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Thu, July 18, 2019 | 13:02

Europe sizzles on sixth day of deadly heatwave

Europe sweltered Saturday on the sixth day of a widespread, deadly heatwave that has fuelled record-breaking temperatures, huge blazes and pollution peaks. With France, Italy, Spain and some central European nations posting all-time high temperatures, officials pleaded with people to take precautions, with promise of reprieve from Sunday.

2019-06-30 10:00

Mercury tops 45C in France as deadly heatwave roasts Europe

Temperatures in France surpassed 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) Friday for the first time on record as Europe sweltered in an early summer heatwave that has caused several deaths. With France, Spain, Italy and parts of central Europe hard hit by the record-breaking temperatures, officials pleaded with people to take common sense precautions.

2019-06-29 09:48

Egypt's ousted president Morsi dies in court during trial

Egypt's first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi who was ousted by the military in 2013 after a year in office, collapsed in court while on trial Monday and died, state TV and his family said. The 67-year-old Morsi had just addressed the court, speaking from the glass cage he is kept in during sessions and warning that he had ``many secrets'' he ...

2019-06-18 12:09

South Korean says it received report on handover of oil tanker's crew after incident

South Korean shipping firm Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. said Saturday it was unaware that a cargo ship it had chartered rescued crew members of a Norwegian tanker that was on fire in the Gulf of Oman earlier this week until after the incident.

2019-06-15 16:58

Boy dies of Ebola in Uganda as virus spreads from DR Congo

A five-year-old boy in Uganda has died of Ebola, the health minister told AFP Wednesday, as his grandmother and younger brother also tested positive for the virus after the family visited relatives in epidemic-hit neighbouring DR Congo. Health Minister Ruth Aceng confirmed Uganda had recorded three cases of Ebola infection, the first known cross-border spread since an outbrea...

2019-06-13 09:44

Spain: Unfinished Gaudi church gets permit after 137 years

Property owners have a new yardstick by way of Spain for measuring frustration over building permit requests they suspect got lost in a local government bureaucracy. Barcelona City Hall finally has issued a work permit for the unfinished church designed by architect Antoni Gaudi 137 years after construction started on La Sagrada Familia Basilica

2019-06-09 16:12

Police arrest 4 teens over homophobic attack on London bus

Police have arrested four teenagers on suspicion of attacking two women on a London bus because they were lesbians. Authorities didn't identify the victims of the attack, which took place at about 2:30 a.m., May 30. But Melania Geymonat posted an image on her Facebook page showing her bloodied face and that of her girlfriend.

2019-06-08 11:23

Farage claims pro-Brexit momentum after divisive UK vote

British euroskeptic Nigel Farage said Monday that his new Brexit Party's victory in the European election should spur Britain to leave the European Union even without a divorce deal _ a call echoed by many senior Conservatives, stung by their party's humiliating defeat. Farage's single-issue party and pro-EU forces combined to trounce Britain's two dominant political parties ...

2019-05-28 09:38

Christians seek refuge after deadly Burkina attacks

Concerned about a rise in violence against Christians in Burkina Faso, Pastor Jacques Ouedraogo changed the time of his Sunday service as a precaution. He believes this is what saved his life.Later, his church was one of two targeted by gunmen on May 12 in the town of Dablo in a series of deadly attacks on churches and a religious procession in the last two weeks in Burkina's...

2019-05-18 10:20

Will World Cup bring an end to Qatar's blockade crisis? [VIDEO]

DOHA, Qatar - Like South Korea, like Qatar? As was the case of South Korea that used the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang as a bargaining chip to reduce military tension with North Korea, Qatar is looking to resolve its "diplomatic bullying" by surrounding countries with another big international sports event: the FIFA World Cup. Qatar, the host country of the 2022 World C...

2019-05-14 09:37

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