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One dead in South Korea power plant collapse as safety fears hamper rescue
SEOUL (Reuters) -A worker has died and six remain trapped on Friday after the collapse of a large structure at a power station in South Korea that was being prepared […]
London police chief vows more change after another damning report on racism
LONDON (Reuters) -London’s police chief Mark Rowley said his force must undergo cultural change after another deeply critical report published on Friday cited systemic racism in how it deals with […]
Peru declares Sheinbaum persona non grata as asylum case heightens tensions
LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian lawmakers said Mexico’s president was unwelcome in the country on Thursday, escalating a diplomatic row as it weighs whether to grant safe passage to Mexico to an […]
Global forum on human settlements highlights resilient, sustainable urban future
GENEVA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — The 20th annual session of the Global Forum on Human Settlements and the New Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Awards Ceremony took place on Tuesday […]
Ukraine in ‘positive’ talks with US on missiles, ambassador says, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Ukraine is engaged in “positive” talks about buying Tomahawk missiles and other long-range weaponry with the United States, Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., Olha Stefanishyna, told Bloomberg News on […]
Egypt, Qatar sign 29.7 bln USD deal to develop Mediterranean coast
CAIRO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — Egypt and Qatar on Thursday signed an investment agreement worth 29.7 billion U.S. dollars to develop a major real estate and tourism project on Egypt’s […]
Flights diverted at Brussels airport amid new unconfirmed drone sightings, Flightradar24 says
(Reuters) -Flights bound for Brussels Airport were held or diverted late Thursday, according to flight tracking site Flightradar24, which cited unconfirmed reports of renewed drone sightings. Read full story Date: […]
Traffic to resume at Sweden’s second-biggest airport after drone scare
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) -A drone incident that prompted a sabotage investigation and halted traffic at Sweden’s second-largest airport ended on Thursday night with flights preparing to resume. Read full story […]
US Senate to consider war powers resolution to block strike on Venezuela
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. senators are due to vote on a resolution on Thursday that could keep President Donald Trump from attacking Venezuela without congressional authorization, a day after administration officials […]
US preparing subpoenas related to 2016 Russia election-interference intelligence, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal prosecutors are preparing grand jury subpoenas to investigate Obama-era intelligence officials who produced an assessment finding Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election in a bid to […]