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Fire breaks out on French submarine during renovations

12:39 am June 13, 2020

Paris: Dozens of firefighters are battling a blaze on a French nuclear submarine that broke out Friday during renovation work. The submarine’s nuclear reactor, nuclear fuel and weapons were removed five months ago to prepare for the renovations, so are not at risk from the blaze, according to an official with the regional maritime authority. […]

Turkey sentences US Consulate employee to more than 8 years

11:52 pm June 11, 2020

Ankara: A Turkish court on Thursday convicted a local US Consulate employee in Istanbul of membership in an armed terror organization and sentenced him to eight years and nine months in prison, the state-run news agency reported. Metin Topuz, a translator and assistant for the US Drug Enforcement Agency, has been jailed since 2017, accused of links to US-based Turkish cleric […]

German exports down nearly a quarter in April as virus hits

3:49 pm June 10, 2020

Berlin: German exports plunged by nearly a quarter in April compared with the previous month as coronavirus shutdowns dragged down demand, official data showed Tuesday. The figures from the Federal Statistical Office followed data showing big drops in factory orders and industrial production in Europe’s biggest economy in April, underlining expectations of a sharp economic […]

Sweden says 34 year mystery of Palme assassination is solved

3:18 pm June 10, 2020

Stockholm: Ggraphic designer at an insurance company was the man who shot dead Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986, a prosecutor said on Wednesday, announcing that a case that has haunted Sweden for decades was now closed. Palme, who led Sweden’s Social Democrats for decades and served two periods as prime minister, was one […]

Angry Birds maker Rovio looks to women to solve growth puzzle

3:04 pm June 10, 2020

Helsinki: Rovio Entertainment launched “Small Town Murders”, a new puzzle game aimed at women over 35, on Wednesday in its latest attempt to reduce its reliance on “Angry Birds”. The Finnish firm’s new game combines a murder mystery narrative with so-called match three puzzles, a gaming trend originally initiated in 2012 by King’s Candy Crush […]