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China could build nuclear plants for South China Sea, paper says

(Reuters) China is getting closer to building maritime nuclear power platforms that could one day to used to support Chinese…

More than 100 feared dead in India heat wave

AN intense heat wave in India has left more than one hundred people dead in India. The early-summer heat have forced…

Israel blocks off Gaza Strip and West Bank for Passover

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the construction site of a new military border fence between Israel and Jordan, on…

Two dead after new bike lane collapses in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) -- At least two people were killed on Thursday (April 21) when part of a…

FBI paid over $1 mn for iPhone hack

WASHINGTON,United States (AFP) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation paid hackers more than $1 million to break into the iPhone…

Ecuador’s President decrees emergency tax measures following quake

ECUADORIAN President Rafael Correa announced several one-year tax increases to help pay for reconstruction --- after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake…

Obama wades in to UK’s Brexit debate

by Andrew BEATTY LONDON,United Kingdom (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama wasted no time in plunging into Britain's poisonous EU…

Britain hails queen at 90, a constant in years of turmoil

by Justin Tallis with Katherine Haddon in London WINDSOR, United Kingdom  (AFP) -- Britain celebrated the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth…

At least eight dead in Houston-area floods, more rain falls

HOUSTON, TEXAS, United States (Reuters) -- At least eight people have died and some 1,150 homes have been damaged in…

Ecuador’s Correa raises death toll to 525

Hours after a 6.2 magnitude quake shook Ecuador, President Rafael Correa said on Wednesday (April 20) that the death toll…

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