WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Elon Musk said he refused a Ukrainian request to activate his Starlink satellite network in Crimea’s port city of Sevastopol last year to aid an attack on Russia’s fleet there, saying he feared complicity in a “major” act of war. The billionaire businessman made the comment on his social media platform X …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Nearly all of the world’s population experienced higher temperatures from June to August as a result of human-induced climate change, according to a peer-reviewed research report published late on Thursday. The northern hemisphere summer of 2023 has been the hottest since records began, with prolonged heatwaves in North America and southern Europe …
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(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that his country’s allies had eased sanctions on Russia and called for a renewed drive to impose further punitive measures on Moscow. “At this time, we see too long a pause by our partners in terms of sanctions,” he said in his nightly video address. “And …
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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Black holes, celestial objects known for their gluttony, usually eat stars unlucky enough to stray too close to them in one big gulp, annihilating them with their enormous gravitational pull. But some, it turns out, tend to snack rather than gorge. Researchers said they have observed a supermassive black …
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By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -Four people were killed and scores wounded on Friday in Russian air strikes on Ukraine, including a deadly attack in which a missile slammed into a police building in President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s hometown. In the latest wave of aerial attacks since Russia’s invasion last year, two women and a 46-year-old …
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MADRID (Reuters) -A Spanish prosecutor has filed a complaint with the High Court against suspended soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales for sexual assault and coercion over his allegedly unsolicited kiss on the lips of World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso. Prosecutor Marta Durantez Gil’s decision came three days after Hermoso lodged a criminal complaint. It is …
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By Angeliki Koutantou and Louisa Gouliamaki KARDITSA, Greece (Reuters) -Hundreds of people were stranded without food or water for a third day in Greece after a devastating rainstorm killed at least six people and caused billions of euros of damage. Storm Daniel, which meteorologists said was the worst to hit the country since records began …
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By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) -It is hard to say if G20 leaders gathering in New Delhi this weekend can reach consensus on a declaration, the EU’s representative said, as he urged tougher action against Russia over its blockade of Ukrainian grain. Analysts say deeper and more entrenched divisions over Moscow’s invasion risk derailing …
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MILAN (Reuters) – Key maintenance works on the Mont Blanc tunnel between Italy and France have been postponed until September next year, Italy’s transport ministry said, after the partial closure of an alternative Alpine route caused major traffic disruptions in recent weeks. A decision on the rescheduling of work on the Mont Blanc tunnel, which …
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BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s government will approve on Friday a plan to upgrade road infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Constanta, part of wider investments in the port which could help more Ukrainian grain to transit. Constanta is Ukraine’s largest alternative export route, with grains arriving by road, rail or barge on the Danube. Ukraine is …
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