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UK PM Starmer's chief of staff quits over Mandelson fallout
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2026
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney has quit, he said in a statement on Sunday, as pressure intensifies on Starmer over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States.
Trump completes demolition of White House East Wing: satellite images
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Demolition workers have finished tearing down the White House's entire East Wing to make way for US President Donald Trump's giant new $300 million ballroom, satellite pictures showed on Thursday.
Why did a Dominican nightclub roof cave in?
AFP, Published on 11/04/2025
» SANTO DOMINGO - The government of the Dominican Republic has vowed an exhaustive investigation into why the roof of a nightclub caved in on revellers, killing more than 200.
Roof collapse in Dominican Republic kills at least 67
New York Times, Published on 09/04/2025
» SANTO DOMINGO — Using heavy machinery, drones, dogs and dozens of rescuers, officials worked frantically Tuesday to find survivors of a deadly roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic, where authorities said at least 67 people died.
Expert says negligence led to Turkey ski resort deaths
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» KARTALKAYA, Turkey - Negligence played a role in the deaths of 78 people who perished when a huge fire gutted a luxury ski resort hotel in northern Turkey this week, an expert has told AFP.
Osaka Expo 'Grand Ring' a symbol of unity: architect
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» OSAKA (JAPAN) - A towering wooden "Grand Ring" built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to Japan's architectural history and is a symbol of unity despite criticism over costs, its creator says.
India announces state funeral for ex-PM Manmohan Singh
AFP, Published on 27/12/2024
» NEW DELHI - India on Friday announced seven days of state mourning after the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the country's economic liberalisation in the early 1990s.
Israel's many wars lead to first combat unit of religious women
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/12/2024
» JERUSALEM — Religious girls don’t belong on the battlefield. That has been the traditional view of most of Israel's modern Orthodox community, and young women have generally gone along with it.
Embassy plans add to UK headaches in resetting China ties
AFP, Published on 17/12/2024
» LONDON - As Britain's new Labour government bids to reset long-fraught ties with China amid a suspected spy scandal, another issue could mar relations: Beijing's controversial plans to open the largest embassy in the UK.
Hydrogen-powered tower touted as world’s first
Reuters, Published on 15/08/2024
» A Saudi-controlled real estate firm says it plans to break ground early next year in Egypt’s new capital on a $1-billion, 50-storey office tower that aims to be the first of its kind to be powered by clean hydrogen.