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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Firefighters are battling a massive blaze in a large multi-storey building in central Sydney as emergency services cordoned off the area. Television footage showed firefighters trying to put out the fire in a building close to Sydney’s central railway station. A car parked nearby was also in flames. Burning embers were also swept onto a balcony in a nearby building, footage showed. The fire service did not […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – The stage is set in Dortmund for the most dramatic Bundesliga finale in more than a decade with Borussia fans desperate to see the team win their first league title in 11 years on Saturday against visitors Mainz 05. The Ruhr valley club, who last won the Bundesliga under then coach Juergen Klopp in 2012, are one win away from making sure they lift the Meisterschale in […]

(reuters) – The Russian-backed head of Crimea’s administration said on Thursday that air defences had downed six drones overnight in different areas of the region. There were no casualties, Sergei Aksyonov said on Telegram. (This story has been refiled to fix the dateline) (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Christian Schmollinger) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

CAIRO (Reuters) -Tugboats refloated a large ship that had been stranded for several hours in the Suez Canal, shipping agent Leth Agencies said on Thursday, allowing flows through one of the world’s busiest waterways to return to normal. Leth identified the ship as the 190 metre (623 foot) Xin Hai Tong 23, a bulk carrier. “The Suez Canal Authority has successfully refloated M/V XIN HAI TONG 23 at 0740hrs (0440 […]

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar pushed to a two-month peak against a basket of its peers on Thursday as worries mounted about a disastrous U.S. default after ratings company Fitch put the United States’ “AAA” debt ratings on negative watch. The greenback has paradoxically benefited from demand for safe havens with only a week left for a resolution to slow-moving debt ceiling talks before the June 1 […]

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s Constitutional Council on Thursday said it had rejected an appeal by the country’s sole opposition party against its disqualification from an election in July. The Candlelight Party, a weakened reincarnation of a popular opposition party that was dissolved in 2017, was disqualified from the July election 10 days ago over an issue with its registration paperwork. The decision means the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) […]

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares stumbled to a two-month low on Thursday, and the dollar rose as the impasse in negotiations to raise the debt ceiling undermined risky assets on worries about the hit to the global economy if the U.S. government defaults. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.84% to 503.93, the lowest since March 21, and was on track for a second […]

By Makiko Yamazaki and Mayu Sakoda TOKYO (Reuters) – Shareholders of Japan’s Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd on Thursday voted down all four of the board candidates nominated by ValueAct Capital, dismissing the U.S. investment firm’s attempt to shake up the retail giant’s board. ValueAct, long critical of the 7-Eleven convenience store operator’s conglomerate structure, called for President Ryuichi Isaka to be among those replaced with its candidates. Isaka […]

CAIRO (Reuters) -Tugboats refloated a large ship that had been stranded in the Suez Canal, shipping agent Leth Agencies said on Thursday, allowing flows through one of the world’s busiest waterways to return to normal. Leth identified the ship as the 190 metre (623 foot) Xin Hai Tong 23, a bulk carrier. “The Suez Canal Authority has successfully refloated M/V XIN HAI TONG 23 at 0740hrs (0440 GMT). The northbound […]