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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai authorities on Saturday warned residents across large swathes of coumtry, including the capital Bangkok, to avoid going outdoors due to extreme heat.     Parts of Asia are reporting extreme heat this month, with record-breaking temperatures seen in some countries. In Bangladesh and parts of India, extreme heat is leading to surge in power demand, causing power cuts and shortages for millions of people.     In Bangkok, temperatures […]

LONDON (Reuters) – A serving member of Britain’s armed forces has been charged with offences under the Official Secrets Act after an investigation by counter-terrorism police, London’s Metropolitan police said on Saturday. The Met said 36-year-old Thomas Newsome was initially arrested on April 18 and was charged late on Friday. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later on Saturday. Newsome was charged with offences contrary to the Official Secrets […]

LISBON (Reuters) – Twice a year, a hatch in a busy Lisbon street opens to reveal steps leading to one of the Portuguese capital’s most ancient sites: a 2,000-year-old Roman structure that still holds the buildings above it together. Dating back to the first century AD, the “cryptoportico” subterranean maze of tunnels and passageways was built by the Romans, who occupied the city then known as Olissipo beginning around 200 […]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ben Stokes will be on the sidelines for at least another week after his latest injury setback, coach Stephen Fleming said. Chennai spent $1.98 million to buy Stokes in the December player auction but the England test captain has played only two of the team’s six matches so far this season having sustained a toe injury. Fleming did not elaborate on the […]

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund, one of the world’s largest investors, said on Saturday it will vote against a resolution calling on British oil major BP to adopt tougher greenhouse gas targets. While BP already aims to reduce emissions, the motion filed by activist group Follow This ahead of an April 27 shareholder vote calls on the company to align with the Paris climate […]

MADRID (Reuters) – Two men died and 10 others were injured after a fire at a restaurant in the Spanish capital Madrid, emergency services said on Saturday. The blaze started late on Friday night at Burro Canaglia Bar&Resto, an Italian restaurant in the central neighbourhood of Salamanca. An eyewitness told El Pais newspaper that the fire started after a waiter was flambeing a dish and the flames set fire to […]

KYIV, April 20 (Reuters) – A flash of light that lit up the night sky above wartime Kyiv has led to widespread confusion, public speculation about what caused it, and lighthearted jokes about space aliens in a city more accustomed to Russian missile attacks. Video clips posted on social media showed the sky over the Ukrainian capital suddenly illuminated by a bright light late on Wednesday. In one clip, a […]

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – Waving flags and holding photographs depicting conflict atrocities, Ukrainians gathered outside the Brazilian embassy in Lisbon on Friday to protest recent remarks about the Ukraine war made by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, who arrived in Portugal earlier on Friday for a five-day official visit, has angered many in the West for suggesting both Ukraine and Russia were to […]

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – Waving flags and holding photographs depicting conflict atrocities, Ukrainians gathered outside the Brazilian embassy in Lisbon on Friday to protest recent remarks about the Ukraine war made by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, who arrived in Portugal earlier on Friday for a five-day official visit, has angered many in the West for suggesting both Ukraine and Russia were to […]