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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Wildfires roared Sunday across much of California, forcing thousands to evacuate homes as the most populous US state sweltered in record heat and flames menaced thousands of structures. Some 8,000 people were sent fleeing as thousands of firefighters were battling 14 large wildfires throughout the state, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire. The Alamo fire had scorched 23,867 acres (96.58 square […]
JOHNSONVILLE, Connecticut (Eagle News) – The clicking of cameras and the flipping of papers were the only things heard inside the small Centerbrook Meeting House located next to the General Store in the rundown town of Johnsonville, Connecticut. Fifty to sixty people crammed into the building while more than 100 stood outside braving the rain, at times a heavy downpour, other times a light drizzle. As Brother Glicerio B. Santos, Jr., the General Auditor of […]
(Reuters) — Dramatic images from El Salvador on Friday (July 07) of a helicopter rescuing a victim from a deadly fire in the country’s Finance Ministry building that killed at least two people. A major fire broke out in El Salvador’s Finance Ministry killing at least two people, injuring 22 others and prompting some inside to jump from the building before the blaze was extinguished, officials reported. The government sent in helicopters to rescue people […]
(Reuters) — Soldiers in Mexico have seized a military-grade arsenal in the drug-ravaged border state of Tamaulipas, authorities reported on Friday (July 07). According to officials, dozens of high-powered rifles, grenades and grenade launchers were found by the military, including hundreds of bullets and cartridges. The weapons haul was found in a rural area of Nuevo Laredo by soldiers on duty. No arrests have been made in connection with the seizure. According to reports, the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Missile Defense Agency said Friday it would soon test an anti-ballistic missile system, days after North Korea demonstrated its arsenal was capable of striking parts of Alaska. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to be tested is designed to intercept and destroy short-, medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles during their final phase of flight. The MDA said the test against a ballistic missile target would be […]
(Reuters) — A major fire broke out in El Salvador’s Finance Ministry on Friday (July 7) killing at least two people, injuring 22 others and prompting some inside to jump from the building before the blaze was extinguished, officials said. Salvador Sanchez Ceren, El Salvador’s President, said on local TV that one woman, a union worker, died, while another person had died in hospital. Three more people were in a bad state and being operated on, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Military options against North Korea are a “long way away,” Britain’s defense minister Michael Fallon said Friday after meeting with Pentagon chief Jim Mattis. “First of all, we are a long way away from looking at military options,” Fallon told a Washington think tank when asked whether NATO allies could support the United States in deterring North Korea’s weapons program. “This is not just a threat to the United States, […]
COLORADO, United States (Reuters) – On Wednesday (July 5), Colorado firefighters battled a wildland fire between the towns of Breckenridge and Frisco. According to KUSA, authorities have begun to evacuate residents in Summit County. The fast-moving fire sent a large plume of smoke into the sky. Known for its winter ski resort and as the site of the National Repertory Orchestra, Breckenridge is home to many part-year residents who enjoy the area’s nature sites and […]
Americans celebrated Independence Day on Tuesday (July 4) with fireworks, acts of gluttony and escapes to the beach, even for people in New Jersey where legislators brokered a last-minute deal to reopen state parks. In keeping with tradition, cities across the country will launch fireworks after dark, perhaps the most emblematic way to commemorate July 4, 1776, when the American colonies’ Declaration of Independence from Britain was adopted. The document enshrines the rights to life, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump spoke Monday with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni about the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg, the White House said. Trump and Merkel “addressed climate issues, the Women’s Entrepreneurship Financing Initiative and trade, including global steel overcapacity,” the White House said in a statement following their “extensive discussion.” “The president said that he looks forward to helping Chancellor Merkel make the summit a […]
Agence France Presse A senior officer aboard a United States Navy supercarrier deployed in the eastern Mediterranean said Monday his forces were wary of “tensions” with allies of Syria’s regime but were ready to defend US-backed forces. The USS George H.W. Bush has been a leading part of the US bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria, primarily against the Islamic State group but on occasion targeting Syrian government forces and their allies fighting US-backed groups. […]
by Laurent Thomet, with Laurent Barthelemy in Washington Agence France Presse BEIJING, China — Chinese President Xi Jinping told United States counterpart Donald Trump on Monday that Sino-US relations have been hit by “negative factors” in a phone call following days of US actions that have vexed Beijing. Trump held separate calls with Xi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that focused on tensions on the Korean peninsula, but China’s foreign ministry said Xi also […]
