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UPDATED: Italy’s former PM Silvio Berlusconi has died; State funeral on Wednesday

MILAN, June 12 (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul and former Italian prime minister who transformed the nation's politics with polarising policies and often alarmed his allies with his brazen…

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UPDATED: Four children injured in knife attack in French town of Annecy

PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) - A Syrian national wounded four children and an adult in a knife attack in a French park on Thursday, police said, leaving some of the…

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Around 27 injured in Finland bridge collapse, many of them children

HELSINKI, May 11 (Reuters) - Around 27 people, a majority of them children, were injured on Thursday when a pedestrian bridge collapsed in the Finnish city of Espoo, just outside…

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UPDATED: Two dead after shooting at German Mercedes plant; suspect detained

53-year-old man detained Shots fired at one of company's biggest sites Govt under pressure to tighten gun laws BERLIN, May 11 (Reuters) - A suspect was detained after a shooting…

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UPDATED: Japan earthquake of magnitude 6.5 injures some, damages buildings

TOKYO, May 5 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck on Friday off Japan's western prefecture of Ishikawa, authorities said, as media reported some buildings had collapsed…

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Seven Syrians face terror-related charges in Malta

VALLETTA, (Reuters) - Seven Syrian men were accused in a heavily guarded Maltese court on Sunday of having encouraged and trained others to commit terrorism in Europe. The seven, aged…

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Taiwan says Chinese carrier group 120 miles off its southeast coast

TAIPEI, April 24 (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said on Monday that a Chinese carrier group led by the Shandong was about 120 nautical miles off the southeast of the…

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UPDATED: UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigns

Raab resigns after two claims against him upheld Sunak loses third senior minister over personal conduct Raab says findings set a dangerous precedent Adds detail from resignation letter By Andrew…

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UPDATED: University of Oklahoma campus deemed safe after ‘active shooter’ report

(Reuters) - The University of Oklahoma said that its Norman campus was safe and no threat had been found after police investigated a suspected shooting on the premises. University officials…

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UPDATED: Former Italian PM Berlusconi in intensive care in hospital

By Federico, Maccioni and Angelo Amante MILAN, April 5 (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi, who was Italian prime minister four times, is in intensive care in a cardiac unit at Milan's…

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UPDATED: Finland to officially join NATO on Tuesday

Finland will officially become a member of NATO on Tuesday, the Finnish president's office has announced. The announcement was also confirmed by NATO's secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, who said the…

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UPDATED: EU reaches deal on more ambitious renewable energy targets for 2030

BRUSSELS, March 30 (Reuters) - European Union negotiators struck a political deal on Thursday on more ambitious targets to expand the use of renewable energy by 2030, an important pillar…

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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes northern Colombia

March 10 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 hit northern Colombia on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 90 km (56…

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Veteran Italian presenter Maurizio Costanzo dies aged 84

Italian media are reporting the death of veteran journalist, TV host, author, screenwriter Maurizio Costanzo who died in Rome aged 84 years old. Born in Rome on August 28, 1938,…

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UPDATED: Ukraine says Biden visit sends signal to Moscow: ‘No one is afraid of you’

U.S. president makes unannounced trip to Kyiv Biden promises more military aid for Ukraine Aid includes artillery ammunition, anti-armour systems KYIV, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's foreign minister said U.S.…

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UPDATED: China’s top diplomat due in Moscow for talks on Ukraine

Wang due in Moscow China preparing Ukraine settlement proposal Blinken warns China Wang scolds "hysterical" United States By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Feb 20 (Reuters) - China's top diplomat, Wang Yi,…

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UPDATED: Central Croatia rattled by powerful earthquake

Central Croatia was rattled by a powerful earthquake. Though the quake caused some panic there have been no reports so far of damage. The Seismological Service of the Republic of…

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Websites of several German airports down

BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The websites of at least three German airports were disrupted on Thursday, a day after a major IT failure at Lufthansa left thousands of passengers…

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UPDATED: Scotland’s Sturgeon quits, says she is too divisive to win independence

