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Italy blocks Sea-Watch 3 from leaving port on safety issues

Friday, 1 February 2019, 14:17 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The Italian Coast Guard says that the ship operated by the German humanitarian group Sea-Watch will not be allowed to leave port due to safety violations. The Coast Guard said in a statement...

Midwest awaits spring-like thaw just days after bitter cold

Friday, 1 February 2019, 13:56 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The bitter cold that gripped the Midwest Chicago  forced commuters to bundle up like polar explorers. By early next week, many of those same people might get by with a light jacket. Just...

Updated: Italy slips into recession and weighs on eurozone economy

Thursday, 31 January 2019, 11:41 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The Italian economy slipped into recession in the final three months of the year, weighing on the wider eurozone's growth, official figures showed Thursday. The Italian statistics agency said...

Updated (2): Rescue ship arrives in Catania, 47 migrants disembark

Thursday, 31 January 2019, 10:04 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Europe's latest migrant standoff came to a conclusion Thursday as 47 migrants kept at sea for nearly two weeks while Italy pressured European countries to take them in finally disembarked from their rescue ship in Sicily....

EU leaders say no, non and nein to Brexit deal changes

Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 16:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Leaders across the European Union offered a united chorus of "No" on Wednesday to Britain's belated bid to negotiate changes to the Brexit divorce deal so Prime Minister Theresa May can win the...

Cushions found likely to have come from Sala's missing plane

Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 15:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Air accident investigators say two seat cushions have been found which are likely to have come from the plane carrying Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala. They are the first traces of the...

Updated (2): May plans return to EU to reopen Brexit deal

Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 12:03 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The British Parliament is set to vote on competing Brexit plans Tuesday, with Prime Minister Theresa May desperately seeking a mandate from lawmakers to help secure concessions from the European...

Italy to seek court ruling Dutch must deal with migrant boat

Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 10:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Italy has decided to ask the European human rights court to rule that the Netherlands must deal with a Dutch-flagged migrant rescue boat stranded off Sicily. The Italian premier's office said...

US charges Chinese tech giant Huawei, top executive

Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 07:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Monday against Chinese tech giant Huawei, a top company executive and several subsidiaries, alleging the company stole trade secrets, misled banks...

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