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BP ousts Chairman Albert Manifold, citing unspecified governance issues
BP has removed Irish chairman Albert Manifold with immediate effect, saying today that the decision followed concerns over governance standards,…
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Evacuees Return Home as Threat From California Chemical Tank Explosion Eases
A dangerous chemical scare that forced tens of thousands from their homes in southern California eased on Sunday, with officials…
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Spanish passenger evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
A Spanish national evacuated from a cruise ship earlier this month and now quarantined at a military hospital in Madrid…
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WHO chief urges high-risk countries to act as Ebola spreads rapidly
Alarm is spreading beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo as the Ebola outbreak gathers pace, with the head of the…
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US attacks Iranian missile sites as deal to end war may take days
Any hopes of a swift breakthrough with Iran dimmed on Tuesday after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a…
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Pope Leo’s first encyclical focuses on concerns about artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence has moved to the center of the Vatican’s moral agenda, with Pope Leo XIV releasing his first encyclical,…
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Crack in Los Angeles chemical tank may reduce explosion threat
A fragile sign of progress emerged in Garden Grove after authorities said they found a crack in a damaged tank…
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Rubio says US will pursue alternative if Iran talks fail
The United States will secure either a satisfactory agreement with Iran or confront Tehran “another way,” Secretary of State Marco…
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California seeks solution as Los Angeles chemical tank heats up
With pressure building inside a tank of hazardous chemicals in Southern California, firefighters racing to stop an explosion or toxic…
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Blast on train in Pakistan kills dozens of people
A powerful blast struck a train carrying military personnel in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Balochistan, killing at least 24…
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Russia launches Oreshnik hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine
Kyiv woke to one of the fiercest assaults it has faced since Russia launched its full-scale invasion four years ago,…
