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LOHMAR, Germany (Reuters) - With a look of apprehension, a blond woman clad in a wetsuit wobbles her way onto a lake in western Germany in a huge, hollowed-out vegetable. A man paddles his giant pumpkin boat during the raditional pumpkin race in Lohmar, Germany October 3, 2018. Reuters/David Sahl Paddle held aloft, she’s a contestant in the Krewelshofer lake’s annual pumpkin race, held for the third time on Wednesday over a 35-meter (115-ft) course. [ 119 more words ]
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Paddle your own pumpkin: German racers swap boats for vegetables | Today News Stories LOHMAR, Germany (Reuters) – With a look of apprehension, a blond woman clad in a wetsuit wobbles her way onto a lake in western Germany...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Three International Committee of the Red Cross volunteers helping with the burial of an Ebola victim in eastern Congo were injured in an attack by villagers, prompting the ICRC to suspend burials in the area, health officials said on Wednesday. The attack on an ambulance transporting the body to a cemetery in North Kivu province’s Beni region is the latest disruption to efforts to control the current outbreak, which is believed to have killed 106 people since July. [ 239 more words ]
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Attack on ICRC Ebola ambulance in Congo wounds three volunteers | Today News Stories KINSHASA (Reuters) – Three International Committee of the Red Cross volunteers helping with the burial of an Ebola victim in eastern Congo were injured in...

MOSCOW/DUBAI (Reuters) - Russia and Saudi Arabia struck a private deal in September to raise oil output to cool rising prices and informed the United States before a meeting in Algiers with other producers, four sources familiar with the plan said. FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih during the inaugural session ceremony of the OPEC Ministerial Monitoring Committee in Algiers, Algeria September 23, 2018. [ 836 more words ]
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Exclusive: Saudi Arabia, Russia agreed in Sept to lift oil output, told U.S. | Today News Stories MOSCOW/DUBAI (Reuters) – Russia and Saudi Arabia struck a private deal in September to raise oil output to cool rising prices and informed the United...

U.S. ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, has veered off Trump's script and praised Canada's monetary contributions to the alliance. Read more: ... source
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U.S. NATO rep veers off Trump's script | Power & Politics | Today News Stories U.S. ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, has veered off Trump’s script and praised Canada’s monetary contributions to the alliance. Read more: … source Related

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran on Wednesday for threats to American missions in Iraq and said the United States was terminating a treaty of amity with Tehran. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the United Against Nuclear Iran Summit on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S. [ 279 more words ]
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Pompeo says Iran is origin of threat to U.S. missions in Iraq | Today News Stories WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran on Wednesday for threats to American missions in Iraq and said the United States...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two moderate Republicans who could be pivotal in determining whether the Senate confirms U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday for mocking a woman who has accused the judge of sexual assault. Senators Jeff Flake and Susan Collins were among the lawmakers who took issue with comments Trump made regarding Christine Blasey Ford, a university professor from California who detailed her sexual assault allegation against Kavanaugh at an extraordinary Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week. [ 810 more words ]
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Key senators criticize Trump for mocking Kavanaugh accuser | Today News Stories WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two moderate Republicans who could be pivotal in determining whether the Senate confirms U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh criticized President Donald...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two moderate Republicans who could be pivotal in determining whether the Senate confirms U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday for mocking a woman who has accused the judge of sexual assault. Senators Jeff Flake and Susan Collins were among the lawmakers who took issue with comments Trump made regarding Christine Blasey Ford, a university professor from California who detailed her sexual assault allegation against Kavanaugh at an extraordinary Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week. [ 810 more words ]
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Key senators criticize Trump for mocking Kavanaugh accuser | Today News Stories WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two moderate Republicans who could be pivotal in determining whether the Senate confirms U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh criticized President Donald...

LISBON (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday denied r**e allegations leveled against him, saying his conscience was clear and that he would calmly await the results of any investigation. FILE PHOTO: Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo appears before the match at the Champions League, Group H, Valencia v Juventus in Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, Spain, September 19, 2018 . REUTERS/Heino Kalis/File Photo… [ 93 more words ]
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Ronaldo denies r**e accusations in tweet | Today News Stories LISBON (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday denied r**e allegations leveled against him, saying his conscience was clear and that he would calmly await the...

