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Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto, no injuries reported
TORONTO/WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – Shots were fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto on Tuesday, police said, adding that evidence was found of a discharged firearm and that no […]
Pope Leo fires San Diego bishop accused of stealing $250,000
VATICAN CITY, March 10 (Reuters) – Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of a Catholic bishop in San Diego who was arrested by local authorities on suspicion of stealing $250,000 […]
Russian strike on Ukraine’s Sloviansk kills four, local official says
KYIV, March 10 (Reuters) – A Russian strike on the eastern Ukrainian frontline city of Sloviansk killed four people and injured 16 others, local governor Vadym Filashkin said on Tuesday. […]
Sri Lanka says second Iranian ship nine nautical miles off its coast
NEW DELHI, March 10 (Reuters) – A second Iranian ship is currently nine nautical miles from Sri Lanka’s coast, a spokesperson for Sri Lanka’s cabinet said on Tuesday, adding that […]
Congo Republic’s Sassou set to extend long rule, focus on succession
DAKAR, March 10 (Reuters) – Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso looks set to extend his decades-long rule in elections on Sunday, even as his advanced age and a term limit […]
US warns citizens in Nigeria of possible ‘terrorist threat’
LAGOS, March 10 – The U.S. embassy in Nigeria warned American citizens of a possible “terrorist threat” against U.S. facilities and affiliated schools in the West African country in a […]
Disturbance hits submarine power link between Finland and Sweden
COPENHAGEN, March 10 (Reuters) – A disturbance has occurred on the Fenno-Skan 2 power connection between Finland and Sweden, Finnish grid operator Fingrid said on Tuesday. Read full story Date: […]
Thailand orders bureaucrats to use stairs and work from home in energy saving drive
BANGKOK, March 10 (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered civil servants to conserve energy amid an energy squeeze brought on by the conflict in the Middle East, […]
UAE condemns drone attack on its consulate in Iraq’s Erbil
March 10 (Reuters) – UAE’s foreign ministry condemned a drone attack on its consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan’s Erbil, it said in a statement early on Tuesday. Read full story Date: […]
New Mexico investigators search Epstein’s former ranch
STANLEY, New Mexico, March 9 (Reuters) – Investigators in New Mexico began searching on Monday the former high-plains ranch of Jeffrey Epstein where the late financier and his acquaintances are […]