ROME (Reuters) – Tourists and locals will be able to see Rome’s Trevi Fountain from a new angle by walking across a footbridge erected while it undergoes maintenance work. The metal bridge, which will give visitors a closer look at the fountain’s intricate facade, will be up for about two months while work is in …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – A local politician in northern Germany who posted a picture of a sex doll with a St Pauli T-shirt and a noose around its neck has stepped down following a wave of criticism. The posting by Bulent Buyukbayram, a member of the Christian Democrats in the city of Delmenhorst, also showed the …
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By Luiza Ilie SINDRILITA, Romania (Reuters) – On a crisp morning in early November, Romanian veterinarian Oana Vasiliu arrived at the Sindrilita village school with her teaching assistants in tow: a rescue hen named Rodica and a duck called Bubbles. Soon, the two animals were strolling down the aisles past yellow-trimmed desks in a fifth-grade …
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WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet France’s president, Britain’s prime minister, the head of NATO, and leaders of Nordic and Baltic states soon to discuss transatlantic cooperation and the war in Ukraine, he said on Saturday. The future of aid to Ukraine is among the major questions facing the European Union …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Russian drones attacked Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa overnight, killing one person and injuring 13 others, including two boys, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on Saturday. Several residential apartment buildings, private houses, commercial buildings and dozens of private cars were damaged in what was the second day in a row of Russian …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States charged an Iranian man on Friday in connection with an alleged plot ordered by Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, the Department of Justice said. Farhad Shakeri informed law enforcement “that he was tasked on October 7, 2024, with providing a plan to kill” Trump, the …
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VIENNA (Reuters) – A small Swiss village that attracted global attention last year when it was evacuated because the mountain face above it threatened to collapse onto it must be evacuated again, local officials said on Saturday. The municipality of Albula in eastern Switzerland, which includes the village, Brienz, cited the risk of a rockslide …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry sees no grounds for talking about resuming dialogue on strategic stability and arms control with the United States at the moment, Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, citing Russia’s deputy foreign minister. Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow and Washington “are exchanging signals on Ukraine” through closed channels at the …
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By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Superstar singer Beyonce topped the list of Grammy Award contenders unveiled on Friday, earning 11 nods including an album of the year nomination for her venture into country music, “Cowboy Carter.” Behind Beyonce, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone tied with seven nominations each. Pop phenomenon …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Several Syrian soldiers were injured in an Israeli air “aggression” in the vicinity of the city of Al-Safira near Aleppo and Idlib, state media reported early on Saturday. The air “aggression” targeted a number of sites in the countryside, outside Aleppo and Idlib, state media said, citing a military source. The Israeli …
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