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EU to buy forest firefighting planes as climate crises intensify
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is in talks with manufacturers to buy firefighting planes to battle the increased risk of severe wildfires like those raging in Southern Europe, ...
Jul 18, 2022
Elderly couple found dead in burned-out car as Portugal wildfires rage
LISBON (Reuters) - The charred bodies of an elderly couple were found inside a burned-out vehicle after they tried to escape a wildfire ripping across the Portuguese northern municipality of Mura, aut...
Jul 18, 2022
U.S. says no indication American’s detention in UAE linked to Khashoggi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Monday said it has seen "no indication at this point" that the detention of an American in the United Arab Emirates is linked to his ties to slain j...
Jul 18, 2022
Bolsonaro to share concerns about Brazil election with diplomats
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro invited foreign diplomats to a briefing at his residence on Monday to share his concerns about the security of the electoral process ahead of Oc...
Jul 18, 2022
Sidelining of spy chief spotlights Ukraine’s battle to purge Russian agents
By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) - The sidelining of Ukraine's domestic spy chief on Sunday laid bare Kyiv's battle far from the frontlines to purge its powerful security agencies of col...
Jul 18, 2022
Fans, hoses and air con – heatwave-hit Britons seek relief
By James Davey and Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) - Sales of electric fans, hoses, air conditioning units and sprinklers are soaring as Britons swelter amid record temperatures, retailers said. Britain ...
Jul 18, 2022
Clothes on fire, hero digger driver escapes Spanish wildfire
TABARA, Spain (Reuters) - A Spanish man trying to protect his town from a wildfire had a close brush with death on Monday when the blaze engulfed his digger, forcing him to run for his life while patt...
Jul 18, 2022
Ukraine’s first lady to address U.S. Congress on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, will deliver remarks to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office said. U.S. lawmakers will host Zelenska, t...
Jul 18, 2022
Short women can be cops too, Spain’s top court rules
MADRID (Reuters) - Shorter women will be able to join Spain's police forces after the country's top court ruled on Monday that a minimum height requirement for female officers is discriminatory. The c...
Jul 18, 2022
Prince Harry celebrates Mandela, urges climate action at U.N
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry spoke on Monday at the United Nations about seeking insight from the late Nelson Mandela during a time of global uncertainty and u...
Jul 18, 2022
