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Global markets face shaky week ahead as US pressure mounts on Ukraine
By Naomi Rovnick and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -Defence stocks and energy markets are likely to be in focus this week, as European leaders rushed to back Ukraine in talks with U.S. President D...
Thomson Reuters 2h ago
Terence Stamp, actor who played Superman villain Zod, dies at 87
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Terence Stamp liked to recall how he was on the verge of becoming a tantric sex teacher at an ashram in India when, in 1977, he received a telegram from his Lond...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Actor Terence Stamp, star of Superman films, dies aged 87
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Terence Stamp, who made his name as an actor in 1960s London and went on to play the arch-villain General Zod in the Hollywood hits "Superman" and "Superman II",...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Spain battles 20 major wildfires amid scorching heat, deploys more troops
By Guillermo Martinez and Ana Cantero VILLARDEVS (Reuters) -Scorching heat hampered efforts to contain 20 major wildfires across Spain on Sunday, prompting the government to deploy an additional 500 t...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Flash floods devastate Buner, Pakistan after rare cloudburst kills hundreds
By Akhtar Soomro and Saeed Shah BAYSHONAI KALAY, Pakistan (Reuters) -Aziz Ahmed, a local schoolteacher in Buner, northwestern Pakistan said the thunder accompanying recent torrential rains was so loud...
Thomson Reuters 4h ago
Co-Op Records owner talks about decision to close store
PEKIN, Ill - Co-Op Records in Pekin is scheduled to close its doors for good September 30. The iconic store opened in 1998. Owner Denny Smith, who now lives in Nashville and is pursuing a music career...
Ed Hammond 5h ago
Parade helps Washington celebrate bicentennial
WASHINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - The City of Washington is in the midst of celebrating its bicentennial. A parade and festival Saturday helped celebrate the occasion. Washington was founded in 1825. Steve...
Ed Hammond 6h ago
Powerball jackpot grows even higher
ATLANTA, Ga. - What is already the highest Powerball jackpot of the year keeps going higher. No one matched all five numbers and the Powerball in Saturday night's drawing. That means the jackpot soars...
Ed Hammond 7h ago
One person wounded in South Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria police are investigating a shooting in South Peoria. 25 News reports police say one man was shot in the leg around 8:35 p.m. Saturday near Romeo B. Garrett Avenue and R...
Ed Hammond 7h ago
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