(Reuters) -A Korean Air Lines Co Ltd jet with 173 people on board overshot the runway at Cebu International Airport in the Philippines late on Sunday, the airline said, adding that there were no injuries and all passengers had evacuated safely. The Airbus SE A330 widebody flying from Seoul to Cebu had tried twice to …
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By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian politician Roberto Jefferson fired at police while resisting arrest ordered by the country’s Supreme Court on Sunday for offending a justice, federal police said in a statement. Federal police said two officers were injured by shrapnel of a grenade thrown by the former congressman. Both …
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By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Two people died on Sunday from destruction caused by Storm Roslyn near Mexico’s Pacific coast, authorities said, and heavy rains and flash flooding continued even as the storm weakened while moving inland. A 74-year-old man was killed in the town of Mexcaltitan de Santiago Ixcuintla when a beam fell …
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By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – Several thousand protesters denouncing Moldova’s pro-Western leaders marched through ex-Soviet state’s capital for the sixth consecutive Sunday and set up a new tent camp days after police cleared a similar encampment. About 7,000 demonstrators decried steep price increases, particularly for gas bought from Russia. They called for the resignation …
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AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) -Formula One and the championship-leading Red Bull team mourned the death of the energy drink company’s Austrian founder Dietrich Mateschitz on Saturday at the age of 78. Red Bull Racing principal Christian Horner confirmed the news ahead of qualifying for the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, where the team can clinch …
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By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) -German entrepreneur Rainer Schaller, known for his line of fitness studios, was among the passengers on a plane believed to have crashed in Costa Rica, authorities from the Central American country said on Saturday. Costa Rican authorities said they found wreckage earlier Saturday about 17 miles (28 km) from …
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Hurricane Roslyn intensified to a powerful Category 4 storm on Saturday and was expected to keep strengthening as it churned toward tourist zones along Mexico’s Pacific coast with expected landfall by Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Roslyn was forecast to pick up strength as it moves parallel to …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Hurricane Roslyn is expected to hit Mexico’s Pacific coast at near major hurricane strength bringing dangerous storm surges and flooding, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, as authorities urged residents in some areas to move to safety. Roslyn had strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane by late on Friday, the Miami-based …
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By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A Brazilian labor prosecutor on Friday told the mayor of a major agribusiness town to stop directing companies “to suggest, influence or induce” workers to vote for specific candidates, after he called on business leaders to drum up votes for right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. Prosecutor Mariana Casagranda issued the …
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(Reuters) – Regulations prohibiting the sale, purchase or transfer of handguns within Canada take effect on Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, adding that the measure builds on earlier efforts banning handgun imports. The handgun freeze was announced in May alongside proposed legislation that would implement the nation’s strongest gun control measures in 40 …
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