September 2019

Saudi Arabia oil production reduced by drone strikes

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAbqaiq is the site of Aramco’s largest oil processing plant Saudi Arabia’s oil production has been severely disrupted by drone attacks on two major oil facilities run by state-owned company Aramco, reports say. Sources quoted by Reuters and WSJ said the strikes had reduced production by five […]

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Death toll rises to 6 in torrential rains in southeast Spain

Record rainfall claimed two more lives in southeastern Spain as it caused widespread flooding, raising the overall death toll to six from the storms, authorities said Saturday. Emergency rescue workers saved thousands of people during the storm that slammed into the Mediterranean coastal regions of Valencia, Murcia and eastern Andalusia this week. Local authorities said

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Estonia plans to restrict govt use of Huawei 5G technology

Estonia, which is among Europe’s most wired and technologically advanced nations, is set to restrict the use of equipment and technology from Chinese telecom giant Huawei in its government sector, citing security concerns and recommendations by the U.S., a key NATO ally. The Estonian news site Delfi reported Friday that Foreign Trade and Technology Minister

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Sam Smith: My Pronouns Are ‘They/Them’

Sam Smith, who identifies as genderqueer and nonbinary, has embraced gender neutral pronouns.  The British singer-songwriter made the announcement on Instagram Friday, telling fans and the media that, in an effort to “embrace myself for who I am,” their pronouns are “they” and “them.”  “I understand there will be many mistakes and mis gendering but all

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Climate change protests hit Frankfurt as auto show opens

Thousands of people are demonstrating in Frankfurt to demand more action against climate change as the German city’s auto show opens to the public, with some cycling into the city along highways that were temporarily closed for the occasion. Demands raised by the organizers of Saturday’s protests include an end to the combustion engine, climate-neutral

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