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France hit by new wave of strikes in opposition to Macron’s pension reform

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Reform would increase retirement age to 64 Faculties, transport networks, refinery deliveries hit Macron: Reform important to make sure viability of pension system SAINT-NAZAIRE, France, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Placing staff disrupted French refinery deliveries, public transport and colleges on Tuesday in a second day of nationwide protests over President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to make … Read more

Turkey’s push into Iraq dangers deeper battle

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SARARO, Iraq, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Looming over the abandoned village of Sararo in northern Iraq, three Turkish army outposts break the skyline, a part of an incursion that compelled the residents to flee final 12 months after days of shelling. The outposts are simply among the dozens of recent army bases Turkey has established … Read more

Pakistan scrambles to revive energy after second main grid breakdown in months

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s authorities stated it was scrambling to revive energy to thousands and thousands of individuals on Monday after a breakdown within the grid triggered the worst electrical energy outage in months and highlighted the weak infrastructure of the closely indebted nation. Power Minister Khurram Dastgir instructed reporters an inquiry had … Read more

Factbox: Why have been tens of millions of Pakistanis with out electrical energy?

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SINGAPORE, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Tens of millions of Pakistanis have been left with out electrical energy for the second time in three months after a grid failure on Monday, affecting almost all components of the nation – from the capital Islamabad within the north to Karachi within the south. This is a have a … Read more

UK’s Nationwide Grid to pay folks to make use of much less energy amid chilly snap

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LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Britain’s Nationwide Grid (NG.L) stated it might pay clients to make use of much less energy on Monday night and that it had requested for 3 coal-powered turbines to be warmed up in case they’re wanted because the nation faces a snap of chilly climate. The group stated that it … Read more

Unique: Europeans dial down the heating, heed calls to avoid wasting power

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BERLIN, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Europeans have dialled down their heating this winter, apparently heeding authorities calls to preserve power amid the Ukraine disaster, with some delaying switching it on by virtually a month and setting the temperature decrease, information exhibits. The information, from a whole lot of 1000’s of sensible thermometers put in in … Read more

China reviews enormous rise in COVID-related deaths after information criticism

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Practically 60,000 COVID-related hospital deaths reported China has been criticised for under-reporting COVID deaths Official says emergency hospitalisations have peaked Journey recovering forward of Lunar New Yr vacation BEIJING, Jan 14 (Reuters) – China mentioned on Saturday almost 60,000 individuals with COVID-19 had died in hospital because it deserted its zero-COVID coverage final month, an … Read more

Lithuania-Latvia gasoline pipeline blows up, however no signal of assault

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VILNIUS, Jan 13 (Reuters) – A gasoline pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia was hit by an explosion on Friday however there was no quick proof of an assault, Lithuania gasoline transmission operator Amber Grid mentioned. Video printed by Lithuania’s public broadcaster LRT confirmed a fireplace raging on the blast web site within the Panevezys county … Read more

Site visitors in Suez Canal regular after ship breakdown handled, SCA says

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CAIRO, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Delivery site visitors within the Suez Canal was continuing usually on Monday after tugs towed a cargo vessel that broke down throughout its passage via the waterway, the Canal Authority mentioned. The breakdown was anticipated to trigger solely minor delays, with convoys of ships resuming common transit by 11:00 native … Read more

Gunmen kidnap 32 folks from southern Nigeria practice station

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YENAGOA, NIGERIA, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles have kidnapped greater than 30 folks from a practice station in Nigeria’s southern Edo state, the governor’s workplace mentioned on Sunday. The assault is the most recent instance of the rising insecurity that has unfold to just about each nook of Africa’s most populous … Read more