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(REUTERS) Early results from Britain’s bitterly contested referendum showed a lead on Friday for supporters of leaving the European Union, contradicting opinion polls and prompting wild swings in the value of the pound. With results in from the first 13 of 382 voting districts, those in favor of ending Britain’s 43-year membership were on 52.4 percent of the vote, while those wanting to stay were on 47.6 percent. But it was too early to […]
by Benoit TOUSSAINT VERHEIM, Germany (AFP) — A masked gunman barricaded himself in a German multiplex cinema with dozens of people Thursday before being killed by police on high security alert following a string of attacks around Europe, officials said. No-one else was injured at the complex in the western town of Viernheim, 75 kilometres (50 miles) south of Frankfurt, the interior minister of Hesse state, Peter Beuth, said. “The assailant moved through the cinema complex… […]
by Robin MILLARD LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Early results from Britain’s knife-edge referendum showed unexpectedly strong support for leaving the European Union on Friday, sending the pound plummeting as investors feared a historic blow against the 28-nation alliance. Just minutes earlier, global financial markets had been surging after two opinion polls gave them hope that Britons would choose to stay in bloc, born out of a determination to forge lasting peace after two world […]
>> British voters will shape the future of the UK and Europe on Thursday 23 June when they decide whether to stay in the European Union. >> The ‘Vote Remain’ movement is led by PM David Cameron, who promised the referendum in 2013 under pressure from euroskeptic lawmakers in his own party. >> The ‘Vote Leave’ movement is backed by ex-mayor of London Boris Johnson and UKIP leader Nigel Farage. >> Investors, chief executives and […]
(REUTERS) Britain holds a referendum on whether to stay in the European Union on Thursday. Reuters will offer live coverage of the results throughout the night and carry UK Press Association results from each of the 382 counting areas. Following are details of how the ballot count will work on the night. All times in GMT, an hour before local UK time. WHEN WILL RESULTS COME? Votes will be counted by hand, starting as […]
Though hindrances and persecution admonish people around the world, through strong faith and will, the true gospel of the Church of Christ shall prevail among people oceans away. The world continues to progress, and though there be different time zones and great distances, we can communicate with brethren from all around the world through advanced technology. This was fulfilled with the brethren in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bro. Rodelio dela Torre, a minister of […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prime Minister David Cameron cast his vote Thursday in Britain’s referendum on whether to remain in the European Union. Cameron, who has led the “Remain” campaign, went to a polling station in central London with wife Samantha to fill in his ballot, an AFP photographer at the scene saw. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
by Katherine HADDON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Millions of Britons began voting Thursday in a bitterly-fought, knife-edge referendum that could tear up the island nation’s EU membership and spark the greatest emergency of the bloc’s 60-year history. A record 46.5 million voters were registered to decide Britain’s future in the 28-nation European Union, which was born out of a determination to unite in lasting peace after the carnage of two world wars. Across much […]
Searchers have recovered the body of one of the family members whose sailboat went missing off the Florida coast three days ago, a Coast Guard official said on Wednesday (June 22). A Coast Guard search helicopter found the body and turned it over to local authorities for positive identification, said Captain Gregory Case, the St. Petersburg sector commander. Ace Kimberly, 45, two sons aged 13 and 15, and a 17-year-old daughter were last seen on […]
Scientists will have to do without an ally in the race to combat the Zika virus. A supercomputer named Santos Dumont has been partially switched off in the state of Rio de Janeiro due to government spending cuts. Among other projects, it was meant to be genetically mapping the Zika virus. In the midst of Brazil’s worst recession since the 1930s, funds to Santos Dumont’s home at the National Laboratory of Computer Science have been […]
A passenger train derailed on its way from Kaohsiung to Hualien in Taiwan around at 06:49 a.m. (GMT) on Wednesday (June 22) , leaving at least 2 people injured. The three carriages at the rear of the train, No. 307, derailed between the Fuyuan and Guangfu stations. In the video that was shared by Ruisui villager Lin Guo-Ding with Reuters, the last carriage is seen almost overturned. According to Lin who happened to be at […]
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on Thursday (June 23) called for help from a nuclear suppliers group to solve North Korea’s nuclear issue. The delegation of the 48-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) gathered in Seoul to attend the annual plenary meeting. The NSG aims to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons by restricting the sale of items that can be used to make those arms. It was set up in response to India’s first […]
