The inner view of the terminal hall of new Daxing Airport constructed on the outskirts of Beijing, China October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee October 16, 2017 By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s capital unveiled the “shining example” of its 80 billion yuan (£9.1 billion) new airport on Monday, tipped […]
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Wildfires in Portugal, Spain kill at least 9 people
Wildfires in Portugal and Spain have killed nine people died over the weekend as hundreds of blazes were fanned by strong winds caused by a hurricane, authorities said Monday. Civil Protection authorities in Portugal said that six people died and at least 25 were injured, most of them firefighters, during […]
Britain’s Johnson says as May heads to Brussels: time to begin serious Brexit talks
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson leaves the cabinet’s weekly meeting in 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mary Turner October 16, 2017 LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said it was time to begin “serious negotiations” on Brexit, hours before his boss, Prime Minister Theresa May, […]
Death toll from Somalia bombings jumps to over 300
Somali government forces secure the scene of an explosion in KM4 street in the Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia October 15, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar October 16, 2017 MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The number killed in twin bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu over the weekend has risen to more than 300, […]
Catalan leader fails to spell out independence stance, calls for talks
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont attends a memorial event at the tomb of former president of the Generalitat, the regional government, Lluis Companys in Barcelona, Spain, October 15, 2017. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado October 16, 2017 By Julien Toyer and Sam Edwards MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont failed to clarify on […]
Minnesota father of 3 killed in Somalia terror attack
A Minnesota father of three was one of more than 270 people who were killed in Somalia over the weekend when a pair of truck bombs went off in the country’s capital, his family said. Authorities are calling it the deadliest terrorist attack in the nation’s history. The attack left […]
Philippine survey shows big support for Duterte’s drugs war
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers his speech during the 116th Police Service Anniversary inside the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Quezon city, metro Manila, Philippines August 9, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco October 16, 2017 MANILA (Reuters) – Nearly nine out of 10 Filipinos support Philippine President Rodrigo […]
South Korea police seek arrest warrant for Hanjin Group chief
FILE PHOTO: Korean Air Lines Chairman Cho Yang-ho arrives to testify at the second court hearing of his daughter Cho Hyun-ah, also known as Heather Cho, at the Seoul Western District court in Seoul January 30, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo October 16, 2017 SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police are […]
Food services firm Aramark to buy Avendra, AmeriPride in $2.35 billion deal
A Aramark company logo is seen at a facility in San Diego, California December 11, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake October 16, 2017 (Reuters) – Food services company Aramark <ARMK.N> said on Monday it would buy Avendra LLC, majority owned by Marriott International Inc <MAR.O>, and uniform and linen supplier AmeriPride Services […]
Trump Obamacare move seen harming Americans, bipartisan prospects
U.S. President Donald Trump will hurt low-income Americans by doing away with Obamacare subsidies and make it harder for him to engage in bipartisan talks with Democrats as Congress edges toward a possible government shutdown, lawmakers said on Sunday. Continue Reading Below The White House has announced that the Republican […]