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WASHINGTON — The Senate began voting late Friday night and into Saturday morning on a bill to keep a swath of departments and agencies open, breaching the midnight deadline to avert a partial shutdown.The shutdown is expected to be brief and have little impact, however, as Senate leaders announced they have a deal to vote on a series of…

Issued on: 16/08/2022 - 16:34Modified: 16/08/2022 - 16:30 Madrid (AFP) – Some 300 firefighters spent a difficult night battling a huge wildfire in southeastern Spain that has burnt through nearly 10,000 hectares in an area notoriously difficult to access, officials said Tuesday.…

Election workers neededRob Gibson - Aug 5, 2022 / 7:00 pm | Story: 378934 Photo: Contributed If you’re civic-minded and looking for a little extra money, the City of Kelowna has just the job for you. The city needs to hire around 300 workers to help with the municipal election in October. Positions include election official, alternate…

Industry Minister Nusrat Ghani visits Mongolia to unlock opportunities for UK mining businesses and bolster UK’s minerals supply chain. Visit marks 60th anniversary of UK being first Western country to establish diplomatic relations with Mongolia. Minister to explore significant opportunities for UK mining businesses with mineral-rich…

From a hot dog vendor to head of the formidable mercenary army Wagner Group, his rise through Russian society could easily be described as meteoric. But it all came to a sudden end when the plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded.The Aug. 23 death of Yevgeny Prigozhin put an exclamation point on what had already been an eventful year…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.This article with suggested questions picked by a teacher is part of the Financial Times free schools access programme. Details/registration here. Read our full range of geography picks here.Specification: Click to view the…

The EU’s foreign ministers are expected to approve suspending the bloc’s visa facilitation agreement with Moscow next week, as Russian rocket and artillery strikes hit areas across the Dnieper River from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.The EU move, aimed at reducing the number of visas issued to Russian nationals after pressure from eastern…

Article content Doug Schweitzer has resigned as Alberta’s jobs, economy and innovation minister. Article content Announcing in a tweet Friday that he had provided his resignation to Premier Jason Kenney earlier in the day, Schweitzer added that his plan is to “serve as an MLA until the end of this month or such other date established closer…

Japan conceded a late winner to suffer a 4-3 defeat away to Brazil in a women's football international friendly on Thursday. Jun Endo's penalty and a well-taken goal from Mina Tanaka got Nadeshiko Japan level late in the second half, but Priscila Flor floated in the winner for Brazil deep in the stoppage time at Neo Quimica…

At least seven people were killed, more than 1 million households were in the dark, and trees were toppled as Storm Ciarán brought winds of over 100 mph to Western Europe overnight into Thursday.Winds of up to 118 mph battered the northern tip of France’s Atlantic coast, blowing out windows and uprooting trees that blocked roads, and massive…