ROME (Reuters) – A planned closure for maintenance of the Mont Blanc tunnel between Italy and France will be postponed after an alternative Alpine route was disrupted by a landslide on the French side of the border, Italy’s transport ministry said on Thursday. The 11.6 kilometre Mont Blanc tunnel had been due to close from …
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(Reuters) – A newly released video of Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin purports to show him in Africa only days before his death, addressing speculation about his wellbeing and possible threats to his security. “For those who are discussing whether I’m alive or not, how I’m doing – right now it’s the weekend, second half …
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TURIN, Italy (Reuters) – Five Italian railway workers were killed when they hit by a train near Turin, the state railway Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (Rfi) said on Thursday. The workers were replacing some track outside the station of Brandizzo, on the line connecting Milan and Turin, at about midnight on Wednesday when they were run …
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(Reuters) -Ukrainian drones attacked more targets in Russia late on Wednesday, a night after drones struck at least six regions deep within Russia in one of the broadest volleys yet of Kyiv’s campaign to turn the tables on Moscow. One of the drone strikes, targeting an airfield far from Ukraine’s borders, destroyed military transport planes …
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SOMA, Japan (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said on Thursday China’s reaction to the release of treated radioactive water into the ocean from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant is all about economic coercion and politics. Emanuel said he expected the United States to support Japan if Tokyo takes China to the …
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HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s government, beset by racism controversies since taking office in June, has agreed on a common policy to combat intolerance, party leaders said late on Wednesday, preventing a collapse of the four-party, right-wing coalition. Within days of assuming power in June, the government was in turmoil when media revealed writings by ministers …
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(Reuters) – Six Ukrainian servicemen were killed aboard two helicopters while they were “carrying out missions” in eastern Ukraine, the military said on Wednesday. There was no indication what happened involving two widely-used Mi-8 helicopters on Tuesday. A military statement on Telegram aid the men were “carrying out missions” in the sector of the Russian-held …
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By Miguel Gutierrez and Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish society must break a “pact of silence” and stop normalizing sexist behaviour and support women brave enough to speak out when it happens, acting Equality Minister Irene Montero said on Wednesday. Montero said in an interview with Reuters she hoped the furore created by Spanish Football …
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MOTRIL, Spain (Reuters) – The mother of the Spanish Soccer Federation’s beleaguered chief Luis Rubiales who started a hunger strike in support of her son on Monday, was taken to a local hospital on Wednesday after feeling tired and stressed out, the local priest said. Angeles Bejar had locked herself in a church in her …
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By Andrew Gray and David Latona TOLEDO, Spain (Reuters) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urged member countries on Wednesday to order more ammunition for Ukraine, as figures showed the bloc is a long way from a March target of giving Kyiv a million artillery shells within 12 months. Borrell said over-arching agreements, known …
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