Sturgeon announces resignation after eight years in power No obvious successor Resignation will upend Scottish politics By Alistair Smout and Muvija M LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Nicola Sturgeon quit…

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UPDATED: German air traffic control: landings at Frankfurt airport close to normal after IT failure

BERLIN, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Some 40 landings per hour have been possible at Frankfurt airport since 1220 GMT, which is close to normal traffic, Germany's DFS air traffic controllers…

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Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off New Zealand coast

WELLINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Zealand near Wellington on Wednesday at a depth of 48 km (30 miles), government seismic monitor Geonet said. The…

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U.S. shoots down car-sized unidentified object flying above Alaska

By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. F-22 fighter jet on Friday shot down an unidentified object flying high over Alaska, U.S. officials said,…

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UPDATED: Turkish disaster agency says no tsunami threat in Eastern Mediterranean

Turkish disaster agency says there is currently no tsunami threat to Eastern Mediterranean after multiple earthquakes jolt country. A second earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck southeastern Turkey's Kahramanmaras region on…

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UPDATED: Death toll from Turkey, Syria quake set to jump, WHO says

Quake strikes central Turkey, northwest Syria Death toll at more than 900 in Turkey, about 550 in Syria - officials Rescuers hunt for untold numbers trapped in rubble GENEVA, Feb…

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UPDATED: Netanyahu says Syria requests quake relief, Israel ready to send it

JERUSALEM, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday that it had received a Syrian request for assistance with earthquake relief for the Arab state and that it was prepared…

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Fashion designer Paco Rabanne dead at 88

PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer best known for his metallic ensembles and space age designs of the 1960s, has died at the age of 88…

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UPDATED: Magnitude 6 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines – EMSC

MANILA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Mindanao in the Philippines on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake struck at a depth of 2 kilometres (1.24…

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UPDATED: Needle in a haystack found: Australia recovers missing radioactive capsule

By Lewis Jackson and Melanie Burton SYDNEY, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Australian authorities on Wednesday found a radioactive capsule smaller than a coin that was lost in the vast Outback…

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UPDATED: Scholz: will prevent Ukraine war escalating to involve NATO, Germany approves Leopard tanks deliveries to Ukraine

BERLIN, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Germany will always be at the forefront when it comes to supporting Ukraine against Russia's invasion but will also ensure the conflict does not escalate…

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UPDATED: California shooting suspect kills himself after Lunar New Year massacre

By Tim Reid and Jonathan Allen Shooting during Chinese Lunar New Year festival Ballroom dance venue popular with older patrons Shooter later kills himself when approached by police MONTEREY PARK,…

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UPDATED: EU’s Borrell: Europe prepared to provide heavy tanks to Ukraine

The European Union's foreign policy said on Friday some European countries are prepared to send heavy tanks to Ukraine and he hoped a decision to provide them will be made…

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Manchester Airport closes both runways due to heavy snowfall

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Heavy snowfall forced Manchester Airport in northern England to close both its runways temporarily on Thursday as Britain's weather service issued warnings of further snow…

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Marc Angel elected Vice-President of the European Parliament instead of Eva Kaili

The newly elected Vice-President replaces Eva Kaili as the fifth VP in the Parliament’s Bureau. Kaili was arrested on money laundering and corruption charges allegedly involving Qatar On Wednesday, in…

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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes northwestern Iran -EMSC

DUBAI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran on Wednesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake's epicentre was close to the town of…

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UPDATED: Ukraine helicopter crash kills 16 including interior minister

No immediate explanation for crash in Kyiv suburb Ukraine closer to receiving Western tanks Zelenskiy to address World Economic Forum in Davos Russia sees no sign of talks almost 11…

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UPDATED: After 30 years, Italy arrests mafia boss Messina Denaro at Sicilian hospital

PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) -Italy's most wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested by armed police at a private hospital in Sicily on Monday, where the man who has been…

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Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida dies at 95