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The World Court ordered the United States on Wednesday to ensure that sanctions against Iran, due to be tightened next month, do not affect humanitarian aid or civil aviation safety. FILE PHOTO: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. [ 625 more words ]
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World Court orders U.S. to ensure Iran sanctions don't hit humanitarian aid | Today News Stories THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The World Court ordered the United States on Wednesday to ensure that sanctions against Iran, due to be tightened next month,...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene told a judicial corruption inquiry on Wednesday that he was fired by former president Jacob Zuma for refusing to approve a $100 billion nuclear power deal with Russia in 2015. South Africa's Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene looks on ahead of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry probing state capture in Johannesburg, South Africa October 3, 2018. [ 587 more words ]
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South Africa's Zuma fired me for blocking Russian nuclear power deal - Nene | Today News Stories JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene told a judicial corruption inquiry on Wednesday that he was fired by former president Jacob Zuma...

He gave his all for the crowd of fringe Tories at this week's Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. It is known that Boris Johnson can be a rousing speaker; perhaps to make sure his prime ministerial ambitions were taken seriously, he had even combed his hair. Onward and upward, he told his audience, against Theresa May's "outrageous" Chequers proposal… [ 853 more words ]
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Brexit Diaries 47: Boris Johnson prepares his run | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | Today News Stories He gave his all for the crowd of fringe Tories at this week’s Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. It is known that Boris Johnson can be...

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran on Wednesday for threats to American missions in Iraq and said the United States was terminating a treaty of amity with Tehran. "Iran is the origin of the current threat to Americans in Iraq," Pompeo told reporters at the State Department. "Our intelligence in this regard is solid. We can see the hand of the ayatollah and his henchmen supporting these attacks on the United States." Advertisement (Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Franklin Paul) Source link
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Pompeo says Iran is origin of threat to US missions in Iraq | Today News Stories WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran on Wednesday for threats to American missions in Iraq and said the United States was terminating...

PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday he would press General Electric’s new chief executive to stick to French job creation pledges made by the CEO’s predecessor. FILE PHOTO: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire attends a news conference at the Bercy Finance Ministry in Paris, France, August 30, 2018. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo The French government brandished the threat of fines in June after former GE Chief Executive John Flannery told Le Maire that the company would fail to create as many jobs as promised when it bought Alstom’s energy business in 2015. [ 138 more words ]
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France to press General Electric on job pledges: minister | Today News Stories PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday he would press General Electric’s new chief executive to stick to French job...

(Reuters) - Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc and music-sharing service SoundCloud said on Wednesday that Pandora will take over handling the U.S. advertising for SoundCloud. The deal illustrates how Pandora, best known for its streaming music service, is gaining a revenue stream by selling its back-end advertising technology to others. Under the deal, Pandora becomes the exclusive operator of SoundCloud’s advertising business. [ 236 more words ]
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Online radio firm Pandora to handle U.S. advertising for SoundCloud | Today News Stories (Reuters) – Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc and music-sharing service SoundCloud said on Wednesday that Pandora will take over handling the U.S. advertising for...

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - One of the world’s most sought-after whiskies, a 60-year old The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926, was auctioned for a record 848,750 pounds ($1.1 million) on Wednesday. The auctioneer calls for bids as a 60-year old The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 sold for a record amount at Bonhams in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne The buyer was a private collector from Asia who bid by phone, auctioneer Bonhams said. [ 206 more words ]
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'Rolls Royce' of whiskies sold for record $1.1 million at auction | Today News Stories EDINBURGH (Reuters) – One of the world’s most sought-after whiskies, a 60-year old The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926, was auctioned for a record 848,750 pounds...

