ARGUINEGUIN, Spain (Reuters) -Two people died and five are feared dead after they attempted to reach Spain’s Canary Islands on a boat with migrants on board, authorities said on Tuesday. The pirogue – a type of dugout canoe – was sighted on Monday evening at around 8 p.m. (2000 GMT) by a merchant vessel which …
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By Michele Kambas and Nidal al-Mughrabi LARNACA, Cyprus/CAIRO (Reuters) -A ship carrying 200 tonnes of aid for Gaza left Cyprus on Tuesday in a pilot project to open a sea corridor to deliver supplies to a population that aid agencies say is on the verge of famine after five months of war. While welcoming the …
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By Sakura Murakami and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) – U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday there is no direct safety issue from Ukrainian staff being barred from accessing the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which Ukraine has called a “grave concern”. “The situation is not sustainable in the long term. At the …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukraine pounded targets across Russia on Tuesday with at least 25 drones and nine rockets, in a sweeping attack that one Russian official said had triggered a fire at a major refinery in the world’s second largest oil exporter. Russia and Ukraine have both used drones to …
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By Ilze Filks STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish police on Tuesday forcibly removed Greta Thunberg and other climate activists who were blocking the entrance to parliament for a second day. Two police officers lifted Thunberg and dragged her away before putting her down on the ground some 20 metres away from the door she had been obstructing. …
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By Stamos Prousalis and Yiannis Kourtoglou LARNACA, Cyprus, March 12 (Reuters) – A ship transporting almost 200 tons of food to Gaza left a port in Cyprus early on Tuesday in a pilot project to open a new sea route for aid to a population on the brink of famine. The charity ship Open Arms …
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(Reuters) -A strike by labour unions affecting ports and the rail system is expected to hit the country’s exports and imports. The two-week strike, which began on March 11 and follows others since October, is in protest over government plans to reform the labour market and reduce social welfare, changes which the government argues are …
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By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should consider jointly borrowing to finance investment in economic security and defence, Spain’s Finance Minister Carlos Cuerpo said on Tuesday, joining France, Belgium and Estonia in calls for more EU funding for common projects. The idea of joint borrowing for EU defence would build on the …
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KYIV (Reuters) – At least two Ukraine-based armed groups purporting to be made up of Russians opposed to the Kremlin launched an incursion across Russia’s western border on Tuesday, according to their social media pages. The Freedom of Russia Legion and the Siberian Battalion both announced on their Telegram pages that they had launched attacks …
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By Jan Strupczewski and Jesús Aguado BRUSSELS/MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government is “optimistic” about clinching a budget agreement with other political parties as soon as possible while working on the redesign of economic measures, such as the current windfall tax on large energy companies, Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said on Tuesday. The minority coalition …
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