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21 injured in fire aboard ship at San Diego naval base

Monday, 13 July 2020, 14:19 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Firefighters on land, in the air and on the water on Monday were still battling a blaze on a Navy ship that injured at least 21 people and sent smoke billowing over San Diego. The fire began...

Man gets prison for failed theft of Magna Carta in England

Friday, 10 July 2020, 19:48 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A U.K. judge has sentenced a man to four years for attempting to steal one of the original copies of the the Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral in England. Mark Royden, from Canterbury, Kent,...

South Korea: Seoul mayor goes missing, police search underway

Thursday, 9 July 2020, 14:05 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul is missing Thursday after leaving a verbal message that his daughter described as sounding like a will, police said. A massive search operation is underway for...

Pope denounces unimaginable 'hell' of Libyan migrant camps

Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 18:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis denounced the unimaginable “hell” of Libya’s migrant detention camps as he celebrated a Mass on Wednesday in honor of would-be asylum seekers who risk their lives for a...

EU finalizing virus 'safe list,' US unlikely to make the cut

Monday, 29 June 2020, 12:02 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The European Union is edging toward finalizing a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Europe again in coming days, with Americans almost certain to be excluded in the short term...

Updated: Police officer stabbed, suspect shot in Glasgow

Friday, 26 June 2020, 16:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A police officer in the Scottish city of Glasgow was stabbed and a male suspect shot by an armed officer in the heart of the city Friday. Police Scotland said the incident, which took place...

Prince Philip marks 99th birthday

Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 11:02 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

There certainly won't be fuss. Count on that. Britain's Prince Philip reaches the grand age of 99 today, on Wednesday, and will spend it quietly and in much the same way he's spent most of his...

EasyJet will cut up to one-third of its 15,000 employees

Thursday, 28 May 2020, 20:05 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Major airlines on both sides of the Atlantic are cutting even more jobs as they struggle to cope with a plunge in air travel that will leave the airline industry much smaller than it was before the...

UK PM Johnson and partner announce birth of baby boy

Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 11:16 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of their baby. Johnson's office says Symonds gave birth to a "healthy baby boy at a London hospital...

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