By Nina Chestney and Vera Eckert LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The biggest single pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany began annual maintenance on Monday, with flows expected to stop for 10 days, but governments, markets and companies are worried the shutdown might be extended because of the war in Ukraine. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline transports …
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A local official from Brazil’s leftist opposition Workers’ Party (PT) was shot dead on Saturday by a federal prison guard shouting support for right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, according to a state civil police report and a witness. Marcelo Arruda, a municipal guard and PT official, was celebrating his birthday party in …
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By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s deputy prime minister on Sunday urged civilians in the Russian-occupied southern region of Kherson to urgently evacuate as Ukraine’s armed forces were preparing a counter-attack there. Ukraine lost control of most of the Black Sea region of Kherson, including its eponymous capital, in the first weeks after Russia’s …
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By Richard Cowan and Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional investigators into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol expect this week to draw connections between militant groups that took part in the riot and government officials, possibly including then-President Donald Trump, a panel member said on Sunday. “We are going to be …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Siemens said Canada’s decision to allow a turbine to be sent from its repair shop in Canada to Germany was a necessary first step towards returning it to the Russian pipeline it operates, and that it was aiming to get it there as soon as possible. “The political export decision is a …
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By Nqobile Dludla and Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Gunmen killed 19 people in two apparently random shootings within hours of each other at taverns in South Africa, police said on Sunday, reinforcing the country’s bleak status as a global centre for murder. Attackers armed with rifles and pistols opened fire in the Orlando East …
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SALTA, Argentina (Reuters) – Scotland’s forwards laid the foundation for a rousing 29-6 win over Argentina in Saturday’s second test in Salta to the delight of coach Gregor Townsend. Strong individual performances in the pack ensured not only that Scotland levelled the series, after a limp showing in the first test, but they also kept …
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(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces battled to block Russian military advances into the eastern region of Donbas, a provincial governor said, as Ukraine urged its allies to send it more weapons. FIGHTING * Russia is moving reserve forces from across the country and assembling them near Ukraine for future offensive operations, British military intelligence said. * …
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By Divya Rajagopal and Ismail Shakil TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) -Rogers Telecommunications said its network was beginning to recover late on Friday after a 19-hour service outage at one of Canada’s biggest telecom operators shut banking, transport and government access for millions, drawing outrage from customers and adding to criticism over its industry dominance. Nearly every facet …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday it will open a special investigation into a Florida crash on Wednesday that killed a 66-year-old Tesla driver and a 67-year-old passenger. A 2015 Tesla rear-ended a parked tractor-trailer in the Gainesville area at a rest area off Interstate 75, …
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