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Turkey Detains pro-Kurdish Mayor in Southern District, Police and Party Say
Date: January 10, 2025
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police in the southern province of Mersin said they had detained a pro-Kurdish mayor on Friday, along with five other managers of the municipality, as part of a terrorism-...
French 2025 Budget Targets 50 Billion Euros in Cost Savings, Finance Minister Says
Date: January 6, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on Monday that the 2025 budget bill his new government was working on targeting 50 billion euros ($51.7 billion)in cost savings - a lower...
More Than 200,000 Homes Without Power in Bosnia After Balkan Snowstorm
Date: December 26, 2024
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – More than 200,000 homes across Bosnia and Herzegovina were without electricity for a second day on Wednesday, authorities said, after a snowstorm the day before caused widespread disruption across several Balkan countries. Mainly in northwestern and central Bosnia, towns and villages suffered ongoing power outages, the country’s two power utilities said. The...
Snowfall Leaves Thousands Without Power in Bosnia, Halts Traffic
Date: December 24, 2024
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Heavy snowfall left thousands of homes without power across Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday, blocking roads and disrupting traffic, with access to some towns and villages entirely cut off. The authorities banned heavy vehicles from main roads and appealed to citizens to avoid traveling, warning that fallen trees and vehicles without proper...
Rome Completes Marquee Project in Contentious City Overhaul for Catholic Holy Year
Date: December 23, 2024
By Joshua McElwee ROME (Reuters) – Rome has completed the most ambitious of thousands of construction works that have disrupted daily life in the Eternal City in preparation for the millions of tourists expected during the 2025 Catholic Holy Year that starts this week Mayor Roberto Gualtieri opened a major new road junction near the...
French Parliament Approves Bill to Roll Over Budget, Avoiding Shutdown
Date: December 17, 2024
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, on Monday approved a special law designed to maintain core state functions and prevent any interruption of public services, three days after President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou as his fourth prime minister of 2024. The French constitution allows for a special law to...