Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
‘They knew’ – fury of Libyans that warnings went unheeded before flood
(Reuters) -"They knew." When hydrologist Abdul Wanis Ashour began researching the system of dams protecting the eastern Libya port town of Derna 17 years ago, the peril facing residents was already no...
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Three defendants acquitted of plotting to kidnap Michigan governor
(Reuters) - The last three men to face charges in a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer were acquitted on Friday in a trial in state court on terrorism and firearms charges. Eric ...
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Hurricane Lee churns toward New England, eastern Canada
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Hurricane Lee barreled across the North Atlantic toward New England and Eastern Canada on Friday, threatening to bring drenching rains, powerful winds and a life-threate...
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Iceland suspends whaling ship over animal welfare violation
By Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Iceland has suspended the operations of one of its two whaling vessels for taking too long to kill a fin whale, the authorities and the boat's owner said o...
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US Senator Warren presses Pentagon on L3 Harris deal to buy Aerojet
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat who wants more mergers scrutinized, questioned Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about the Pentagon's role in the approval ...
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Libya’s flood-hit Derna struggles to deal with corpses after huge death toll
By Ahmed Elumami, Ayman al-Warfali and Emma Farge DERNA, Libya/GENEVA (Reuters) - Residents and rescue workers in the devastated Libyan city of Derna were struggling to cope with the thousands of corp...
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EU steps in to boost Amazon rainforest protection plan
By Beln Carreo SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) - The European Union on Friday threw its weight behind a plan to protect the Amazon rainforest, pledging to coordinate financial contributions fr...
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US issues Iran sanctions on one-year anniversary on Mahsa Amini’s death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is sanctioning more than two dozen individuals and entities connected to Iran's "violent suppression" of protests in the wake of Mahsa Amini's death last year ...
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Solar energy shines in global survey with 68% support
By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -More than two-thirds of the world's population favours solar energy, five times more than public support for fossil fuels, a global poll has found. The survey, ...
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Romance in the air as Paul Costelloe opens London Fashion Week
(Corrects spelling of Costelloe in headline) By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) -Paul Costelloe opened London Fashion Week on Friday, with the Irish designer saying he was "bringing back a bit of romance...
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