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Powerful quakes wreak new havoc in Italian mountain towns

Thursday, 27 October 2016, 15:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Authorities scrambled to find housing Thursday for thousands of people displaced by a pair of strong earthquakes that struck the same region of central Italy hit by a deadly quake in August,...

Early Halloween? 'Ghost car' seen in Msida

Thursday, 27 October 2016, 15:40 Last update: about 11 years ago

With Halloween only days away, drivers travelling through Msida this morning could not help wonder whether there is any connection when they saw this car on the road. The Malta Independent...

BASF says blast at German chemical plant likely caused by error

Thursday, 27 October 2016, 12:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Chemical giant BASF says a deadly explosion at its plant in southwest Germany last week was likely caused by a contractor cutting the wrong pipeline. Two firefighters and a sailor on a nearby...

British economy grows more than expected after Brexit vote

Thursday, 27 October 2016, 11:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Britain's economy grew faster than expected in the three months after its vote to leave the European Union, despite concern that uncertainty would weigh on business activity. The Office of...

Top pilot who stole plane to escape WWII prison camp dies

Thursday, 27 October 2016, 06:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Robert A. "Bob" Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot who became an aviation legend for his flying skills in testing aircraft and demonstrating their capabilities in air shows, has died at age...

Germany approves 4 percent rise in national minimum wage

Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 12:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Germany's national minimum wage is to rise by 4 percent in January, the first increase in the base pay level that was introduced at the insistence of Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-left coalition...

In leaked speech, Britain's May warned of Brexit damage

Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 11:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A leaked recording of a speech by Theresa May sheds some light on the depth of the prime minister's opposition to taking Britain out of the European Union before the referendum earlier this...

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