(Reuters) -Flash floods in Ukraine’s Odesa killed nine people including a family of five trapped in their home as it was engulfed by water, emergency services said on Wednesday, as torrential rain left hundreds in need of rescue and thousands without power. Teams worked through the night to rescue some 362 people and pump water …
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By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s parliament voted on Wednesday to restore a national holiday in honour of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the country’s patron saints, almost half a century after it was abolished. The annual holiday will fall on St. Francis’s feast day on October 4, with the measure taking effect from …
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By Ayhan Uyanik MUNICH (Reuters) -The Oktoberfest will reopen on Wednesday evening after police found nothing suspicious in a major operation prompted by a bomb threat and the discovery of explosives in a Munich residential building after an incident that left at least one person dead. “We haven’t found anything unusual that could be related …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. Human Rights Chief called on Wednesday for renewed efforts to bring a permanent end to hostilities in Lebanon, as Israeli air strikes continue despite an agreed ceasefire. High Commissioner for the Office of Human Rights Volker Turk said 103 civilians had been killed in the last 10 …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov met with his North Korean counterpart No Kwang Chol, Russian state-run news agency TASS reported on Wednesday. The two officials unveiled a memorial in Russia’s Moscow region commemorating Korean partisans who fought alongside Soviet forces during World War Two. TASS did not provide details on any other topics …
ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s art heritage police said on Wednesday they raided a Salvador Dali exhibition and seized 21 works attributed to the famous Spanish surrealist painter that are presumed to be forgeries. Officers took tapestries, drawings, engravings and various objects from the “Salvador Dali: Between art and Myth” show which opened last week in the …
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By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) -A rash of Russian violations of NATO airspace last month has prompted some allies to recall Turkey’s swift and deadly response a decade ago, when it shot down a Russian fighter jet that had crossed over its southern border. Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovile Sakaliene said in an …
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By Anna Koper WARSAW (Reuters) -A Polish court ruled on Wednesday that a Ukrainian diver, wanted by Berlin over his alleged involvement in explosions which damaged the Nord Stream gas pipeline, must be kept in custody while a decision is made on whether to transfer him to Germany. Described by both Moscow and the West …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Seven men who sexually exploited two vulnerable girls in northern England were jailed on Wednesday for a total of 174 years, after they were convicted following the latest trial over a decades-old “grooming gangs” scandal. The men were convicted in June after a trial involving a total of 50 offences, including 30 counts …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas’ review of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan stretched into a third day on Wednesday, a source close to the militant group said, as other Palestinian factions rejected the proposal and as Israel again bombed Gaza City. Trump on Tuesday gave Hamas “three or four days” to respond to …
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