BERLIN (Reuters) – Emergency workers found another body under the rubble of a train that derailed in southern Germany on Friday, bringing the total number of fatalities to five, police said on Saturday. Another 44 people were hurt in the derailment, tw…
Wildfire rages near Athens, damaging homes
ATHENS (Reuters) -A wildfire raged out of control on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday, damaging houses and cars, the Fire Department said. Fanned by strong winds, the blaze quickly spread across the slopes of Mount Hymettus which overlooks the Greek…
EU’s Gentiloni aims to present Stability Pact reform after summer
By Francesca Landini TRENTO, Italy (Reuters) -EU Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Saturday he aimed to present a reform of the eurozone Stability Pact after the summer, adding that the new rules would likely include country-specific debt t…
Austria releases part of oil reserves after incident at refinery
ZURICH (Reuters) – Austria is releasing part of its strategic oil reserves to prevent fuel shortages after an incident at one of the country’s refineries, the government said on Saturday. Fuel reserves amounting to 112,000 tons of diesel and 56,000 ton…
Congo auditor says $400 million went missing from state mining company
By Stanis Bujakera and Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) – More than $400 million in tax advances and loans that Democratic Republic of Congo’s state mining company Gecamines said it paid to the national treasury cannot be found, according to a report by t…
Madrid summit not a deadline for decision on Finland and Sweden’s NATO bids, says Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – A NATO summit in Madrid at the end of June is not a deadline for a decision on Sweden and Finland’s membership bids, which are opposed by Turkey, the Turkish president’s spokesman said on Saturday. Sweden and Finland applied to join …
Gilead drug modestly delays breast cancer progression in late-stage trial
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc’s Trodelvy extended by 1.5 months, or 34%, the length of time women with advanced stages of the most common type of breast cancer lived without their disease worsening, according to late-stage trial data…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un sends congratulations to Queen Elizabeth on Jubilee
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a message of congratulations to Queen Elizabeth, the reclusive state’s foreign ministry said, as Britain celebrates her Platinum Jubilee. Friday marked the second of four days of pomp, parties a…
‘You continue to make history’: Prince Charles pays tribute to mum Queen Elizabeth
By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Charles paid an emotional personal tribute to his mother, Queen Elizabeth, on Saturday during celebrations to mark her Platinum Jubilee, praising the monarch for uniting the nation and continui…
Tennis-Environmental activist disrupts French Open semi-final
By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) -A environmental activist interrupted the French Open men’s semi-final between Marin Cilic of Croatia and Norwegian Casper Ruud for 15 minutes on Friday when she jumped onto Court Philippe Chatrier and tied and glued…