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Islamic State video shows second British hostage beheaded

YoopyaOctober 4, 2014September 2, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 4, 2014September 2, 20230

(Reuters) – Islamic State militants beheaded British aid worker Alan Henning in a video posted on Friday, triggering swift condemnation by the British and U.S....

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Record number of migrant deaths at sea, in deserts this year – IOM

YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014July 29, 20230

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – A record 4,077 migrants have died already this year crossing deserts and seas worldwide, three-quarters of them in perilous...

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American becomes a rebel with a cause in east Ukraine

YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014June 19, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014June 19, 20230

(Reuters) – With his face hidden behind a camouflage balaclava and an assault rifle slung over his shoulder, Hunter looks like other separatist fighters in...

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Air France Sticks To Low-Cost Plan Despite Strike

YoopyaSeptember 24, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 24, 2014July 29, 20230

PARIS (AP) — Air France-KLM says it isn’t ready to abandon a plan to transfer activities to a low-cost carrier, contradicting a government minister’s claim....

Europe News

Scots spurn independence in historic vote but demand new powers

YoopyaSeptember 19, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 19, 2014July 29, 20230

(Reuters) – Scotland spurned independence in a historic referendum that threatened to rip the United Kingdom apart, sow financial turmoil and diminish Britain’s remaining global...

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Support for Scotland staying in United Kingdom at 53 percent – Ipsos

YoopyaSeptember 18, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 18, 2014July 29, 20230

(Reuters) – Supporters of keeping Scotland within the United Kingdom held a 6 percentage-point lead in a final independence opinion poll which was published as...

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1st UK volunteer gets experimental Ebola vaccine

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2014September 2, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2014September 2, 20230

LONDON (AP) — British scientists say a former nurse has become the first person in the country to receive an experimental Ebola vaccine in an...

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As many as 700 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2014June 19, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2014June 19, 20230

(Reuters) – More than 700 people fleeing Africa and the Middle East may have drowned in shipwrecks in the Mediterranean over the last week, bringing...

Europe News

Scots’ support for independence lags on eve of referendum

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2014July 25, 20230

(Reuters) – On the eve of Scotland’s historic referendum, polls showed support for staying in the United Kingdom just ahead of backing for independence but...

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Russia needs government investment to avoid recession, former finance minister

YoopyaSeptember 16, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 16, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Russia risks slipping into recession because the government is not investing enough in the economy to weather Western sanctions, former finance minister Alexei...