More than 40,000 Californians evacuated due to chemical tank leak
Officials have warned that the tank contains a “highly volatile” substance that could lead to an explosion.
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SpaceX launches massive Starship V3 rocket on test flight
The first attempted launch on Thursday was postponed due to a malfunctioning hydraulic pin in the launch tower.
Continue ReadingCarney says Alberta is ‘essential’ to Canada as province plans vote on separation
Alberta’s decision to hold a referendum on separation has been widely criticised, including the separatists who say the question is not definitive enough.
Continue ReadingGaza flotilla activists allege abuse by Israeli forces while detained
The detainees say they were slapped, hit, humiliated and even subjected to sexual violence, but Israel’s prison service says the allegations are false.
Continue ReadingRussia’s Putin vows retaliation after accusing Ukraine of hitting student dormitory
Ukraine said it hit Russia’s elite Rubicon drone military unit in a Moscow-occupied part of eastern Ukraine.
Continue ReadingUK scientists developing new Ebola vaccine that could be ready in months
The rare species of Ebola involved – known as Bundibugyo – kills around a third of those infected and has no proven vaccine yet.
Continue ReadingCubans grapple with fuel shortages and blackouts as US steps up pressure
Ana Rosa Romero lives on the 11th floor of the Granma Dos building, an imposing modernist social housing block in the Cuban capital, Havana. A widow in her 70s, she said that when her husband died recently, a blackout in her neighbourhood meant she had to sit with his body for hours before it could […]
Continue ReadingAfrica summit in India postponed over Ebola outbreak fears
The India-Africa summit was set to be held next week in Delhi after more than a decade.
Continue ReadingUS pauses $14bn weapons sale to Taiwan due to Iran war
US acting navy chief Hung Cao told a Senate hearing they were “doing a pause” on the sale to make sure they had munitions for the Iran war.
Continue ReadingRussian jets intercepting an RAF spy plane is ‘serious incident’
Two Russian warplanes “dangerously” intercepted an unarmed RAF spy plane over the Black Sea last month, the Ministry of Defence has said on Wednesday. A Russian Su-35 fighter approached the surveillance aircraft – close enough to trigger its emergency systems – while a Su-27 jet carried out six passes in front of it. The MoD […]
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