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Man arrested after Denmark's Billund Airport evacuated over bomb threat
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A man was arrested in Denmark on Saturday in connection with a bomb threat at Billund Airport, the country's second largest aviation hub, police said in a statement. The airport, in central western Denmark, was evacuated ...
Turkey says ending Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is 'first priority'
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Tension between Israel and Iran should not distract from the situation in Gaza and the first priority of the international community should be ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, Turkish Foreign Minister ...
China's foreign minister says admitting Palestinian state to UN is move to rectify injustice
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said efforts to admit a Palestinian state into the United Nations were a move to rectify a prolonged injustice, state media Xinhua reported. He made the comments at a joint press ...
How a small Oregon town sparked a nationwide debate on homelessness
By Deborah Bloom GRANTS PASS, Oregon (Reuters) - On a sunny afternoon in a grassy park by the river, Amber Rockwell loaded a black, steel cart with a tent, suitcases, bags, camping stove and a plastic tin of licorice and tightened it all down ...
Ukraine drone attack sets ablaze Russian fuel depot, hits susbtations, Kyiv source says
By Tom Balmforth and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine attacked eight Russian regions with dozens of long-range strike drones early on Saturday, setting ablaze a fuel depot and hitting three power substations, an intelligence source in Kyiv ...
Two die in ongoing Israeli raid in West Bank, Palestinian Health Ministry says
By Ali Sawafta NUR SHAMS, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces exchanged fire with Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Saturday in the second day of a raid that has so far left at least two people dead, according to the Palestinian ...
Emirates and flydubai resume normal operations after Dubai floods
RIYADH (Reuters) - Dubai's flagship carrier Emirates and sister airline flydubai have restored normal operations after heavy rains caused severe flooding across the United Arab Emirates earlier this week, the airlines said on Saturday. Emirates ...
RCMP officers win eight per cent pay raise after arbitration ruling
OTTAWA — RCMP members will be getting an eight per cent salary increase after an arbitration ruling that will ultimately leave provinces and municipalities across the country forced to cover the cost. The Mounties’ contract expired last March and ...
Illegally importing turtles from China lands Calgary man $35,000 fine
Illegally importing turtles and turtle eggs from China, including some potentially endangered species, for sale as pets has landed a Calgary man a $35,000 fine. Justice Bruce Fraser on Friday accepted a joint submission from Crown prosecutor Omelia ...
Bank of Canada ‘committed to finishing the job’ on inflation, Macklem says
Uneven economic growth in countries around the world may mean interest rates are brought down on differing schedules after a “forceful” run-up in the past couple of years to rein in inflation , Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said ...