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Russia declares flood-hit Orenburg region a federal emergency as evacuation efforts continue
By The Associated Press on April 7th, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s government has declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency, state media reported. The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural River, forced over 4,000 people, including 885 children, to evacuate, the regional government said. State news agency Tass said that a further 2,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia declares federal emergency in the flood-hit Orenburg region as evacuation efforts continue
By The Associated Press on April 7th, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s government has declared on Sunday flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency, state media reported. The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural River, forced over 4,000 people, including 885 children, to evacuate, the regional government said. State news agency Tass said that a further 2,000 homes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A close ally of populist prime minister tops a pro-Western diplomat to become Slovakia’s president
By The Associated Press on April 6th, 2024
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) – A close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico beat a pro-Western career diplomat to become Slovakia’s new president, and succeed Zuzana ÄŒaputová, the country’s first female head of state. Parliamentary speaker Peter Pellegrini received 53.85% of the vote with the ballots from over 98% polling stations counted by the Statistics ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US and China plan talks on economic growth including manufacturing ‘overcapacity’ issue, Yellen says
By Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press on April 6th, 2024
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) – The U.S. and China agreed to hold talks that will address a key American complaint about China’s economic model, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on the second day of an official visit to China. The two sides will hold more talks and create two new economic groups dedicated to growth in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico’s president says his country is breaking diplomatic ties with Ecuador after embassy raid
By The Associated Press on April 6th, 2024
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – Mexico is breaking off diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president who has sought political asylum there after being indicted on corruption. Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made the announcement Friday evening after Ecuadorian police forced their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico’s president says country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador, after police raid embassy
By The Associated Press on April 5th, 2024
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday evening the country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito. The announcement came after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, detaining former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was seeking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico’s president says country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador
By The Associated Press on April 5th, 2024
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – Mexico’s president said Friday evening the country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into Mexican embassy in Quito. The announcement came after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, detaining former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was seeking political asylum there, as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ecuadorian police break into Mexican embassy in Quito as diplomatic rift between countries deepens
By The Associated Press on April 5th, 2024
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – Ecuadorian police officers on Friday forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, where former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas is holed up. The raid took place hours after the Mexican government granted Glas political asylum as diplomatic tensions between both countries deepen. The police broke the external doors of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden urges Egypt, Qatar leaders to press Hamas to come to agreement for Israeli hostages in Gaza
By Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on April 5th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Friday wrote to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, calling on them to press Hamas for hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior administration official, one day after Biden called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to redouble efforts to reach a cease-fire in the six-month-old war ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An earthquake centered between NYC and Philadelphia rattles much of the Northeast
By Jennifer Peltz And Mike Catalini, The Associated Press on April 5th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – An earthquake centered between New York and Philadelphia shook skyscrapers and suburbs across the northeastern U.S. for several seconds Friday morning, causing no major damage but startling millions of people in an area unaccustomed to such tremors. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a quake at 10:23 a.m. with a preliminary magnitude ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An earthquake centered near New York City rattles, and unnerves, much of the Northeast
By Jennifer Peltz And Mike Catalini, The Associated Press on April 5th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, with residents across the Northeast reporting rumbling in a region unaccustomed to it. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a quake at 10:23 a.m. with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, or about 45 ... Read More »
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