian potash: U.S. special envoy
MINSK, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — The United States has decided to lift sanctions previously imposed on the Belarusian potash industry, U.S. special envoy for Belarus John Coale said here on […]
US says Belarus agreed to stop balloon flyovers into Lithuania
VILNIUS, Dec 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy John Coale said on Saturday that Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko had promised to stop weather balloons flying from his country […]
Thousands march in Hungary in protest over child abuse scandal
BUDAPEST, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Thousands of Hungarians marched to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s offices on Saturday, led by opposition leader Peter Magyar, who urged the veteran nationalist to resign […]
Two U.S. soldiers, one interpreter killed in Syria, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in an Islamic State attack on Saturday in Palmyra, Syria, where they were supporting counterterrorism […]
Ukraine says Russian drone attack hit civilian Turkish vessel
KYIV, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s navy accused Russia of deliberately attacking a civilian Turkish vessel carrying sunflower oil to Egypt with a drone on Saturday, a day after Moscow […]
Bangladesh says peacekeepers killed, injured in Sudan UN base attack
DHAKA, Dec 13 (Reuters) – At least six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight injured in an attack on a United Nations base in Abyei, Sudan, the Bangladesh Army said […]
Maria Kalesnikava, hero of Belarus opposition, freed after more than 5 years
Dec 13 (Reuters) – When Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko used the full force of his security apparatus to smash mass demonstrations in 2020, Maria Kalesnikava became an icon of the […]