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  • Drone attack sparks blaze at oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar, governor says

    A series of drone attacks by Ukraine on Russia's energy facilities have sparked fires in recent days at a major oil refinery in the Volgograd region, as well as at the Astrakhan gas processing plant. "The fire in a tank with oil product residues in the village of Novominskaya in the Kanevsky District was fully extinguished," the region's operational authorities said on the Telegram messaging app.

  • What we know about fatal Sheffield school stabbing as boy, 15, arrested

    A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Harvey Willgoose. He died at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield on 3 February.

  • Anaheim goaltender John Gibson not ready to reminisce after reaching 500 NHL games

    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Other than being soaked from a postgame shower from teammates, it was hard to tell after Anaheim's 2-1 victory over Dallas on Tuesday night that John Gibson had achieved a milestone.

  • Mikaela Shiffrin won't team up with Lindsey Vonn in skiing dream team at Alpine worlds

    SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is not going to pair with Lindsey Vonn in a dream team at the Alpine skiing world championships. Shiffrin announced that she needs more time for training as she regains her form from a deep puncture wound and won't be entering the new team combined event at worlds. Vonn, who returned to the circuit this season at age 40 after nearly six years of retirement, had been campaigning for a spot alongside Shiffrin in the event, which involves one squad member racing downhill and another racing slalom.

  • Semiconductor firm Melexis forecasts lower sales, margin for 1st half of 2025

    (Reuters) -Melexis, Belgium's largest semiconductor supplier, said on Wednesday that it expected lower margin and sales in the first half of 2025, as inventory corrections by its automotive customers continue into the new year. Melexis, whose automotive semiconductor business made up 90% of its total sales in 2024, counts Tesla and Chinese carmakers BYD and NIO among its customers. The company expects its operating margin to reach around 16% in the first half of the year, down from the 26.3% it posted in the same period in 2024.

  • Suspect among 11 killed at education centre in Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting

    A gunman opened fire on Tuesday at a school west of Stockholm that offers adult education classes and Swedish-language classes for immigrants. Sweden's Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer called the shooting “an event that shakes our entire society to its core”. At least 11 people were killed, including the suspected gunman. Sweden’s worst mass shooting left at least 11 people dead, including the gunman, at an adult education center west of Stockholm as officials warned the death toll could rise.Th

  • Indian PM Modi's party seeks to oust anti-corruption crusader in New Delhi state elections

    Thousands began voting in the Indian capital’s state legislature election on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party trying to unseat a powerful regional group that has ruled New Delhi for over a decade. (AP video/Shonal Ganguly)

  • 1 person dead and 5 wounded in shooting at Ohio cosmetics warehouse

    NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) — One person has died and five others were wounded in a shooting Tuesday night at a cosmetics warehouse in Ohio, officials said.

  • US Postal Service halts China parcels after Trump tariffs

    It says the suspension will be in place "until further notice" and did not offer a reason for the decision.

  • UFC president Dana White says he told 'very religious' Trump to quit after an assassination attempt

    ‘I told him to stop so many times,’ Dana White said about Trump’s 2024 bid

  • Boy, 15, charged with Sheffield school murder of teenager Harvey Willgoose

    A teenage boy has been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose, who was stabbed to death at a school in Sheffield. The boy, who remains unnamed, will appear before Sheffield Youth Court today.

  • Trump accused of ‘ethnic cleansing’ with plan for US to take over Gaza and relocate Palestinians

    Hamas leaders say Trump’s comments ‘recipe for generating chaos’ and reigniting tensions

  • Equinor cuts renewable energy target due to industry headwinds

    Norway's Equinor is reducing its ambitions for developing renewable energy capacity by 2030, it said on Wednesday, the latest move by a European energy company to cut green targets as the market for renewables sours. Equinor follows peers BP and Shell, which have trimmed plans to expand in renewable energy, especially offshore wind, where they previously hoped to benefit from their experience of operating oil and gas production at sea. The offshore wind industry has struggled with interest rate rises, cost inflation, supply bottlenecks, changing regulatory regimes and unattractive margins, testing investors' patience.

  • Armies of ‘ticket bots’ are turning sport into a big rip-off

    Roll up for the big ticket sell-off. Or should that be rip-off?

  • Sweden school campus shooting: Police hit out at 'erroneous online narratives' as death toll rises to 11

    Sweden's prime minster says the tragedy in Orebro is the worst mass shooting the country's history

  • Boy, 15, charged with murder after teenager stabbed at Sheffield school

    A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a teenager was stabbed to death at a school in Sheffield. Harvey Willgoose, 15, died after being attacked at All Saints Catholic High School on Monday. Police said he suffered "serious injuries" and despite the efforts of medics, died a short time after emergency services arrived.

  • Santander announces 10 billion euros in buybacks after record profits

    MADRID (Reuters) -Santander said on Wednesday it expects to return 10 billion euros ($10.39 billion) to investors through share buybacks from 2025 and 2026 earnings and anticipated excess capital, after the Spanish lender reported record profits. The bank's fourth-quarter net profit rose 11% year-on-year after a solid performance at its retail businesses in Spain and Brazil and higher revenues more than offset a decline in consumer lending, it said on Wednesday. Santander, like other lenders, has benefited from higher interest rates, but growth in its key Latin American markets has given it an edge over more Europe-dependent rivals that have scaled back their presence in the Americas.

  • "Competition is inevitable" - Ulsan HD skipper Kim Young-gwon on new centre back additions

    Ulsan HD captain Kim Young-gwon says he isn't too concerned about younger players eyeing his position in the team, and that winter 2025 was a good time to execute a 'generational shift' within the pla...

  • China to control micro drama distribution in tighter regulation push

    China will mandate a licensing requirement for broadcasting micro dramas, enabling it to foster their "healthy and prosperous development", authorities said, in a move that will enable tighter control on what content gets published online. The move comes as a boom in micro dramas in China has brought scrutiny from the Communist Party. Micro dramas, vertically shot, minute-long episodes featuring frequent plot turns designed to keep millions of viewers hooked to their cellphone screens - and paying for more - have mushroomed in popularity in China in recent years.

  • Boy, 15, charged with murder after stabbing at Sheffield school

    Teenager was arrested after stabbing of Harvey Willgoose, also 15, at All Saints Catholic high school on Monday