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SAINTE-SOLINE, France (Reuters) – Police in western France clashed with protesters on Saturday opposed to the creation of a large water reservoir for farm irrigation. Thousands of protesters converged on the site of the planned reservoir in the rural district of Sainte-Soline, where a similar protest last October resulted in injuries. Opponents marched on Saturday in defiance of a ban on gatherings in the Sainte-Soline district. Emmanuelle Dubee, the prefect […]

ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s finance minister defended the shotgun merger between the country’s two largest banks in an interview with Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung on Saturday, saying the use of emergency law was necessary to stabilise the situation. “Credit Suisse would not have survived Monday,” Karin Keller-Sutter said, explaining the need to find a swift solution for Credit Suisse’s woes. “Without a solution, payment transactions with CS in Switzerland […]

ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s finance minister defended the shotgun merger between the country’s two largest banks in an interview with Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung on Saturday, saying the use of emergency law was necessary to stabilise the situation. “Credit Suisse would not have survived Monday,” Karin Keller-Sutter said, explaining the need to find a swift solution for Credit Suisse’s woes. “Without a solution, payment transactions with CS in Switzerland […]

By Guillermo Martinez BARRACAS, Spain (Reuters) -Spain’s first major wildfire of the year scorched more than 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of forest and forced 1,500 villagers to leave their homes in the Valencia region. Residents recounted fleeing their houses and leaving animals behind. “Bad, how am I supposed to feel? Your town is burning, your life is burning, Our animals were there and noone can tell us anything,” Antonio Zarzoso, […]

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured as a tornado and strong thunderstorms ripped across Mississippi late on Friday, the state’s emergency management agency said, with the twister leaving a trail of damage for more than 100 miles (160 km). Four people were missing as search and rescue teams combed through the destruction looking for survivors after the storm struck Silver City, a […]

SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) – Shoma Uno retained his men’s figure skating world title with a stellar free skate on home ice on Saturday after Madison Chock and Evan Bates overcame a fall in their free dance to win their first ice dance world title. After overcoming an ankle injury this week, Uno landed four clean quads in his “Air on the G String”/”Mea tormenta, properate” routine to earn 196.51 points […]

By Jonathan Allen COOKEVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Last April, when drag could still be performed in Tennessee without noticeable complaint, the curtains parted at Tennessee Tech University’s Backdoor Playhouse to reveal Joshua Lancaster wearing a black cowl, white face paint, black lipstick and white contact lenses. He was excited for the debut of his new drag persona, Witchcrafted. But the four-minute video of Lancaster lip-syncing and sashaying across the stage, […]

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s attitude towards developing a healthy, stable and constructive Sino-U.S. relationship remains unchanged, while it hopes the United States will stop using “unscrupulous means” to contain and suppress China, China’s foreign minister Qin Gang said on Saturday. China hopes the two nations will work together to promote bilateral relations to overcome difficulties and return to healthy and stable developments, Qin said as he met U.S.- friendly organizations […]

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured as a tornado and strong thunderstorms ripped across Mississippi late on Friday, the state’s emergency management agency said, with the twister leaving a trail of damage for more than 100 miles (160 km). Four people were missing as search and rescue teams combed through the destruction looking for survivors after the storm struck Silver City, a […]