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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says there are “strong indications” Iran played a role in an incident near a Royal Air Force Base in England. Five men were arrested on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences over the incident, which unfolded on Sunday morning, local time. They were later released on bail. Police later said…
The ACCA has also called on the CIPFA and LASAAC to take a coordinated, strategic approach to developing new sustainability reporting requirements. Credit: 89stocker/Shutterstock.com. The ACCA has supported proposed changes to UK local authority financial reporting, saying they could make council accounts more understandable for their primary users. The proposed changes are contained in the…
CARABALLEDA, Venezuela (AP) — The collapse of public housing buildings in the Venezuelan state of La Guaira following two catastrophic earthquakes in June can be traced back to their beginnings in 2010, experts and former officials told The Associated Press. It was then that mudslides and heavy rain displaced more than 100,000 people across the…
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“Hamas leaders abroad are also in the crosshairs,” said Israel Katz. Israel’s defence minister threatened on Tuesday to go after Hamas leaders residing outside Gaza, as the military continues to target Palestinians it says are militants inside the war-ravaged territory. “Hamas leaders abroad are also in the crosshairs. None of these despicable murderers, who played…
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Pope Leo on Monday said concerns that artificial intelligence could destroy the world are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously, in an apparent rebuke of US President Donald Trump. The first US pope, who has warned of the dangers of AI throughout his 16-month papacy,…
Sept 29 (Reuters) – Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, as Russia continues its near-daily attacks on the country in its fifth year of the war. Missile debris fell in the courtyard of a residential building, among other damage, and a non-residential building caught fire…
On Monday, local preschoolers at the Goddard School of Cary – Lochmere became junior reporters. The school celebrated World News Day by having students create “good news” collages and build their own news studios in their classrooms. The children were well-prepared to ask questions and share stories with microphones, press badges and toy cameras. ©…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police said Monday that another body of a woman was discovered in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, bringing the total number of female victims recently found in the area to 11. The spate of killings and bodies of women discovered in the area since July has sparked fears that a serial…
At least 10 people have died and one person is missing after landslides triggered by continuous rainfall buried houses in Nepal‘s Baglung district. In one video, a massive portion of a mountain can be seen breaking away and crashing into a river. Several visuals circulating on social media show the terrifying scale of the landslides…