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London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s clean air zone plans fuel racist abuse online -City Hall

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) – London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans to expand a contentious clean-air zone for motorists has driven a surge in online racist abuse against him, according to an analysis published by his office on Wednesday. Khan, who is of Pakistani descent, was elected the first Muslim mayor of London – and of […]

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Rioters assault home of French mayor, injure his wife

PARIS, July 2 (Reuters) – Rioters ram-raided the home of a Paris suburb mayor, set the car alight and launched fireworks at his wife and young children as they fled during a fifth night of nationwide unrest over Tuesday’s police shooting of a teen of North African descent. Vincent Jeanbrun, 39, the centre-right mayor of […]

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Home of French mayor ram-raided and torched by rioters

[1/7]L’Hay-les-Roses mayor Vincent Jeanbrun reacts at the city hall in L’Hay-les-Roses, the city where his home was ram-raided and set alight while his wife and children were asleep inside during the unrest that has gripped the country following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a… Read more PARIS, July 2 (Reuters) – […]

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Lisbon mayor accused of ‘boycotting’ slavery memorial

[1/2]Mayor of Lisbon Carlos Moedas speaks during the opening ceremony of Web Summit, Europe’s largest technology conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes LISBON, July 1 (Reuters) – The mayor of Lisbon has been accused of “boycotting” Portugal’s first memorial to victims of slavery, a long-delayed project in a country still struggling to […]

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Death toll rises to nine in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kramatorsk – mayor

[1/5]Rescues and volunteers carry a woman rescued from the debris at the site of hotel and restaurant buildings heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in central Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak KRAMATORSK, Ukraine, June 28 (Reuters) – The body of a boy was pulled out […]

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Analysis: Lockheed-Airbus face lengthening odds in U.S. tanker re-run | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON/PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) – European hopes of winning at the second attempt a groundbreaking U.S. military order for refueling planes are fading after the Pentagon scaled back its potential order, cooling the prospect of a new transatlantic “Tanker War,” industry sources said. Aerospace titans Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) clashed in an epic contest […]

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Former Russian mayor fined $3,245 for ‘discrediting’ army

[1/2] Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman, who is accused of discrediting the Russian army, attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Natalia Chernokhatova May 19 (Reuters) – Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman was fined 260,000 roubles ($3,245) on Friday after a court found him guilty of “discrediting” the Russian army, Russian news […]

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Taiwan’s Kuomintang picks New Taipei City mayor as presidential candidate

[1/4] Mayor of New Taipei, Hou Yu-ih, gestures following the confirmation as the presidential candidate for Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT), at their headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan,… Read more TAIPEI, May 17 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party picked New Taipei City mayor Hou Yu-ih on Wednesday to be its presidential […]

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Dnipro mayor says chances are minimal of finding survivors in wrecked apartment building

DNIPRO, Ukraine, Jan 15 (Reuters) – The chances are “minimal” of pulling more survivors from the wreckage of an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro that was hit by a Russian missile strike on Saturday, the city’s mayor told Reuters in an interview on Sunday. “I think the chances of saving people now […]

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PSG to explore alternatives as Paris mayor says Parc des Princes not for sale

PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) – French champions Paris St Germain said they will explore “alternative options” for their home stadium after Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said the Parc des Princes was not for sale. The stadium, owned by the Paris city council, has been PSG’s home since they entered France’s top division in 1974. French […]