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Father-son team plans Antarctic trek powered by renewable energy
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – With solar panels tacked to their sledges and a biofuel made from wood chips to keep them warm, a British father and son duo will attempt to reach the South Pole…
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Drawing flak, Scotland ex-first minister to host Russia Today chatshow
[ad_1] EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Top Scottish nationalist Alex Salmond is under fire for agreeing to host a Russia Today talkshow, but the man who once sought to split Scotland from the United Kingdom rejects suggestions…
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Carovigno: sabato 11 novembre 2017 la premiazione del Premio letterario "Il Castello Volante"
[ad_1] CAROVIGNO (BR). Proseguono gli eventi nella città di Carovigno: sabato 11 novembre 2017, alle ore 9, presso il Teatro Italia di Carovigno, si terrà la Cerimonia di premiazione della XV edizione del Premio letterario…
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Palermo, sgominata cosca: 17 arresti
[ad_1] PALERMO – I Cc del Nucleo Investigativo di Palermo stanno eseguendo in queste ore l’arresto di 17 persone accusate di associazione mafiosa, estorsione, tentato omicidio, rapina, illecita detenzione di armi e munizioni e fittizia…
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As Trump targets immigrants, U.S. farm sector looks to automate
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Convincing big U.S. dairy owners to buy robots to milk their cows – and reduce the farmhands they employ – used to be a tough sell for Steve Fried. Recently,…
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An umbrella for shade: Rohingya refugee boy works to support family
[ad_1] COX‘S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Twelve-year-old Nur Hafes would rather be in school or playing football with friends at home in Myanmar. Rohingya refugee Nur Hafes, 12, holds his umbrella as he protects himself…
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Opioid abuse crisis takes heavy toll on U.S. veterans
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Opioid drug abuse has killed more Americans than the Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam wars combined, and U.S. veterans and advocates this Veteran’s Day are focusing on how to help victims…
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Berlino 9 novembre 1989, cade il Muro dell’illusione sovietica
[ad_1] di NICOLA ZUCCARO – Ventotto anni fa, il 9 novembre 1989, cadeva il Muro di Berlino. L’Europa, ed in particolare l’Italia, quale terra di mezzo in quella che dal 1948 fu definita la Guerra…
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Uber loses UK appeal bid to overturn workers' rights decision
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Uber [UBER.UL] lost an appeal on Friday to overturn a decision by a tribunal which said its drivers deserved workers’ rights such as the minimum wage, in a blow to the…
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Finnish nickel producer aims to tap electric vehicle boom
[ad_1] HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s Terrafame nickel mine is planning to start producing material for electric vehicle batteries by 2020, the company said on Friday. FILE PHOTO – A general view of Talvivaara’s nickel mine…
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Milano, sasso sfonda parabrezza: muore donna
[ad_1] MILANO – Dramma per una donna di 62 anni, uccisa da un grosso sasso che ha sfondato il parabrezza della sua auto. La tragedia si è consumata ieri a tarda sera intorno alle 23.30…
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China widens foreign access to its giant financial sector
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China will raise foreign ownership limits in financial firms in a step granting access to a tantalizing multi-trillion dollar financial services market, as the world’s second-biggest economy seeks to position itself…
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Nigerian police kill one, arrest two suspects in British kidnapping
[ad_1] ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Police in Nigeria’s southern Delta state said they killed one suspect and arrested two others accused of involvement in the kidnapping last month of four Britons. Three of the British…
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Trump praises 'productive' China talks, but tough action seen ahead
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump lauded his Beijing meetings on trade and North Korea as “very productive”, ending a visit which Chinese media declared set a “new blueprint” for handling ties, even…
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India to spray capital from on high amid deepening smog emergency
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India plans to spray water over its capital, New Delhi, to try to combat toxic smog that has triggered a pollution emergency, officials said on Friday, with conditions expected to…
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Figure skating: Injured Olympic champion Hanyu drops out of NHK Trophy
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu has dropped out of a grand prix event in Japan due to injury, officials said on Friday, though there was no word on whether the…
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China bars billionaire actress Zhao Wei from stock trading for five years
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – Billionaire Chinese actress Zhao Wei and her husband have been barred from trading in the mainland stock market for five years and fined by the securities regulator, which cited their disclosure…
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Japan PM Abe says welcomes broad agreement on TPP trade deal
[ad_1] DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday welcomed “a broad agreement” reached by the 11 countries in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), even as others in the trade pact disputed…
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Republican Senate candidate Moore hit by sexual misconduct allegations
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A woman has accused Roy Moore, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, of initiating a sexual encounter with her when she was 14 years old and he was 32,…
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China's Bytedance buying lip-sync app Musical.ly for up to $1 billion
[ad_1] HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese online content platform Bytedance said on Friday it would buy popular lip-sync platform Musical.ly, in a deal seen valued at up to $1 billion that underlines the global ambitions…
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Philippines' Duterte offers to host 'world summit' on human rights
[ad_1] MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing international criticism for his bloody war on drugs, said his country was willing to host a “world summit” to tackle how nations can protect…
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Air Force missed at least two chances to stop Texas shooter buying guns
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force missed at least two chances to block the shooter in last weekend’s deadly church attack in Texas from buying guns after he was accused of a…
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Rudd urges social media companies to block militant content
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain’s top internal security official is pressing social media companies to devise automatic systems to spot and block violent militant messaging before it is posted on their networks. FILE PHOTO –…
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SoFi drops plans to enter Australia, Canada
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Online lender Social Finance Inc said on Thursday it is pulling back from expanding into Australia and Canada as previously planned, choosing instead to focus on improving its core lending products like…
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Hyundai considers adding SUVs, pickup to U.S. factory: Seoul Economic Daily
[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) is considering building its Tucson and Kona sport utility vehicles and its pickup truck at its sole U.S. factory to reverse a sales slump, Seoul…
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Dueling Republican tax plans advance in Congress
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a tax plan on Thursday that differed from the House of Representatives’ version on several key fronts, including how they treat the corporate tax rate, the tax…
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Halladay family to commemorate pitcher's life with public
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A public service to commemorate the life of baseball pitcher Roy Halladay, who was killed earlier this week in a plane crash, will be held on Nov. 14, his family said on…
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Australia museum, IBM launch frog-count app for a deep dive into pond population
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian museum has teamed up with computer giant International Business Machines Corp to count the country’s native frog population, and they want amphibian enthusiasts to jump on board. An Australian…
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Five women detail sexual misconduct claims against comedian Louis C.K.: report
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Five women detailed sexual misconduct allegations against Emmy-winning comedian Louis C.K. in a New York Times report published Thursday, including three who said he had masturbated in front of them.…
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'That's art?' Baby turns heads in Manhattan auction house window
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – A sculpture of a baby sleeping in an unusual New York City exhibit has Park Avenue window-shoppers alerting auction house staff that a child has been “forgotten in the display.”…