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by Jerome Cartillier with John Hadoulis in Athens Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – US President Barack Obama arrived in Germany on Wednesday on the final leg of a European tour aimed at reassuring key allies about transatlantic ties under his successor Donald Trump. Obama touched down in Berlin for a visit due to last until Friday, during which he will hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as well as the leaders of Britain, […]
by Chris FOLEY CHRISTCHURCH, United States (AFP) — Rescue efforts after a devastating earthquake in New Zealand intensified Wednesday as a fleet of international warships began arriving in the disaster zone. New Zealand’s HMNZS Canterbury was the first to anchor at the South Island seaside town of Kaikoura to evacuate tourists trapped by the powerful 7.8 tremor. Vessels from the United States, Canada and Australia were also steaming toward the town, which bore the brunt […]
CHRISTCHURCH, United States (AFP) — Former All Blacks great Richie McCaw played a central role in ferrying rescue workers to the most devastated areas following a deadly earthquake which struck New Zealand Monday. The double World Cup winner, now a commercial helicopter pilot, flew rescue and reconnaissance missions to Kaikoura after being woken in his Christchurch home by the powerful 7.8 quake. Christchurch, which was devastated by an earthquake five years ago, is 182 kilometres […]
by Anatol Golea CHISINAU, Moldova (AFP) — Pro-Russian candidate Igor Dodon was on the brink late Sunday of being declared winner of Moldova’s presidential runoff, viewed as an East-West choice in the impoverished ex-Soviet country. With 97 percent of ballots counted, Socialist Party chief Dodon had 55.3 percent of the votes, according to the electoral commission, with pro-European rival Maia Sandu on 44.7 percent. “We have won, everyone knows it,” Dodon told a late-night press […]
by Chris FOLEY CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — Rescuers in New Zealand were scrambling Monday to reach the epicentre of a powerful 7.8 earthquake that killed at least two people and sparked a tsunami alert that sent thousands fleeing for higher ground. The jolt, one of the most powerful ever recorded in the quake-prone South Pacific nation, hit just after midnight Monday near the South Island coastal town of Kaikoura. As dawn broke there was […]
by Katia Dolmadjian and Gina Doggett Paris, France (AFP) – A year after jihadists sowed terror in Paris, killing 130 people, the City of Light is struggling to restore its lustre as fearful tourists stay away in droves. In the Paris area alone, tourism revenue is expected to plunge by 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) this year. “We haven’t recovered,” the tourism chief for the Paris region, Frederic Valletoux, told AFP. “The impact is lasting […]
MARRAKESH, MOROCCO (Reuters) — Representatives from almost 200 nations will assemble in Marrakesh, Morocco on Monday (November 7) for talks on implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. The Paris Agreement, designed to start in 2020, entered into force on Friday (November 4) a month after reaching key ratification thresholds. On Sunday (November 6), the United Nations said 100 parties – 99 countries and the European Union – had formally joined the accord. The […]
by Ella Ide with Andreas Solaro aboard the Topaz Responder ROME, Italy (AFP) – At least 110 people are feared to have drowned off Libya when a migrant boat capsized, and more may have died in another stricken vessel, the UN’s refugee agency said Thursday, citing survivor testimony. “A vessel with around 140 people on board overturned Wednesday just a few hours after setting off from Libya, throwing everyone into the water. Only 29 people […]
by Franck Ioevene and Angus MacKinnon in Rome NORCIA, Italy | AFP | — Italy’s most powerful earthquake in 36 years stuck the country’s mountainous centre Sunday, panicking shell-shocked residents for the third time in two months and flattening a world famous 600-year-old basilica. Remarkably, there were no reports of anyone dying as a result of the 6.6 magnitude quake but more than 3,000 people were left temporarily homeless, the national civil protection agency […]
by Franck IOVENE VISSO, Italy (AFP) — Two strong earthquakes rocked central Italy on Wednesday, toppling buildings and injuring dozens of people according to initial reports, two months after a devastating tremor killed nearly 300 in the same region. The first 5.5 magnitude quake sent people running out of their houses, likely saving lives when the second, more destructive, 6.1 magnitude one struck two hours later. But rescuers working through the night and in the […]
Two strong earthquakes rocked a wide area of central Italy on Wednesday (October 26), striking fear among residents rattled by a deadly tremor in August, but there were no reports of casualties. The quakes, which struck about two hours apart, caused the collapse of several old structures, including a number of historic rural churches that were empty at the time. The second quake was measured at 6.0 magnitude by the U.S. Geological Survey and the […]
(Reuters) — King Felipe of Spain on Tuesday (October 25) held a new round of talks with political leaders in an attempt to appoint a candidate to form a government after 10 months of political deadlock following the inconclusive results of two general elections in a year. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy who stayed in office as a caretaker without full powers is now finally set to form a full-fledged minority conservative government by next […]
