JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The explosion of the port of Beirut was preceded by a series of explosions, the last of which was a burning of fireworks that apparently set a warehouse full of ammonium nitrate, an Israeli seismological and ammunition expert said on Thursday. Boaz Hayoun, of the Tamar Group …
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(For a live blog on the US stock market, click or type LIVE / in a new window) * Tesla up after stock split announcement (Updates to close) By Caroline Valetkevitch Aug 12 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 jumped on Wednesday, but ended just short of its February record high, …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Satellite images suggest that recent floods in North Korea may have linked harmful pump houses to the country’s main nuclear facility, a U.S. think tank said on Thursday. A view from the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center shows flooding along the banks of the Kuryong River in …
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PRAGE (Reuters) – China’s global economic power is somehow making the communist country a more difficult enemy to face than the Soviet Union during the Cold War, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a visit to the Czech Republic on Wednesday. Pompeo called on countries in Europe to …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Democrats of Congress of not negotiating a US coronavirus aid package for refusing to engage in “ridiculous” unrelated spending requests the pandemic. Trump’s remarks came after top Republican and Democratic negotiators blamed a five-day patch deal in relief legislation talks. Treasury …
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