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Hundreds of flights and train services were cancelled across northwest Europe on Monday as Storm Ciara swept in packing powerful winds after lashing Britain and Ireland, where tens of thousands of homes were left without power. Swathes of northern France were put on orange alert and 130,000 homes had electricity cut off amid fears of coastal storm surges. Ciara was heading south through France on Monday with the electricity network company Enedis reporting outages from Brittany in the west to the centre and east. Читать дальше...

More than 5,000 people gather in Nakhon Ratchasima, northern Thailand, on Sunday night for a vigil for those killed in a mass shooting in the city. Many people at the vigil also wrote messages of support and tributes to those killed on sheets. Twenty-nine locals were killed when gunman Jakrapanth Thomma, 32, opened fire on a military base followed by a nearby shopping mall, where he also took hostages. More than 60 people were also injured during the rampage. Tonight, shocked and grieving... Читать дальше...

Australia's months-long bushfires crisis will likely be over within days, officials said Monday as heavy rainfall extinguished several massive blazes and was forecast to douse dozens more as downpours swept south. Days of torrential rains have caused flash flooding in New South Wales and Queensland, dampening once-raging fires that volunteers had battled in vain for months. Sydney experienced its wettest period in 20 years amid several days of heavy rainfall that led to chaotic scenes across the city. Читать дальше...

The jousting over eCommerce taxes — especially for U.S. firms operating on an international scale — is about to get more heated. Last week in India, the government proposed a tax on eCommerce transactions that will likely increase operating costs for sellers large and small. The tax, technically known as “Tax Deducted at Source” (TDS), […]

In the drill, the bad guys hacked phones, electrical power, and a sewage system.

Two commandos of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and a Naxal were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Monday morning, an official said. Two other CRPF personnel were injured in the skirmish, he said. The exchange of fire broke out around 10.30 am at a forest in Irapalli village under Pamed police station limits, located over 400 km from here, when the security forces were out on a counter-insurgency operation, a senior CRPF official said. "Four personnel of... Читать дальше...

A heaping plate of partisan politics, sprinkled with religious faith, highlighted the National Prayer Breakfast

Riding momentum out of the Iowa caucuses, former mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders both have gotten good news in recent polls.

This is your first chance to see and hear the next big thing from Lamborghini, as the company gives us an exclusive look at its upcoming hypercar screaming on the dyno.

Turn up those speakers and enjoy your first look and listen at the next V12-powered machine from Lamborghini.

British manufacturer of performance sailing hardware, Allen, will once again be exhibiting at the RYA Dinghy Show, London. Allen will be hosting a bunch of exciting launches, competitions and showcasing a range of new and existing products.

Following an exciting week of nominations, ArchDaily’s readers have evaluated over 4,000 projects and selected 5 finalists in each category of the Building of the Year Award.

Graduate School of Education faculty member Thomas Ehrlich discusses the importance of voting as the 2020 elections draw near.

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John Toolan, John Bird, Harry Hoshovsky

Security, Middle East

And the Eastern Mediterranean, too.

Over the past decade, we’ve seen great power jockeying return to the Eastern Mediterranean with China using its deep pockets to secure influence with key U.S. allies as a means to further its global ambitions and adversely impact the United States’ national security interests.

Earlier last month, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry announced that Cairo would continue... Читать дальше...

$1 reflects on 40 years of Apple in Ireland.

The outbreak of the coronavirus has come at a difficult and sensitive time for China’s economy.

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd clocked volume of 47.78 lakh shares by 14:19 IST on NSE, a 9.57 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 4.99 lakh shares

Documents obtained by CBC News and Radio-Canada suggest tests will explore whether there's a connection between poor air quality at federal buildings in Gatineau, Que., and a bat infestation — including whether dead bats are responsible for elevated methane levels in the buildings.

Efforts to contain the outbreak of coronavirus in China are changing the way language schools do business in Canada, as they scramble to offer incentives to find new teachers and find new ways to meet growing demand from people stuck at home overseas during the quarantine. 

It’s no secret that Donald Trump dislikes NATO. But the U.S. president’s incessant hammering of alliance members to urge them to pay more for collective defence may be having a spillover effect, particularly among traditionally staunch western European allies.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has spent more than $1.6 million on furniture, renovations and artwork for cabinet ministers' offices since it came to power, CBC News has learned.

When a survivor has the courage to come forward but they're not able to access support, it's a contradictory message for society to send, says advocate

Canadian citizens and permanent residents airlifted from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the country's coronavirus outbreak, are settling in to life under quarantine at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Ontario.

The federal government has agreed to negotiate a financial restructuring of the Muskrat Falls hydro project to make the project financially sustainable over the long term and and perhaps spare Newfoundland and Labrador from a big spike in electricity rates, CBC News has learned.

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