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Explosions rock Yemen’s main port for second day after truce
ADEN (Reuters) – Explosions rocked Yemen’s Red Sea city of Hodeidah for a second day on Wednesday despite a U.N.-mediated ceasefire meant to pave the way for peace negotiations to end nearly four-years of war.…
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Inside the elephant at the heart of ‘Circus 1903’
Actors rehearse during a media photocall for the play ‘Circus 1903’, which includes puppet Elephants, at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Britain December 19 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – A roll-call of acrobats,…
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World’s best sailing destinations
(CNN) — Anchoring in idyllic bays. Slipping into azure waters for a refreshing dip. Warm breeze filling the sails en route to the next enchanted spot. Drinks and dinner on board under the stars. Gentle…
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10 luxury cars that will rule the roads in 2019
Written by Ben Griffin, CNN The demand for luxury cars, supercars and hypercars is stronger than ever, but this year an appetite for practical luxury took hold, as marques like Bentley, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce ventured…
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Disastro ferroviario: 18 imputati tutti a processo
TRANI – Il gup del Tribunale di Trani, Angela Schiralli, ha rinviato a giudizio tutti i 18 imputati, 17 persone fisiche e la società Ferrotranviaria, accusati della strage ferroviaria che il 12 luglio 2016 causò…
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Senate easily approves criminal justice legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed legislation long in the making and backed by President Donald Trump to reduce sentences for certain prison inmates. The front gate is pictured at the…
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Congress to push stop-gap funding bill with no border wall money
FILE PHOTO: Workers on the U.S. side, work on the border wall between Mexico and the U.S., as seen from Tijuana, Mexico, December 13, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress, aiming…
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Wall Street rises ahead of Fed rate decision
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, boosted by technology stocks, and financials also gained ahead of a highly awaited Federal Reserve announcement where investors will watch for signals of fewer rate hikes, which could…
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100 days to Brexit, EU tells London: financiers on their own without a deal
LONDON (Reuters) – With just 100 days until Brexit, the EU’s executive cautioned that most banking, insurance and other financial firms in Britain would be cut off from the European Union if there is no…
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100 days to Brexit, businesses and EU ramp up no-deal planning
LONDON (Reuters) – With just 100 days until Brexit, the United Kingdom is on the brink of leaving the European Union without a divorce deal, the nightmare scenario for many businesses which are now planning…
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SpaceX cancels first U.S. national security mission
(Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX halted on Wednesday the long-delayed launch of a navigation satellite for the U.S. military, failing to complete its first designated national security mission for the United States due to a…
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Si sente male dopo il decollo, passeggera muore in volo: vani i disperati soccorsi
ROMA – Si sente male dopo il decollo, passeggera muore in volo: vani i disperati soccorsi. Dramma a bordo di un volo Wizz Air partito da Kutaisi in Georgia e diretto a Milano Malpensa. Una…
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FedEx is really worried about trade
The company dramatically cut its profit outlook for the full fiscal year, which ends May 30, lowering it by 7% to 10%. It had just raised that forecast three months ago. Although FedEx’s US business…
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Two of a kind: China’s first pet cloning service duplicates star pooch
BEIJING (Reuters) – Juice is a one-foot tall canine wonder who has starred in dozens of Chinese film and television productions. FILE PHOTO: A Beagle with the ID number NTR1917, who is the surrogate mother…
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The world’s richest horse races
In 2018, the Pegasus World Cup boasted the highest prize money in the world with bumper prize money of $16 million. Simply put, the sport of kings can yield a king’s ransom. Here is a…
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Paul McCartney, Emma Stone join on anti-bullying music video
FILE PHOTO: British musician Paul McCartney performs during the “One on One” tour concert in Porto Alegre, Brazil October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Diego Vara LONDON (Reuters) – Former Beatle Paul McCartney has teamed up with Oscar…
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Manovra: accordo raggiunto con Ue, stop a procedura d’infrazione
(ANSA) ROMA – Si registra il via libera del collegio dei commissari in merito all’accordo raggiunto dalla Commissione con il governo italiano sulla manovra. E’ quanto si apprende a Bruxelles, da fonti a conoscenza della…
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Merkel sees challenges to industry from EU car emissions goal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes newly agreed EU carbon emissions targets for cars which provide…
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Truckmaker Volvo sells 75 percent of connected car unit to VW
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swedish truck maker Volvo is pictured at the IAA truck show in Hanover, September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo BERLIN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Volvo (VOLVb.ST) has agreed to sell 75.1 percent…
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Big dinosaur predator from Italy was given a burial at sea
A simplified evolutionary tree of predatory dinosaurs (theropods) showing the time span in which Saltriovenator existed is pictured in this handout illustration obtained by Reuters December 18, 2018. Andrea Cau/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) –…
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United run out of patience with Mourinho, Pochettino in the frame
LONDON (Reuters) – Jose Mourinho’s relationship with Manchester United reached irretrievable breakdown a long time ago but the Old Trafford hierarchy finally served the divorce papers on Tuesday as the world’s biggest club sacked the…
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Maryland judge to weigh Obamacare case
(Reuters) – Days after a judge in Texas declared that the Obamacare healthcare law is unconstitutional, Maryland’s Democratic attorney general on Wednesday will pursue his request that another judge rule the opposite way. FILE PHOTO:…
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Israel says Hezbollah closed precision missile plants, arsenal limited
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the Lebanese group Hezbollah had shut down plants to develop precision-guided missiles after Israel exposed them, and currently had at most just “a…
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Cheaper petrol pushes UK inflation to lowest since March 2017
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Cheaper petrol and video games helped push Britain’s inflation rate to its lowest since early 2017 last month, official data showed on Wednesday, offering some relief to consumers who have…
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Italia Libri: “…che Dio perdona a tutti” di Pif
Parliamo oggi del libro dal titolo “…che Dio perdona a tutti” scritto da Pif ed edito da Feltrinelli. Il libro parla di una storia divertente che si inserisce a pieno titolo nella tradizione della commedia…
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Oil prices claw back some ground, but oversupply worries drag
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices clawed back some ground on Wednesday as global equity markets showed signs of stabilizing, but crude was still under pressure from worries about oversupply and a slowing global economy that…
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Two Madagascar ex-presidents compete in run-off election
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – An ex-president of Madagascar and the man who removed him in a 2009 coup compete to become the island state’s next leader in a run-off election on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: A combination…
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Elon Musk unveils his first Los Angeles-area tunnel
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk made a brief public appearance late on Tuesday to unveil the first tunnel completed by the underground transit venture he launched two years ago as an ambitious…
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company set to unveil its first Los Angeles-area tunnel
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s underground transit venture, planned an unveiling of its first tunnel on Tuesday, two years after the billionaire entrepreneur complained about Los Angeles traffic and vowed to…
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Micron sales, profit miss estimates as chip glut hurts prices
(Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc (MU.O) gave on Tuesday quarterly sales and profit forecasts well below Wall Street estimates, citing a market glut of memory chips as consumer and business demand for phones…
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