MOSCOW (Reuters) -A team of medics was in the middle of surgery in the Far Eastern Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky when Wednesday’s very powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake shook their equipment and the floor beneath them. The medics used their hands to try to steady both the patient and their equipment, CCTV footage released by the …
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ROME (Reuters) -The Italian government said on Wednesday that it had summoned the Russian ambassador to protest against President Sergio Mattarella being included in a list compiled by Moscow of Western leaders accused of anti-Russian sentiment. “Publishing a list of so-called ‘Russophobes’ who supposedly incite hatred against Russia is yet another propaganda operation,” said Prime …
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By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The 8.8 magnitude quake off Russia that triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific occurred on what is known as a “megathrust fault”, where the denser Pacific Plate is sliding underneath the lighter North American Plate, scientists said. The Pacific Plate has been on the move, making the Kamchatka Peninsula area …
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Over 60 rights groups signed a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron calling for reparations to Haiti over the crippling payments it paid France as compensation for lost “property” – including slaves – after its independence. The letter dated on Tuesday came as activists in Haiti, which has the lowest GDP per capita …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula began erupting after Wednesday’s powerful earthquake in the Pacific, a geological monitoring service said. In a statement posted on Telegram, the Russian Academy of Sciences’ United Geophysical Service said: “A descent of burning hot lava is observed on the western slope. Powerful glow above the volcano, …
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, (Reuters) -Britain has said it will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes steps including alleviating the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and committing to a long-term peace process that delivers a two-state solution. The announcement, coming after France declared that it will recognise a Palestinian state in September, has put renewed …
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By Edward McAllister and Vania Turner LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) -Sailing in the June sunshine off the island of Lesbos, Greek fisherman Thanos Marmarinos remembers how he saved migrant women and children whose dinghy was breaking up in a gale one night ten years ago. Initially, when he received the midnight call, he was reluctant to …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Wednesday it continued to monitor statements by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding sanctions against Moscow, but Russia had acquired immunity to such measures thanks to long experience. Trump said on Tuesday that the United States would start imposing tariffs and other measures on Russia in 10 days if Moscow …
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ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek parliament has voted in favour of setting up a committee that will investigate a government agency handling EU agricultural subsidies since 1998, following a scandal in which Greek farmers for years faked land ownership to receive the aid. European prosecutors have found indications that farmers and state officials allegedly defrauded the European …
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By Leonardo Benassatto and Miguel Pereira EL ARENAL, Spain/AROUCA, Portugal (Reuters) -Thousands of firefighters struggled to put out a dozen wildfires raging in northern Portugal and central Spain through the night and into Wednesday, in the largest wave of blazes in the Iberian Peninsula so far this year after weeks of summer heat. The largest …