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s largest maternity hospital is asking mothers to care for non-critical premature babies with skin-to-skin contact known as “kangaroo care” rather than in incubators, as wards struggle with a lack of equipment. Fabilet Vargas takes care of her twins Matheo and Mayha at the Concepcion Palacios Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello At the Concepcion Palacios Hospital last week, doctors held tutorials to show nurses and mothers how to hold newborns against their bare chests inside a pouch or cloth wrap. [ 642 more words ]
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Venezuelan hospital encourages 'kangaroo' baby care to spare incubators | Today News Stories CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s largest maternity hospital is asking mothers to care for non-critical premature babies with skin-to-skin contact known as “kangaroo care” rather than...

LONDON (Reuters) - European shares rose and Italian bonds rallied on Wednesday as some of the worries that have rippled across markets this week were soothed by signs Rome was amenable to cutting budget deficits and debt in coming years. FILE PHOTO: A man looks at an electronic board displaying stock index outside a bank in downtown Milan June 13, 2013. [ 787 more words ]
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Italy budget concession hopes switch risk sentiment back on | Today News Stories LONDON (Reuters) – European shares rose and Italian bonds rallied on Wednesday as some of the worries that have rippled across markets this week were...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene told a judicial corruption inquiry on Wednesday that he was fired by former president Jacob Zuma for refusing to approve a $100 billion nuclear power deal with Russia in 2015. South Africa's Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene looks on ahead of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry probing state capture in Johannesburg, South Africa October 3, 2018. [ 610 more words ]
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South Africa's Zuma fired me for blocking Russian nuclear power deal: Nene | Today News Stories JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene told a judicial corruption inquiry on Wednesday that he was fired by former president Jacob Zuma...

FARGO, N.D. (Reuters) - Heidi Heitkamp has faced seemingly unwinnable odds before. In the 1990s, as a state attorney general, she stared down the to***co industry, leading efforts to broker a multi-billion dollar settlement. In the 2000s, she beat back breast cancer. But for the folksy, 62-year-old Democratic North Dakota senator, running for re-election in a largely rural, conservative state that strongly backed Donald Trump for president in 2016, the partisan war over… [ 1,146 more word ]
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In North Dakota, Kavanaugh debate tests Democratic wave - and #MeToo | Today News Stories FARGO, N.D. (Reuters) – Heidi Heitkamp has faced seemingly unwinnable odds before. In the 1990s, as a state attorney general, she stared down the to***co...

FARGO, N.D. (Reuters) - Heidi Heitkamp has faced seemingly unwinnable odds before. In the 1990s, as a state attorney general, she stared down the to***co industry, leading efforts to broker a multi-billion dollar settlement. In the 2000s, she beat back breast cancer. But for the folksy, 62-year-old Democratic North Dakota senator, running for re-election in a largely rural, conservative state that strongly backed Donald Trump for president in 2016, the partisan war over… [ 1,146 more word ]
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In North Dakota, Kavanaugh debate tests Democratic wave - and #MeToo | Today News Stories FARGO, N.D. (Reuters) – Heidi Heitkamp has faced seemingly unwinnable odds before. In the 1990s, as a state attorney general, she stared down the to***co...

SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel may need to rely on a stroke of luck at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday if the German wants to keep alive his diminishing hopes of claiming a fifth Formula One title. Formula One F1 - Russian Grand Prix - Sochi, Russia - September 30, 2018 German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Scuderia Ferrari in action at pit line. [ 518 more words ]
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Motor racing: Vettel needs Suzuka surprise to stay in title race | Today News Stories SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel may need to rely on a stroke of luck at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday if the German...

STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - Two Americans and a Briton won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for harnessing the power of evolution to produce novel proteins used in everything from environmentally friendly detergents and biofuels to cancer drugs. Pictures of the 2018 Nobel Prize laureates for chemistry: Frances H. Arnold of the United States, George P. Smith of the United States and Gregory P. [ 403 more words ]
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Trio wins chemistry Nobel for work on antibody drugs and detergents | Today News Stories STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) – Two Americans and a Briton won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for harnessing the power of evolution to produce...

