(Reuters) – At least 13 people have died in a school shooting in the Russian city of Izhevsk, the TASS news agency quoted Russia’s Investigative Committee as saying on Monday. Investigators previously said a gunman had killed nine, including five children, at the school before committing suicide. (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)
(Reuters) – Ian has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to produce significant wind and storm surge impacts in western Cuba, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Monday. The hurricane is located about 90 miles (150 km) southwest of Grand Cayman, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per …
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By Gavin Jones and Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) -Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Italy’s first woman prime minister at the head of its most right-wing government since World War Two after leading a conservative alliance to triumph at Sunday’s election. Near final results showed the rightist bloc should have a solid majority in both …
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By John Morris PORT AUX BASQUES, Newfoundland (Reuters) -It will take several months for Canada to restore critical infrastructure after the powerful storm Fiona left an “unprecedented” trail of destruction, officials said on Sunday, as crews fanned out in five provinces to restore power and clean up fallen trees and debris. One 73-year-old woman died …
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(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Ian was on Sunday barreling toward western Cuba, where it is expected to soak the Caribbean island with heavy rainfall and trigger storm surges as it turns into a hurricane on Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecast to begin rapidly strengthening later Sunday, storm Ian was about 570 miles …
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By Raneen Sawafta NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian militant on Sunday during an army operation in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, in the latest in a series of incidents in recent months around the volatile town of Nablus. “The Dens of Lions”, a Palestinian umbrella group …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran must deal decisively with protests which have swept the country after the death in custody of a woman detained by the Islamic Republic’s morality police, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday. At least 41 people have been killed in the week-long unrest, state television said on Saturday. It said that toll was …
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By Eric Martyn and John Morris STEPHENVILLE, Newfoundland (Reuters) -Powerful storm Fiona ripped into eastern Canada on Saturday with hurricane-force winds, forcing evacuations, knocking down trees and powerlines, and reducing many homes on the coast to “just a pile of rubble in the ocean.” The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the center of the …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Saturday criticised a U.S. move to make exceptions to sanctions in order to help provide internet to Iranians during nationwide protests, state media reported. It said this was in line with Washington’s hostile stance towards Tehran. “By reducing the severity of a number of communications sanctions – while maintaining maximum …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – The death toll from a migrant boat that sank off the Syrian coast after sailing from Lebanon earlier this week has risen to 86, Syrian state TV said on Saturday. (Reporting by Ahmed Tolba; Writing by Yasmin Hussein; Editing by David Clarke)
