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A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023.

Summer power prices seen surging for Texas, falling in California

Reuters |Updated 4 minutes ago |2 min read

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Extreme heat and rising electricity demand are expected to drive up power prices in Texas this summer, while the rest of the U.S. power markets are broadly pricing lower, according to analysts and data this week. WHY IT'S ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a joint press conference with Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Becirovic in Berlin, Germany, May 7, 2024.

Germany's Scholz says weakening EU would be self-destructive

Reuters |Updated 13 minutes ago |1 min read

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday denounced calls to weaken the role of the European Union as self-destructive and irresponsible, speaking ahead of EU parliamentary elections in June. In a video message posted on the ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny ?osmodrome in the Amur Oblast of the Far East Region, Russia, September 13, 2023 in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.   KCNA via

North Korea's Kim expresses support for Putin in Victory Day message, KCNA says

Reuters |Updated 23 minutes ago |1 min read

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has expressed "firm support and solidarity" for Russia in his congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin over Victory Day, which marks the 79th anniversary of the end of World War ...

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,  U.S., January 10, 2024.

Republican firebrand Greene calls for vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson

David Morgan, Makini Brice |Updated 4 minutes ago |2 min read

By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Firebrand Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene called on Wednesday for a vote on her motion to remove fellow Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson from ...

Syringes with doses of the COVID-19 booster vaccine are seen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Smallthorne Community Centre in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, December 15, 2021.

UK refuses to sign global vaccine treaty, The Telegraph reports

Reuters |Updated 44 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Britain is refusing to sign the World Health Organization's pandemic accord because the country says it would have to give away a fifth of its vaccines, the Telegraph reported on Wednesday. Britain will only agree to a legally binding ...

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Colombia recognizes dissident ELN faction as independent organization

Reuters |Updated 3 minutes ago |1 min read

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A front of Colombian leftist rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN) has broken ranks with the group's central command, becoming the guerrillas' first dissident faction, as Colombia's government on Wednesday recognized ...

Actors perform before a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade, which marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Saint Petersburg, Russia May 5, 2024.

Advancing in Ukraine, Russia to mark victory in World War Two

Guy Faulconbridge |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two as relations with the West spiral deeper into crisis over the advance of Russian troops against Ukraine's ...

The New Brunswick government is contributing almost $1 million toward the construction of Greener Village’s recently announced perishable food rescue centre.

Fredericton food charity gets $1M from province for renovations and new construction

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read Premium content

The New Brunswick government is contributing almost $1 million toward the construction of Greener Village’s recently announced perishable food rescue centre. The Fredericton food and social services charity is establishing a new facility aimed at ...

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Man who murdered, stabbed homeless New Yorkers gets 25 years to life in prison

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man who murdered a homeless person and wounded two others as they slept outdoors on park benches in a stabbing spree over several nights in July 2022 was sentenced to between 25 years and life in prison on ...

Colchester County District RCMP has charged a woman after she allegedly robbed a gas station at gun point in Bible Hill on Sunday, July 16. File

Sheshatshiu RCMP arrest two, seize alcohol suspected for sale to minors

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read Premium content

Police in Sheshatshiu are charging a 63-year-old man and 61-year-old woman with peddling alcohol following a traffic stop on May 3. As part of an ongoing investigation, Mounties stopped a car on Route 520 near Sheshatshiu and arrested Pien ...

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