(Reuters) – An explosion in a Russian region bordering Ukraine derailed a freight train on Monday, the local governor said in a social media post, adding there were no casualties. Pictures shared on social media showed several tank carriages laying on their side and dark grey smoke billowing into the air at the site of …
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Por Dan Peleschuk KIEV, 1 may (Reuters) -Rusia disparó misiles contra objetivos en toda Ucrania en su segundo gran ataque aéreo en tres días, provocando un gran incendio en un distrito del sureste, donde las autoridades dijeron el lunes que 34 personas resultaron heridas y decenas de viviendas dañadas durante la noche. Ucrania dijo que …
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By Joyce Zhou MACAU (Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of mainland Chinese visitors have descended on the world’s biggest gambling hub of Macau for the Labour Day holiday, packing tightly into its narrow cobblestone streets and placing bets in its glitzy casinos. The surge in visitors comes after China and its special administrative region Macau lifted …
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Young Ethiopians packed into the compound of the Swedish embassy in Addis Ababa on Saturday night to savour an “Ethio Jazz” performance, an annual festival that celebrates Ethiopia’s love for the musical genre. On a neon-lit stage in the country’s capital, artists played various Ethiopian jazz music pieces as hundreds of …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Energizer Holdings Inc and Walmart Inc have been sued by consumers and retailers in three proposed class actions accusing them of conspiring to raise the prices of disposable batteries. According to complaints filed on Friday, Energizer agreed “under pressure from Walmart” to inflate wholesale battery prices for other retailers …
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Por Ali Sawafta JERICÓ, Cisjordania, 1 may (Reuters) – Las fuerzas israelíes mataron a tiros a un adolescente palestino durante una redada matutina de detención que provocó enfrentamientos en un campo de refugiados a las afueras de la ciudad de Jericó, en el territorio bajo ocupación israelí de Cisjordania, dijeron responsables sanitarios palestinos. El Ministerio …
By Lucinda Elliott and Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) -Paraguayan conservative economist Santiago Pena, 44, won the country’s presidential election on Sunday, tightening the ruling Colorado Party’s political grip in the country and defusing fears about the end of diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Pena, who has pledged to maintain Paraguay’s long-standing Taiwan relations, had 42.7% of …
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(Reuters) – Russia temporarily halted gas supplies to Armenia on Monday for four days to conduct planned maintenance on a major gas pipeline, Gazprom Armenia said in a statement. Russia is Armenia’s main gas supplier, shipping 2.6 billion cubic metres to the country last year. In a statement, Gazprom Armenia – a subsidiary of Russia’s …
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By Ali Sawafta JERICHO, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager during a morning arrest raid that led to clashes in a refugee camp outside the city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said. The Palestinian health ministry said 17-year-old Jibril Kamal died after being shot in …
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(Reuters) -Turkish delivery app Getir is in talks to take over German rival Flink in a key step toward consolidation in Europe’s food delivery market, where companies are battling a slowdown after COVID-19, the Financial Times said on Monday. There is no guarantee of an agreement being reached, however, said the paper, which cited people …
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