MILAN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida has died at 95, ANSA news agency reported on Monday. Lollobrigida shot to fame in the 1950s as a sultry Mediterranean…

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Cargo ship from Ukraine grounded in Bosphorus strait, traffic halted

ISTANBUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The cargo ship MKK 1, travelling from Ukraine to Turkey, was grounded in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on Monday and traffic in the strait was suspended…

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UPDATED: Nepal finds black boxes of aircraft after deadliest crash in 30 years

Searchers find bodies of two of four missing passengers Rescue efforts paused after poor weather hampers operation Cockpit voice, flight data recorders found in good shape Nepal observes day of…

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UPDATED: Iran executes British-Iranian national, UK condemns ‘barbaric’ act

Alireza Akbari was a former Iranian deputy defence minister Arrested in 2019, he was accused of spying for Britain UK's Sunak calls it 'a callous and cowardly act' Britain had…

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Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies aged 54

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the "King of Rock 'n' Roll," Elvis Presley, died on Thursday at the age of 54 after being…

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UPDATED: Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes near Chile’s Coquimbo – USGS

Jan 12 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck on Thursday near the Chilean city of Coquimbo, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate…

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UPDATED: Syria says Israel strike puts Damascus airport briefly out of service

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The Syrian army said on Monday an Israeli missile strike had briefly put the Damascus International Airport out of service, the latest…

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UPDATED: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died, funeral will be held on 5 January

The Vatican has just announced that The 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday at 9:34 AM in his residence at the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery The Holy…

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UPDATED: Former pope Benedict is ‘very sick’, Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Former pope Benedict, 95, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, is "very sick," his successor Pope Francis…

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South Korea scrambles jets, fires warning shots as North Korean drones intrude

SEOUL, Dec 26 (Reuters) - South Korea scrambled fighter jets and attack helicopters and fired warning shots on Monday after North Korean drones violated its airspace, the South's Yonhap news…

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UPDATED: Paris gunman kills three in attack on Kurdish cafe

PARIS, Dec 23 (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire on a Kurdish cultural centre and nearby Kurdish cafe in central Paris on Friday, killing three people and wounding three others,…

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Taiwan scrambles jets to warn away Chinese air force incursion

TAIPEI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan scrambled combat jets to warn away 39 Chinese aircraft that entered its southeastern air defence zone, the island's defence ministry said on Thursday. Taiwan…

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Taiwan rattled by quake, no immediate reports of damage

TAIPEI, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's east coast on Thursday, the island's weather bureau said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake shook…

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UPDATED: UK PM Sunak expresses sorrow over migrant deaths in the Channel

Small boat sinks off English coast Emergency officials alerted at 3.40 a.m. Local media reports that a small number have died LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi…

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UPDATED: Blasts heard in Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv

Dec 14 (Reuters) - Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that air-defence systems shot down 10 Iranian-made Shahed drones early on Wednesday. Reuters was not able to independently verify the information.…

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UPDATED: EP Vice-President Eva Kaili charged in connection with Qatar corruption scandal

A Belgian judge charged four people on Sunday over allegedly receiving money and gifts from a Gulf state to influence decisions in the European Parliament, accusations that have caused consternation…

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UPDATED: Lockerbie bomb maker suspect is in U.S. custody, Scottish prosecutors say

Reporting by Alistair Smout LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A man accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988 is…

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Plane carrying basketball star Griner lands in U.S.

Dec 9 (Reuters) - A plane believed to be carrying basketball star Brittney Griner landed in the United States early Friday, Associated Press reported. Griner was released in a prisoner…

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UPDATED: Russia trades U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been released in a prisoner swap with Russia and is now in U.S. custody, President Joe Biden said on…

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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Russia – EMSC

Dec 8 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Caucasus region, Russia on Thursday, European Mediterranean Siesmological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was 41 km (25.48 miles) below the earth's surface, EMSC…

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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Indonesia -USGS

Dec 8 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Abepura in Indonesia on Thursday, United States Geological Survey said. The quake was 37.4 km (23.24 miles) below the earth's…

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