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa’s burgeoning call services sector, which gets more than half its work from Britain, could attract larger inflows as the impact of Brexit weighs and firms seek savings by moving operations offshore, industry officials said on Wednesday. Cultural affinity, good English language skills and similar time zones have helped spur South Africa’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector as it looks to compete with India and the Philippines in a global industry worth $89 billion in 2017. [ 317 more words ]
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South Africa's service industry looks to cash-in on Brexit uncertainty | Today News Stories CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s burgeoning call services sector, which gets more than half its work from Britain, could attract larger inflows as the...

The annual inflation rate in Turkey soared to nearly 25 percent in September, according to official statistics released Wednesday, the highest level in a decade and a half. Consumer prices jumped to 24.52 percent in September compared to the same month last year, the Turkish statistics office (TUIK) reported. The latest figures are up from 17.9 percent in August. Read more: [ 414 more words ]
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Turkish inflation rate soars amid warning over price hikes | News | DW | Today News Stories The annual inflation rate in Turkey soared to nearly 25 percent in September, according to official statistics released Wednesday, the highest level in a decade...

Business Goldman Sachs has raised its stake in Spanish supermarket chain DIA to 15.8 percent from 14.5 percent, a regulatory filing showed shortly after the discounter's main shareholder disclosed it had raised its own holding close to the legal threshold for a full takeover bid. FILE PHOTO: The Goldman Sachs company logo is seen in the company's space on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 17, 2018. [ 177 more words ]
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Goldman Sachs raises stake in Spain's DIA to more than 15 percent | Today News Stories Business Goldman Sachs has raised its stake in Spanish supermarket chain DIA to 15.8 percent from 14.5 percent, a regulatory filing showed shortly after the...

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil traded below a four-year high on Wednesday as top exporter Saudi Arabia said it increased output to near a record high and after Reuters reported that Russia and Saudi Arabia had struck a private deal in September to pump more. FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. [ 377 more words ]
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Oil slips below $85 as Saudi raises output towards record | Today News Stories LONDON (Reuters) – Oil traded below a four-year high on Wednesday as top exporter Saudi Arabia said it increased output to near a record high...

LONDON (Reuters) - British television gardener Alan Titchmarsh and men dressed in medieval costumes drove a flock of sheep across London Bridge on Sunday as part of a centuries-old tradition. Shepherd David Seamark holds onto one of his flock ahead of the annual London Sheep Drive, in London, Britain, September 30, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Titchmarsh kicked off the annual sheep drive, which sees freemen of the City of London, the small area which now makes up the city’s financial district, exercise their ancient right to drive the animals over the bridge to raise money for charity. [ 86 more words ]
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Baaah! TV gardener Titchmarsh leads London Bridge sheep drive | Today News Stories LONDON (Reuters) – British television gardener Alan Titchmarsh and men dressed in medieval costumes drove a flock of sheep across London Bridge on Sunday as...

CHICHESTER, England (Reuters) - Meghan Markle may now be part of the British royal family, but the former American actress’ first visit to her new royal duchy began with a viewing of a copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence from the British crown. Britain's Prince Harry, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex greet well-wishers as they arrive for a visit to Edes House, in Chichester, Britain October 3, 2018. [ 254 more words ]
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Meghan and Harry inspect U.S. Declaration of Independence in England | Today News Stories CHICHESTER, England (Reuters) – Meghan Markle may now be part of the British royal family, but the former American actress’ first visit to her new...

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche (ROG.S) is breaking into hemophilia A treatment, a $10 billion global market dominated by rivals who have cultivated close ties to sufferers of the genetic bleeding disorder. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Roche’s Hemlibra, on sale since late 2017 for patients with resistance to existing treatments, is widely expected to win the U.S. [ 1,077 more word ]
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With Hemlibra, Roche seeks to break into tight hemophilia circle | Today News Stories ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Roche (ROG.S) is breaking into hemophilia A treatment, a $10 billion global market dominated by rivals who have cultivated close...

How Clause 32 of the USMCA may prevent Canada from securing a trade deal with China. Read more: »»» Subscribe to CBC ... source
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Does the USMCA threaten a Canada-China deal? | Power & Politics | Today News Stories How Clause 32 of the USMCA may prevent Canada from securing a trade deal with China. Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.4845494 »»» Subscribe to CBC … source...