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Maui’s chief of emergency management resigns amid criticism

18 Aug 2023

By Jonathan Allen KIHEI, Hawaii (Reuters) -Maui County Emergency Management administrator Herman Andaya, criticized by local residents and media over the island’s response to the deadly wildfires that killed at least 111 people, resigned on Thursday, officials said. A statement from Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen cited health reasons. “Given the gravity of the crisis …

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Ukrainian drone damages building in Moscow disrupting air traffic, Russia says

18 Aug 2023

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone smashed into a building in central Moscow on Friday after Russian air defences shot it down, disrupting air traffic at all the civilian airports of the Russian capital, Russian officials said. A Reuters witness who was in the area described hearing “a powerful explosion”. Reuters images showed workers and emergency …

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Thousands evacuated in raging wildfire on Spain’s Tenerife island

18 Aug 2023

By Corina Pons and Borja Suarez TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain (Reuters) -Firefighters on Thursday struggled to contain a wildfire that broke out in a mountainous national park on the Spanish island of Tenerife amid hot and dry weather, that has extended for 41 km and prompted authorities to evacuate more 3,000 people during the day. …

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US approves sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands

18 Aug 2023

By Steve Holland and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands to defend against Russian invaders as soon as pilot training is completed, a U.S. official said on Thursday. Ukraine has actively sought the U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to help it counter …

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Sam Asghari seeks divorce from Britney Spears 14 months after wedding

18 Aug 2023

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Sam Asghari, the husband of pop superstar Britney Spears, is seeking to divorce the singer he married last year after she was released from a legal conservatorship. The 29-year-old Asghari cited “irreconcilable differences” in a filing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday. He is seeking spousal support and payment of legal …

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Moscow court arrests U.S. national for ‘espionage’ -Russian news agencies

17 Aug 2023

(Reuters) -A Moscow court has arrested U.S. citizen of Russian origin Gene Spector on suspicion of espionage, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday. The agencies provided no details of the charges, but according to RIA, in 2022 Spector was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for his role in bribing the assistant of ex-Russian Deputy …

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Canada crews battle wildfires; all Yellowknife residents evacuating

17 Aug 2023

By David Ljunggren (Reuters) -Canadian fire crews on Thursday battled to prevent wildfires from reaching the northern city of Yellowknife, where all 20,000 residents are leaving by car and plane after an evacuation order was declared. Water bombers flew low over Yellowknife as thick smoke blanketed the capital of the vast and sparsely populated Northwest …

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Russian war ships thwart Ukraine’s attack near Crimea -Russian military

17 Aug 2023

(Reuters) – Two Russian war ships repelled a Ukrainian attack with an unmanned boat near Crimea on Thursday, the Russian defence ministry said. The patrol ships, the Pytlivy and the Vasili Bykov, fired at the Ukrainian boat and destroyed it, the military said. (Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; Editing by Chris Reese)

Ukraine gets two IRIS-T air defense systems from Germany -Zelenskiy

17 Aug 2023

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has received two IRIS-T air defense systems from Germany, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his address on Thursday. “Two new IRIS-T launchers have been delivered to Ukraine. This is a powerful and much-needed air defense system,” he said and thanked Germany for supplying the weapons. (Reporting by Nick Starkov in …

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