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ALABAMA, United States (Reuters) — A tropical depression formerly known as Tropical Storm Cindy caused flooding on Thursday (June 22) in several United States southeastern states, spawned a tornado that injured four people in Alabama, and cut 16 percent of Gulf of Mexico oil production. Cindy was a tropical storm when it made landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border about 3 a.m. CT (0800 GMT) Thursday, then weakened as it traveled north. By afternoon, it was […]
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES (AFP)– As one of the world’s largest entertainment companies, Disney is used to adoring fans but one man has topped them all, visiting its California theme park 2,000 days in a row. Jeff Reitz marked the milestone on Thursday, using his Disneyland Resort annual pass which had enabled his trek to the park on a daily basis since January 1, 2012. “What we mostly know about him is that he loves […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (Reuters) — United States President Donald Trump offered words of encouragement about the condition of shot House Majority Whip Steve Scalise to Congressional staff and their families at a picnic in their honor in the White House South Lawn on Thursday (June 22). Trump said “things are looking very, very good,” for Congressman Scalise, just over one week after he was shot in the hip by rifle fire during a Congressional charity […]
VIRGINIA, United States (Reuters) — Protesters showed up at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Thursday (June 22) after Republicans unveiled a health care plan that President Donald Trump said he was “very supportive” of in a Twitter post. Trump said, “I am very supportive of the Senate #HealthcareBill. Look forward to making it really special! Remember, ObamaCare is dead.” United States Senate leaders on Thursday unveiled a draft of legislation to replace Obamacare, proposing to kill a […]
CONNECTICUT, United States (Reuters)– Jordan Spieth put an emphatic end to his putting woes during an impressive Travelers Championship debut on Thursday (June 22), grabbing a one-shot lead after the first round in Cromwell, Connecticut. World number three Rory McIlroy, who missed the cut at last week’s United States Open after sitting out a month with a niggling rib problem, was among a group of 18 golfers four shots back in a share of 19th place. […]
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) — A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Guatemala’s coast Thursday, injuring four people and damaging homes and roads, officials said, just eight days after another strong tremor killed five people in the Central American country. The quake struck at 6:31 am (1231 GMT) with its epicenter in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 46.8 kilometers, about 23 kilometers (14 miles) southwest of Puerto San Jose, the United States Geological Survey […]
by Sefatullah Zahidi Agence France Presse LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan — At least 34 people were killed Thursday when a Taliban car bomb struck a bank in Afghanistan’s Lashkar Gah city as people were queueing to withdraw salaries, the latest bloody attack during the month of Ramadan. Dozens of wounded people were rushed to hospital on makeshift stretchers after the bombing at New Kabul Bank, which upturned vehicles, left the area littered with charred debris, and sent a […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — A push by French President Emmanuel Macron to hand Brussels more powers to control Chinese investments in Europe’s key industries faced a setback on Thursday from European Union partners who fear a rise of protectionism. European leaders will discuss the thorny topic of international trade on the second day of an EU summit on Friday, as Europe seeks to champion free trade against the protectionist policies of United States President Donald Trump. […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that the European Union’s future took priority over Brexit talks, in a rebuke to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to bring the negotiations up at a Brussels summit. “For me, the future of the (remaining) 27 member-states comes before the exit negotiations with Great Britain” said Merkel as she arrived for the two-day meeting. “We want to conduct these negotiations in a good spirit,” she […]
by Susan Njanji JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa’s highest court on Thursday ruled that lawmakers can cast secret ballots in a no-confidence vote in President Jacob Zuma, who is facing criticism within the ruling ANC. Although no date has been set for such a vote, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said the National Assembly speaker had the authority to order a secret ballot following a case brought by the country’s opposition. “The speaker of the […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) — Indonesian police on Thursday (June 22) said they have arrested nine suspects linked to last month’s suicide bombing in the capital Jakarta, and an additional 31 suspects linked to other terrorist networks. At least three police officers were killed and 12 people wounded on May 24 in twin blasts at a bus station in east Jakarta. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State group and was the deadliest in Indonesia since […]
XINGTAI CITY, China (CCTV) — Rainstorm swept across north China on Wednesday and Thursday, injuring people and causing havoc in the cities. In Handan city of north China’s Hebei Province, an old tree was uprooted due to the strong winds. Another tree broke apart and fell on to a car, injuring seven pedestrians. In Xianghe County, a fifty-meter long drain was destroyed by the flood. Local middle and primary schools were forced to close on […]
